Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Galatasaray & Ofspor face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Turkish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ofspor, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Galatasaray and Ofspor.
Galatasaray form and stats
Galatasaray participated in Turkish Cup the last season, where they reached the 5th round.When playing at home in the Super Lig, Galatasaray have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
Galatasaray's last game was hosting Besiktas and winning 2-1. The forward Icardi edged out all others in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.21 out of 10. Icardi scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and hit three key passes.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Fatih Karagumruk and winning 2-0.Galatasaray are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave NEF Stadyumu with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 7 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Galatasaray has won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 2. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Galatasaray has won by at least two goals 2 times when in this position.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Galatasaray as they are travelling to their away game against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Super Lig. That match is four days after this one.
The Galatasaray fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. On the other hand, Galatasaray have conceded 6 goals.
Ofspor form and stats
They also participated in Turkish Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ayvalikgucu Belediyespor in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Ergene Velimesespor in the 3. Lig: Group 2.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 18 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 10 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. 2 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ofspor are hosting Turk Metal Krkkale in the 3. Lig: Group 2 only four days away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Gomis 4 goals |  M. Icardi 3 goals |  M. Aktürkoğlu 2 goals |
Galatasaray missing players
Ofspor missing players
| Galatasaray | Ofspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 28 | Scored | S | 21 | 43 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15.2 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 6.1 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 107% | 55% | ||
| 11.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fenerbahce | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 29 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Adana Demirspor | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | Kayserispor | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Besiktas | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Trabzonspor | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Konyaspor | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | Antalyaspor | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Alanyaspor | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Kasımpaşa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -11 | 15 |
| 13 | Fatih Karagumruk | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Ankaragücü | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Giresunspor | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Hatayspor | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 11 |
| 17 | Sivasspor | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | Istanbulspor | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -13 | 8 |
| 19 | Umraniyespor | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
