Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Galatasaray in 7th and Denizlispor in 11th place.
It's no vacation for neither Galatasaray nor Denizlispor as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Galatasaray form and stats
Galatasaray, who have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Super Lig, have performed here at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Turk Telekom Stadium this season with 5 wins from 9 Super Lig matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. Galatasaray has recorded two wins in a row here at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Turk Telekom Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Galatasaray's last game was hosting Denizlispor (placed 11th) and winning 2-1. A 1-1 draw away in the Turkish Cup before that, with Rizespor the opponent.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Galatasaray home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
The Galatasaray fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Galatasaray have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Denizlispor form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Denizlispor playing as the away team in the Super Lig this season.
Two away games in a row for Denizlispor, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Galatasaray in the Super Lig. It was a Turkish Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Trabzonspor wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Denizlispor played away with similar odds. This revealed three games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 2 times.
Denizlispor have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Denizlispor have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Galatasaray - Denizlispor 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 9 Galatasaray victories, 0 draws and 1 Denizlispor win. 8 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Rodallega Martínez 5 goals |   R. García Zárate 4 goals |  Y. Belhanda 3 goals |
Galatasaray missing players
Denizlispor missing players
| Galatasaray | Denizlispor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 94% |
| 67% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 78% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 22% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 17% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 11% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 28% |
| 28% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 28% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 210 | 122 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 80 | 160 |
| 82 | 52 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 31 | 55 |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | 36% |
- Denizlispor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals (15)
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Galatasaray has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- 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 at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sivasspor | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Alanyaspor | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 32 |
| 5 | Trabzonspor | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 6 | Beşiktaş | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Galatasaray | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 8 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Göztepe | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Denizlispor | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Gençlerbirliği | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Kasımpaşa | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 14 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 33 | -30 | 10 |