Galatasaray hosts Rizespor in the second leg of the Turkish Cup 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, January 23rd at Türk Telekom Stadyumu (Istanbul)
Galatasaray has won in its last four games out of five. The team has come to its senses and is trying to catch up. Of course, the team with such a level of players should be above sixth place in the Turkish championship. The only draw happened precisely against Rizespor away. The home team will certainly play to win. I would note that the team shows its best game at the home stadium. Turk Telekom Arena is always packed to the rafters.
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Rizespor is a typical middle peasant of the Turkish championship, and despite the away victory over its neighbor Yeni Malatyaspor, this is rather a pleasant exception to the rule. Rizespor is also a home team and takes the overwhelming majority of points when playing at its stadium. As for away matches, the team lost five times, tied once and gained two wins. The probability of not losing in Istanbul is extremely small.
Galatasaray will definitely not win the champion’s title this year, and the Lions won’t be able to do anything with it. But they are quite capable of winning the cup, so they will play like there ain’t no tomorrow. In the November match, Galatasaray easily and unconditionally beat Rizespor at home, even though it was at the peak of the recession. Galatasaray’s level of mastery is incomparably higher, and it will probably manage to win in the regulation time.
Prediction for the match: Galatasaray to win
