Can Galatasaray outperform Sivasspor in NEF Stadyumu clash?

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: NEF Stadyumu (52650 seats)

This season has been a rollercoaster for these participants so far, highs and lows giving mid-table places so far. Get ready for Galatasaray - Sivasspor!

Insights:
  • Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sivasspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sivasspor, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

Galatasaray and Sivasspor should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Galatasaray form and stats

The Super Lig statistics playing at home this season for Galatasaray are 9-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Kayserispor here at NEF Stadyumu, Galatasaray has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Galatasaray are confident in defense, having played 202 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

It's back home for Galatasaray, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Altay away with the result 1-0. Aktürkoğlu found the net in that victory. Muslera, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.82 out of 10 in that game. Muslera topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Galatasaray had a home game versus Yeni Malatyaspor which ended with a victory 2-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Galatasaray have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won zero times, drawn one and lost three.

A decent goal production from Galatasaray in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sivasspor form and stats

Playing away, Sivasspor have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 8 defeats in the Super Lig this season. Visiting Sivasspor has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Sivasspor won their last game, 1-0 versus Alanyaspor played at home. Yıldırım (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.42. Yıldırım topped it up with a clean sheet.

hometeam won Sivasspor are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and seven defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Sivasspor have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 19 goals have been scored. Sivasspor have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Sivasspor - Galatasaray 1-0 was the score in these teams' latest h2h fixture, earlier this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Galatasaray won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Sivasspor managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / one

Top Goalscorers

GalatasarayM. Aktürkoğlu
M. Aktürkoğlu
9 goals
SivassporM. Yatabaré
M. Yatabaré
9 goals
GalatasarayM. Abdallah
M. Abdallah
6 goals

Galatasaray missing players

Sivasspor missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Galatasaray Sivasspor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
13 9 4 Won W 1 5 11
8 3 0 Drew D 1 4 12
13 5 1 Lost L 3 8 11
45 26 9 Scored S 5 19 44
47 18 5 Conceded C 6 26 43
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
82% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 74%
47% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 47%
26% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 26%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
56% 59% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 62%
24% 29% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 24%
24% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 18% 18%
 
6.3 7.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.3
4.6 4.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.4
2.4 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.2 1.9
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
13.4 14.9 14.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 9.5 10.1
5.1 5.6 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.7 4.1
26% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 30% 32%
 
9.9 9.1 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.6 9.8 9.3
4.4 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.3 4.1
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sivasspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sivasspor 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 Trabzonspor 34 22 10 2 63 29 17 11 6 0 31 14 17 11 4 2 32 15 34 76
2 Fenerbahce 34 19 8 7 64 35 17 10 4 3 30 15 17 9 4 4 34 20 29 65
3 Konyaspor 34 19 7 8 59 38 17 12 4 1 32 12 17 7 3 7 27 26 21 64
4 İstanbul Başakşehir 34 17 6 11 49 32 17 11 1 5 27 14 17 6 5 6 22 18 17 57
5 Adana Demirspor 34 14 10 10 50 40 17 8 5 4 27 15 17 6 5 6 23 25 10 52
6 Alanyaspor 34 15 7 12 59 56 17 7 4 6 34 30 17 8 3 6 25 26 3 52
7 Beşiktaş 34 13 12 9 49 44 17 10 4 3 30 21 17 3 8 6 19 23 5 51
8 Antalyaspor 34 14 9 11 44 40 17 9 5 3 30 16 17 5 4 8 14 24 4 51
9 Fatih Karagumruk 34 14 8 12 42 49 17 9 5 3 26 16 17 5 3 9 16 33 -7 50
10 Hatayspor 34 14 7 13 50 54 16 9 4 3 31 18 18 5 3 10 19 36 -4 49
11 Kasımpaşa 34 13 8 13 56 47 17 8 4 5 32 22 17 5 4 8 24 25 9 47
12 Galatasaray 34 13 8 13 45 47 17 9 3 5 26 18 17 4 5 8 19 29 -2 47
13 Sivasspor 34 11 12 11 44 43 17 6 8 3 25 17 17 5 4 8 19 26 1 45
14 Kayserispor 34 11 10 13 47 55 17 9 4 4 27 19 17 2 6 9 20 36 -8 43
15 Gazisehir Gaziantep 34 11 9 14 43 49 17 10 6 1 32 16 17 1 3 13 11 33 -6 42
16 Giresunspor 34 11 7 16 36 41 17 6 4 7 20 20 17 5 3 9 16 21 -5 40
17 Altay 34 8 6 20 34 50 17 5 3 9 17 22 17 3 3 11 17 28 -16 30
18 Rizespor 34 8 6 20 33 65 18 8 2 8 23 29 16 0 4 12 10 36 -32 30
19 Goztepe 34 7 7 20 38 58 17 4 2 11 17 25 17 3 5 9 21 33 -20 28
20 Yeni Malatyaspor 34 5 5 24 25 58 17 3 3 11 19 35 17 2 2 13 6 23 -33 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Trabzonspor 34 22 10 2 63 29 17 11 6 0 31 14 17 11 4 2 32 15 34 76
2 Fenerbahce 34 19 8 7 64 35 17 10 4 3 30 15 17 9 4 4 34 20 29 65
3 Konyaspor 34 19 7 8 59 38 17 12 4 1 32 12 17 7 3 7 27 26 21 64
4 İstanbul Başakşehir 34 17 6 11 49 32 17 11 1 5 27 14 17 6 5 6 22 18 17 57
5 Adana Demirspor 34 14 10 10 50 40 17 8 5 4 27 15 17 6 5 6 23 25 10 52
6 Alanyaspor 34 15 7 12 59 56 17 7 4 6 34 30 17 8 3 6 25 26 3 52
7 Beşiktaş 34 13 12 9 49 44 17 10 4 3 30 21 17 3 8 6 19 23 5 51
8 Antalyaspor 34 14 9 11 44 40 17 9 5 3 30 16 17 5 4 8 14 24 4 51
9 Fatih Karagumruk 34 14 8 12 42 49 17 9 5 3 26 16 17 5 3 9 16 33 -7 50
10 Hatayspor 34 14 7 13 50 54 16 9 4 3 31 18 18 5 3 10 19 36 -4 49
11 Kasımpaşa 34 13 8 13 56 47 17 8 4 5 32 22 17 5 4 8 24 25 9 47
12 Galatasaray 34 13 8 13 45 47 17 9 3 5 26 18 17 4 5 8 19 29 -2 47
13 Sivasspor 34 11 12 11 44 43 17 6 8 3 25 17 17 5 4 8 19 26 1 45
14 Kayserispor 34 11 10 13 47 55 17 9 4 4 27 19 17 2 6 9 20 36 -8 43
15 Gazisehir Gaziantep 34 11 9 14 43 49 17 10 6 1 32 16 17 1 3 13 11 33 -6 42
16 Giresunspor 34 11 7 16 36 41 17 6 4 7 20 20 17 5 3 9 16 21 -5 40
17 Altay 34 8 6 20 34 50 17 5 3 9 17 22 17 3 3 11 17 28 -16 30
18 Rizespor 34 8 6 20 33 65 18 8 2 8 23 29 16 0 4 12 10 36 -32 30
19 Goztepe 34 7 7 20 38 58 17 4 2 11 17 25 17 3 5 9 21 33 -20 28
20 Yeni Malatyaspor 34 5 5 24 25 58 17 3 3 11 19 35 17 2 2 13 6 23 -33 20

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