Gaziantep F.K. - Galatasaray: Small difference between teams in Super Lig clash

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gaziantep Stadyumu (35558 seats)

14th- against 11th position might not feel all that steamy. But: Here's the facts and figures that makes Gaziantep F.K. - Galatasaray (even) more absorbing!

Insights:
  • Gaziantep F.K. have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Galatasaray have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

The visiting Galatasaray played their last game only three days ago, a Europa League match.

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Gaziantep F.K. form and stats

Gaziantep F.K. have performed here at Gaziantep Stadyumu this season with 9 wins from 14 Super Lig matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. Gaziantep F.K. have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

No payout for Gaziantep in their previous match, an away game at Giresunspor that ended in defeat 1-2. Sagal (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.45/10. Sagal hit two key passes.

Before that, Gaziantep F.K. drew at home versus Hatayspor.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gaziantep F.K. have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Gaziantep F.K. at home in the league. 28 on target and 14 scored by the opposition; from 14 matches.

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Galatasaray form and stats

There's been little loot from Galatasaray's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Super Lig. Galatasaray only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Europa League home defeat versus FC Barcelona with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Marcão, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.42. Marcão scored one goal and won 7 of 11 duels.

Before that, Galatasaray secured a home win against Besiktas with the score 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Galatasaray playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Galatasaray wins, one draw and three defeats.

Galatasaray are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Galatasaray have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have played previously this season: Galatasaray - Gaziantep F.K. 2-0. Gaziantep F.K.-Galatasaray H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Gaziantep zero wins, Galatasaray four wins, two draws. four of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Gaziantep F.K.A. Maxim
A. Maxim
10 goals
GalatasarayM. Aktürkoğlu
M. Aktürkoğlu
8 goals
Gaziantep F.K.J. Brandão Figueiredo
J. Brandão Figueiredo
6 goals

Gaziantep F.K. missing players

Galatasaray missing players

Gaziantep F.K. Galatasaray
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 14 29
10 9 3 Won W 3 3 10
7 4 1 Drew D 2 5 8
12 1 1 Lost L 0 6 11
37 28 10 Scored S 10 17 39
41 14 5 Conceded C 6 24 42
86% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 97%
76% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 86% 83%
52% 57% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 52%
31% 43% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 36% 28%
21% 29% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 21% 14%
48% 57% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 57% 62%
28% 36% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 14% 17%
38% 21% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 36% 24%
 
4.8 5.1 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.4 6.5
4.8 5.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.1 4.5
2.3 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
11.2 11.4 9.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 12.4 13.8
4.5 5.2 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.6 5.1
28% 38% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 27% 26%
 
10.5 11.1 12 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 10.4 9.5
4.7 4.6 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.6 4.1
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Galatasaray have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gaziantep F.K. have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gaziantep F.K. have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Super Lig

  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 29 21 7 1 56 23 15 11 4 0 29 12 14 10 3 1 27 11 33 70
2 Konyaspor 29 16 7 6 47 31 15 10 4 1 25 11 14 6 3 5 22 20 16 55
3 Fenerbahce 29 14 8 7 48 34 14 7 4 3 24 14 15 7 4 4 24 20 14 50
4 Istanbul Basaksehir 29 14 5 10 41 29 15 9 1 5 23 14 14 5 4 5 18 15 12 47
5 Alanyaspor 29 13 7 9 53 47 15 6 4 5 31 26 14 7 3 4 22 21 6 46
6 Hatayspor 29 14 4 11 47 45 14 9 2 3 30 17 15 5 2 8 17 28 2 46
7 Adana Demirspor 29 12 9 8 44 31 14 6 5 3 21 10 15 6 4 5 23 21 13 45
8 Besiktas 29 12 9 8 43 38 14 9 3 2 25 16 15 3 6 6 18 22 5 45
9 Fatih Karagumruk 29 11 7 11 33 43 14 6 5 3 18 13 15 5 2 8 15 30 -10 40
10 Kayserispor 29 10 8 11 43 45 15 9 3 3 26 14 14 1 5 8 17 31 -2 38
11 Galatasaray 29 10 8 11 39 42 15 7 3 5 22 18 14 3 5 6 17 24 -3 38
12 Antalyaspor 29 10 8 11 30 35 14 7 4 3 21 13 15 3 4 8 9 22 -5 38
13 Sivasspor 29 9 10 10 38 37 14 4 8 2 22 14 15 5 2 8 16 23 1 37
14 Gaziantep F.K. 29 10 7 12 37 41 14 9 4 1 28 14 15 1 3 11 9 27 -4 37
15 Kasimpasa 29 9 8 12 43 43 15 6 4 5 26 21 14 3 4 7 17 22 0 35
16 Giresunspor 29 10 5 14 31 33 15 6 2 7 18 18 14 4 3 7 13 15 -2 35
17 Altay 29 8 5 16 30 41 14 5 2 7 15 18 15 3 3 9 15 23 -11 29
18 Goztepe 29 7 6 16 36 48 15 4 2 9 16 21 14 3 4 7 20 27 -12 27
19 Rizespor 29 6 5 18 26 53 15 6 2 7 18 20 14 0 3 11 8 33 -27 23
20 Yeni Malatyaspor 29 5 5 19 23 49 14 3 3 8 17 29 15 2 2 11 6 20 -26 20

Read more about Super Lig

The Süper Lig is the top league in Turkish football. It has 18 teams who play a season from August to May, meeting each other home and away. After all fixtures have been played the final league table is ready and the champion of Turkey celebrated. The three bottom teams are relegated.