Moving nearer to the top clubs is the target when these mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to strenghten their league position, Sivasspor in 11th and Galatasaray in 7th place.
- Sivasspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Galatasaray have the most points from losing position (11) in Super Lig
The visiting Galatasaray played their last game only four days ago, a Europa League match. That game was also an away game, at Lazio. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Galatasaray have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sivasspor form and stats
The story so far in the Super Lig for Sivasspor at their home stadium (Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ali Sasal Vural not having conceded a league goal in 246 minutes.
It's back home for Sivasspor, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Alanyaspor away with the result 1-0. Kesgin found the net in that victory. Midfield player Fayçal Fajr got a match rating of 7.55 in that game, the max score being 10. Fajr hit six key passes and had 70 successful passes (of 79 total).
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Hatayspor.The Sivasspor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Sivasspor have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Galatasaray form and stats
2-4-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Galatasaray in their Super Lig matches away. Galatasaray has drawn their two previous away games.
Galatasaray has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Lazio for a Europa League game that ended a draw (0-0). Marcão was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.34. The defender Marcão won 6 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Altay in the Super Lig.Galatasaray have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Galatasaray have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Sivasspor victories, three draws and five Galatasaray wins. Over/under statistics; ten of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Yatabaré 5 goals |  D. Goutas 4 goals |   M. Abdallah 4 goals |
Sivasspor missing players
Galatasaray missing players
| Sivasspor | Galatasaray | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 19 |
| 93% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 73% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 60% |
| 27% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 60% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 60% |
| 33% | 38% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 13% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 20% |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.9 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 14.8 | 14.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 39% | 50% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | 30% |
| 8.9 | 8.2 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.9 |
- Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Galatasaray have the most points from losing position (11) in Super Lig
- Sivasspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Trabzonspor | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Konyaspor | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Hatayspor | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Galatasaray | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Fatih Karagumruk | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Besiktas | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Adana Demirspor | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Sivasspor | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 12 | Giresunspor | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | Kayserispor | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Altay | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Antalyaspor | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Gaziantep F.K. | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -5 | 18 |
| 17 | Goztepe | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Kasimpasa | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 20 | Rizespor | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 10 |