Super Lig: We're looking at an engaging and crucial battle featuring Galatasaray and Yeni Malatyaspor at NEF Stadyumu. They both need to win this!
- Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the fewest scored goals (23) in Super Lig
It's quite the trip for Yeni Malatyaspor when visiting Galatasaray as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
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!
Galatasaray form and stats
8 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Galatasaray have to build on here at NEF Stadyumu in the Super Lig. When Galatasaray hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Galatasaray, Kayserispor, Rizespor, Giresunspor, Goztepe and Altay), they have won 2 of 5 matches! There’s a good atmosphere here at NEF Stadyumu after three straight home wins.
Galatasaray are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Fenerbahce. Marcão, defender, was given a rating of 7.32/10 in that game, top of the team. Marcão hit one key pass and won 8 of 8 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Fenerbahce.Galatasaray have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at NEF Stadyumu with 24 goals in 16 league matches. Galatasaray's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Yeni Malatyaspor form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Yeni Malatyaspor so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-12 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
Yeni Malatyaspor aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 373 league minutes without a goal. Chouiar was the last player to find the net.
Yeni Malatyaspor might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Giresunspor proved too strong as Yeni Malatyaspor slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Yeni Malatya Stadyumu. Hafez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Hafez hit two key passes and won 2 of 5 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Istanbul Basaksehir's place.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Malatyaspor's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 16 matches. As opposed to that, Yeni Malatyaspor have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest past scoreline involving both these contenders is the Yeni Malatyaspor - Galatasaray 0-0 played earlier this season. Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Galatasaray won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Yeni Malatyaspor have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  M. Aktürkoğlu 8 goals |  M. Abdallah 6 goals |   B. Tetteh 6 goals |
Galatasaray missing players
Yeni Malatyaspor missing players
| Galatasaray | Yeni Malatyaspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 42 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| 47 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 53 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 91% |
| 84% | 81% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 56% |
| 50% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 19% | 34% |
| 28% | 19% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 19% |
| 12% | 6% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 12% |
| 59% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 34% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| 25% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 75% | 53% |
| 6.3 | 7.4 | 10.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.4 | 14.8 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 12% | 21% |
| 9.7 | 8.9 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 14.1 | 13.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Yeni Malatyaspor have scored away.
- Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Yeni Malatyaspor have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Yeni Malatyaspor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Super Lig
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the fewest scored goals (23) in Super Lig
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Super Lig
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Super Lig
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Super Lig
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Super Lig
- Yeni Malatyaspor have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Trabzonspor | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 32 | 72 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 59 |
| 3 | Konyaspor | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 53 |
| 5 | Adana Demirspor | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 52 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 50 |
| 8 | Hatayspor | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 33 | -1 | 48 |
| 9 | Antalyaspor | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 47 |
| 10 | Fatih Karagumruk | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 32 | -8 | 46 |
| 11 | Kasimpasa | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Sivasspor | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 41 |
| 13 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 29 | -3 | 41 |
| 14 | Galatasaray | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -5 | 41 |
| 15 | Kayserispor | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -8 | 41 |
| 16 | Giresunspor | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 39 |
| 17 | Altay | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -15 | 29 |
| 18 | Rizespor | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 58 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 35 | -26 | 29 |
| 19 | Goztepe | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -18 | 27 |
| 20 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 21 | -30 | 20 |
