There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Galatasaray leading Gençlerbirliği by 11 points.
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gençlerbirliği haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Galatasaray form and stats
Galatasaray have played 8 Super Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager F. Terim led his Galatasaray to a defeat in the Super Lig match away at Konyaspor. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Türk Telekom Stadyumu. Before that, Galatasaray drew at home versus Antalyaspor.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The defeat against Konyaspor was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by A. Kravets).
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 twelve games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in nine wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, six matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Galatasaray after this match as they are travelling to Yeni Malatyaspor for a Turkish Cup game in only three days.
Galatasaray have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Türk Telekom Stadyumu with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Galatasaray have conceded only 5 goals.
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
Gençlerbirliği have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Super Lig, after 2-1-5 (8 played).
Gençlerbirliği are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Super Lig against Hatayspor (placed 6th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Rizespor.
You'll want to know how Gençlerbirliği managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gençlerbirliği's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Galatasaray six wins, three draws and Gençlerbirliği one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Diagne 8 goals |  R. García Zárate 5 goals |   D. Santos Candeias 4 goals |
Galatasaray missing players
Gençlerbirliği missing players
| Galatasaray | Gençlerbirliği | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 81% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 19% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.4 | 14.4 | 20.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.2 | 10.2 |
| 5.8 | 6.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 30% | 23% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 33% |
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gençlerbirliği 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 | Besiktas | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Alanyaspor | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Galatasaray | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
| 5 | Fenerbahce | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Trabzonspor | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Konyaspor | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Fatih Karagumruk | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Antalyaspor | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Göztepe | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 14 | Sivasspor | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Gençlerbirliği | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Kasimpasa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Ankaragucu | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Denizlispor | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 13 |
| 20 | Kayserispor | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | BB Erzurumspor | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 13 |