Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Yeni Malatyaspor & Galatasaray face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Turkish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Yeni Malatyaspor 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Galatasaray, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Yeni Malatyaspor form and stats
Malatyaspor participated in Turkish Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Sivasspor.Yeni Malatyaspor have played 8 Super Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Turkish Cup, Yeni Malatyaspor has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Malatyaspor lost their last game at Kayserispor after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sivasspor that ended 2-2.
Malatyaspor have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Malatya İnönü Stadyumu with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Malatyaspor have conceded 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Galatasaray form and stats
Galatasaray's mission in Turkish Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Alanyaspor.The visitors are W5-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Super Lig.
Mbaye Diagne, Ryan Babel, Younès Belhanda (3) and Oğulcan Çağlayan scored in Galatasaray's previous match, the home game against Genclerbirligi that ended 6-0. A 3-4 defeat away at Konyaspor before that.
As you can tell from the results above, Galatasaray was very dominant against Genclerbirligi, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Mbaye Diagne, Ryan Babel, Younès Belhanda (3) and Oğulcan Çağlayan providing the goals. Younès Belhanda certainly enjoyed Galatasaray's last game versus Genclerbirligi, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-0 victory.
Galatasaray have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 8 away matches. Galatasaray have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Yeni Malatyaspor won two, Galatasaray won four and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Diagne 9 goals |   A. Büyük 7 goals |  Y. Belhanda 5 goals |
Yeni Malatyaspor missing players
Galatasaray missing players
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Galatasaray | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 47 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 13.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Besiktas | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Alanyaspor | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 30 |
| 5 | Galatasaray | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Trabzonspor | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Konyaspor | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Fatih Karagumruk | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Antalyaspor | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Goztepe | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 14 | Sivasspor | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Genclerbirligi | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Kasimpasa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Ankaragucu | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Denizlispor | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 13 |
| 20 | Kayserispor | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | BB Erzurumspor | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 13 |