Super Lig match preview: Denizlispor believed to be the weaker party when Galatasaray pays a visit

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Date: Fri 16.August
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)

This is the Super Lig season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Who will get that important first win?

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Denizlispor form and stats

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Denizlispor, who have participated in four training matches. Denizlispor have won 2 of these, drawn 2 and were beaten in 0 games.

It's the first season at a new level for Denizlispor as they were promoted from 1. Lig last season. Happy days that were secured through 21 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses from 34 games. The team scored 33 goals at home last season and conceded 12. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

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Galatasaray form and stats

It's a day of discovery for Galatasaray as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Galatasaray have played two with the results W0-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Galatasaray has scored 3 goals and conceded 7 times.

Last season was a triumph for Galatasaray in the national league as they took home the Super Lig trophy. The championship was secured after 20 wins, 9 draws and only 5 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 7, drew 5 and lost 5.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Denizlispor 0 wins, 2 draws and Galatasaray 8 victories. As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.

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Denizlispor missing players

Galatasaray missing players

Denizlispor Galatasaray
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Denizlispor Last season Galatasaray
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
21 9   Won   7 20
9 6   Drew   5 9
4 2   Lost   5 5
67 33   Scored   25 72
32 12   Conceded   24 36
82% 71%   Over 0.5   94% 97%
68% 53%   Over 1.5   76% 79%
56% 47%   Over 2.5   47% 56%
35% 35%   Over 3.5   35% 44%
26% 35%   Over 4.5   24% 26%
41% 29%   BTTS   53% 53%
47% 59%   Clean Sheets   24% 35%
29% 41%   Failed To Score   29% 15%
 
4.1 5.3   Corners For (avg)   4.1 5
5 4.3   Corners Against (avg)   4.9 4.5
2.1 2.2   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.7 2.5
2 1   Red Cards   1 3
Key stats last season:
  • Denizlispor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Denizlispor have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Galatasaray have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Denizlispor
All 1. Lig Turkish Cup Super Lig Club Friendlies
All Home Away
18-05-19 1.L Istanbulspor 2 - 5 Denizlispor
18-07-19 CF Denizlispor 3 - 1 Altay
26-07-19 CF Denizlispor 2 - 1 Eskisehirspor
29-07-19 CF Denizlispor 2 - 2 Umraniyespor
01-08-19 CF Denizlispor 0 - 0 Goztepe
16-08-19 SL Denizlispor 17:30 Galatasaray
25-08-19 SL Antalyaspor 18:45 Denizlispor
31-08-19 SL Goztepe 18:45 Denizlispor
15-09-19 SL Denizlispor - Konyaspor
22-09-19 SL Kayserispor - Denizlispor
Galatasaray
All Champions League Turkish Cup Super Lig Europa League Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-05-19 TC Akhisar Belediyespor 1 - 3 Galatasaray
19-05-19 SL Galatasaray 2 - 1 Istanbul Basaksehir
24-05-19 SL Sivasspor 4 - 3 Galatasaray
19-07-19 CF RB Leipzig 3 - 2 Galatasaray
25-07-19 CF Augsburg 4 - 1 Galatasaray
07-08-19 SC Akhisar Belediyespor 18:30 Galatasaray
11-08-19 CF Fiorentina 19:00 Galatasaray
16-08-19 SL Denizlispor 17:30 Galatasaray
25-08-19 SL Galatasaray 18:45 Konyaspor
30-08-19 SL Kayserispor 17:30 Galatasaray

