Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe meet at Türk Telekom Arena, in a match for the 11th round of the Süper Lig. The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, in 22- 10-2017, for the Süper Lig, the two teams tied by (0-0). The Fenerbahçe presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Galatasaray:
The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 19 points won, after 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Bursaspor, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Yeni Malatyaspor, by (2-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Galatasaray won 13 points out of 15 possible, after 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 10 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 5 matches they suffered in the first goal.
The Galatasaray comes to this game with a defeat in the field of Yeni Malatya, 2-0, adding the second consecutive game without beating the Turkish championship. On this day at home, coach Fatih Terim must line up in 4-2-3-1, benefiting tactical organization and rapid transitions, especially through the flanks. The Eren Derdiyok is the best score of Galatasaray, with 4 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Akbaba, Nagatomo, Fernando and Belhanda, all due to injury.
Fenerbahçe:
After 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 9 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Ankaragücü by (1-3), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Sivasspor, by (0-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the league, Fenerbahçe won 4 points out of 15 possible points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 5 away matches.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 games. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 2 of their last 10 matches for the Süper Lig, of these 2 they reached the halftime advantage in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 10 matches in this tournament, suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 comeback.
Fenerbahçe come into this game with a home defeat to Ankaragucu, 1-3, putting a final point to the two games in a row without losing in the Turkish championship: the only goal of the team was scored by Michael Frey. In this game against Galatasaray, one of the first classified of the championship, the interim coach Fahrudin Omerovic must play in the usual 3-5-2, with Soldado and Ayew being the most offensive references of the team: the second is the best score of the Fenerbahçe , with 2 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach can not count Slimani, suspended, in addition to Topal and Ekici, players recovering from injury.
PREDICTION: Galatasaray to win @ 2.00
