Football news and preview: Galatasaray favourites when Hatayspor arrive

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Fri 13.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: NEF Stadyumu (52650 seats)

Three points for the home side is anticipated from this fixture if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Galatasaray regulars are hopeful that the gap between 1st and Hatayspor's 16th spot in the table will show on the playing field.

Insights:
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Super Lig
  • Hatayspor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Super Lig

Hatayspor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Galatasaray form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at NEF Stadyumu as Galatasaray have scored 12 goals to get 16 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Super Lig are 5-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Galatasaray has won seven games in a row. The Alanyaspor match was the last time out without a victory.

A good away victory last time out for Galatasaray, who won 3-0 against Fenerbahce (placed 2nd). Muslera, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.33 out of 10 in that game. Muslera topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Galatasaray had a home game versus Ankaragucu which ended with a victory 2-1.

Galatasaray are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 4 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 2, drew 2 and lost 0.

Lots of goals and action? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 11 of the 13 latest league games with this club has seen three or more goals.

The manager Buruk will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Alanyaspor in only four days.

The Galatasaray fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Galatasaray have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Hatayspor form and stats

There's been little loot from Hatayspor's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Super Lig. Hatayspor only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.

Hatayspor's last game was the home draw against Antalyaspor (0-0). Kardeşler (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.81. Kardeşler topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 2-2 draw at Umraniyespor's stadium before that.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hatayspor have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Galatasaray victories, one draw and three Hatayspor wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GalatasarayB. Gomis
B. Gomis
7 goals
GalatasarayM. Aktürkoğlu
M. Aktürkoğlu
6 goals
HataysporA. El Kaabi
A. El Kaabi
6 goals

Galatasaray missing players

Hatayspor missing players

Galatasaray Hatayspor
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 7 2 Played P 2 9 17
12 5 2 Won W 0 2 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 5
2 1 0 Lost L 2 6 8
32 12 4 Scored S 0 6 15
13 8 2 Conceded C 5 17 29
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
71% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 65%
65% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 53%
18% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 29%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 12%
53% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 47%
41% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 18%
18% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 56% 41%
 
7.5 8.3 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.3 3.4
4 4.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 11 7.3 6.1
3 3.3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.6
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
16.9 16.3 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 9 9.8
7.2 7.1 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.9 4.1
26% 24% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 21%
 
11.4 11 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 22 14.7 13.4
4.4 4.3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10.5 6 5.5
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Galatasaray have created more than twice as many corners as Hatayspor.
  • Galatasaray have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Galatasaray have scored more than double the goals of Hatayspor.
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the most points from losing position (9) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Galatasaray is in the best form (6-0-0) in Super Lig
  • Hatayspor have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Hatayspor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Hatayspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hatayspor have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Super Lig
  • Hatayspor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Super Lig
  • Hatayspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Galatasaray 17 12 3 2 32 13 7 5 1 1 12 8 10 7 2 1 20 5 19 39
2 Fenerbahce 17 11 2 4 42 20 10 7 1 2 26 14 7 4 1 2 16 6 22 35
3 Istanbul Basaksehir 16 9 4 3 25 17 9 6 1 2 15 10 7 3 3 1 10 7 8 31
4 Adana Demirspor 16 8 6 2 32 16 7 5 2 0 16 4 9 3 4 2 16 12 16 30
5 Besiktas 16 8 5 3 30 20 9 6 2 1 18 8 7 2 3 2 12 12 10 29
6 Trabzonspor 16 8 5 3 25 20 8 5 3 0 12 4 8 3 2 3 13 16 5 29
7 Konyaspor 17 6 9 2 23 16 8 3 4 1 8 6 9 3 5 1 15 10 7 27
8 Kayserispor 17 7 2 8 24 24 8 4 1 3 13 11 9 3 1 5 11 13 0 23
9 Alanyaspor 17 5 6 6 25 31 8 4 3 1 14 9 9 1 3 5 11 22 -6 21
10 Fatih Karagumruk 17 5 5 7 36 35 9 3 3 3 21 17 8 2 2 4 15 18 1 20
11 Ankaragucu 17 5 4 8 22 26 9 3 2 4 13 14 8 2 2 4 9 12 -4 19
12 Giresunspor 17 5 4 8 16 26 8 3 1 4 9 10 9 2 3 4 7 16 -10 19
13 Gazisehir Gaziantep 16 4 6 6 22 23 7 2 4 1 11 8 9 2 2 5 11 15 -1 18
14 Kasimpasa 17 5 3 9 18 29 9 3 1 5 11 18 8 2 2 4 7 11 -11 18
15 Antalyaspor 16 5 2 9 20 27 9 3 1 5 13 16 7 2 1 4 7 11 -7 17
16 Hatayspor 17 4 5 8 15 29 8 2 4 2 9 12 9 2 1 6 6 17 -14 17
17 Sivasspor 17 3 6 8 18 24 9 1 5 3 10 11 8 2 1 5 8 13 -6 15
18 Umraniyespor 17 3 5 9 21 30 9 1 2 6 10 16 8 2 3 3 11 14 -9 14
19 Istanbulspor 16 3 2 11 15 35 7 1 1 5 7 17 9 2 1 6 8 18 -20 11

Read more about Super Lig

The Süper Lig is the top league in Turkish football. It has 18 teams who play a season from August to May, meeting each other home and away. After all fixtures have been played the final league table is ready and the champion of Turkey celebrated. The three bottom teams are relegated.