Göztepe will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Galatasaray.
It's no vacation for neither Göztepe nor Galatasaray 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 play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Galatasaray when playing on artificial turf are 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats from one match. They have scored 1 goal and conceded 0 times in these games.
Göztepe form and stats
Göztepe have played 7 Super Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Göztepe.
Göztepe's previous game was a Turkish Cup match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Fatih Karagümrük. The home side are looking to build on that result. A Super Lig defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Genclerbirligi.
The Göztepe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Göztepe have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Galatasaray form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Super Lig.
It's the second away game in a row for Galatasaray, but there's smiles all around after the 4-0 victory versus Tuzlaspor in the Turkish Cup last time out. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Ankaragucu in the Super Lig.
As mentioned above, Galatasaray was the only team on the pitch versus Tuzlaspor in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Galatasaray have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Galatasaray have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Göztepe won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Galatasaray has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 3Top Goalscorers
  R. Babel 4 goals |   A. Öztürk 3 goals |  S. Gürler 3 goals |
Göztepe missing players
Galatasaray missing players
| Göztepe | Galatasaray | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 87% |
| 60% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 60% |
| 47% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 33% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 47% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 40% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 40% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 137 | 71 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 76 | 169 |
| 51 | 31 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 28 | 69 |
| 33% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 25% | 25% |
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Galatasaray has the most matches under the total-line (12)
- Göztepe have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Sivasspor | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Besiktas | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 5 | Fenerbahce | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | Alanyaspor | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 9 | Denizlispor | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Göztepe | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Genclerbirligi | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| 13 | Rizespor | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Konyaspor | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 13 |
| 17 | Kayserispor | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -19 | 10 |
| 18 | Ankaragucu | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 10 |