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Denizlispor 34 21 9 4 67 32 17 9 6 2 33 12 17 12 3 2 34 20 35 72
2 Gençlerbirliği 34 22 4 8 50 28 17 11 2 4 26 13 17 11 2 4 24 15 22 70
3 Hatayspor 34 19 10 5 57 22 17 10 5 2 30 10 17 9 5 3 27 12 35 67
4 Osmanlıspor 34 19 5 10 49 26 17 8 2 7 22 19 17 11 3 3 27 7 23 62
5 Gazişehir Gaziantep 34 17 8 9 60 31 17 8 4 5 26 15 17 9 4 4 34 16 29 59
6 Adana Demirspor 34 17 7 10 50 36 17 9 5 3 32 15 17 8 2 7 18 21 14 58
7 Altınordu 34 16 9 9 50 33 17 9 4 4 30 15 17 7 5 5 20 18 17 57
8 Ümraniyespor 34 14 11 9 44 37 17 9 3 5 25 17 17 5 8 4 19 20 7 53
9 Boluspor 34 14 7 13 41 41 17 8 4 5 25 18 17 6 3 8 16 23 0 49
10 Altay 34 12 11 11 52 40 17 7 5 5 24 15 17 5 6 6 28 25 12 47
11 İstanbulspor 34 10 13 11 45 46 17 8 4 5 27 28 17 2 9 6 18 18 -1 43
12 Balıkesirspor 34 11 7 16 36 45 17 8 3 6 26 23 17 3 4 10 10 22 -9 40
13 Adanaspor 34 9 10 15 41 49 17 3 6 8 21 25 17 6 4 7 20 24 -8 37
14 Giresunspor 34 8 12 14 32 41 17 6 3 8 19 22 17 2 9 6 13 19 -9 36
15 Eskişehirspor 34 9 8 17 44 66 17 7 6 4 23 22 17 2 2 13 21 44 -22 35
16 Afjet Afyonspor 34 7 9 18 38 55 17 3 6 8 19 30 17 4 3 10 19 25 -17 30
17 Elazığspor 34 6 7 21 38 64 17 3 4 10 19 28 17 3 3 11 19 36 -26 25
18 Karabükspor 34 0 3 31 10 112 17 0 3 14 7 43 17 0 0 17 3 69 -102 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Galatasaray 34 20 9 5 72 36 17 13 4 0 47 12 17 7 5 5 25 24 36 69
2 İstanbul Başakşehir 34 19 10 5 49 22 17 10 5 2 27 11 17 9 5 3 22 11 27 67
3 Beşiktaş 34 19 8 7 72 46 17 12 3 2 37 21 17 7 5 5 35 25 26 65
4 Trabzonspor 34 18 9 7 64 46 17 12 2 3 39 20 17 6 7 4 25 26 18 63
5 Yeni Malatyaspor 34 13 8 13 47 46 17 9 4 4 31 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 1 47
6 Fenerbahçe 34 11 13 10 44 44 17 8 7 2 30 22 17 3 6 8 14 22 0 46
7 Antalyaspor 34 13 6 15 39 55 17 6 5 6 22 22 17 7 1 9 17 33 -16 45
8 Konyaspor 34 9 17 8 40 38 17 5 8 4 20 17 17 4 9 4 20 21 2 44
9 Alanyaspor 34 12 8 14 37 43 17 9 4 4 23 13 17 3 4 10 14 30 -6 44
10 Rizespor 34 9 14 11 48 50 17 5 7 5 27 24 17 4 7 6 21 26 -2 41
11 Sivasspor 34 10 11 13 49 54 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 3 5 9 25 36 -5 41
12 Kayserispor 34 10 11 13 35 50 17 6 6 5 17 20 17 4 5 8 18 30 -15 41
13 Ankaragücü 34 11 7 16 38 53 17 6 5 6 20 22 17 5 2 10 18 31 -15 40
14 Kasımpaşa 34 11 6 17 53 62 17 7 3 7 30 27 17 4 3 10 23 35 -9 39
15 Göztepe 34 11 5 18 37 42 17 8 3 6 24 20 17 3 2 12 13 22 -5 38
16 Bursaspor 34 7 16 11 28 37 17 4 8 5 14 16 17 3 8 6 14 21 -9 37
17 BB Erzurumspor 34 8 11 15 36 43 17 6 3 8 18 20 17 2 8 7 18 23 -7 35
18 Akhisar Belediyespor 34 6 9 19 33 54 17 4 6 7 21 26 17 2 3 12 12 28 -21 27

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