Galatasaray hosts Antalyaspor in round 19 of the Turkish Super Lig. The match will be played on Saturday, December 25th at Nef Stadium (Istanbul)
Galatasaray is failing this season so far. The only exception is the Europa League, where Fatih Terim's charges are quite successful. They won their group, but the opponents were Lazio and Marseille, who clearly showed that they were not interested in the tournament. Beyond that, the Yellow-Reds outranked Lokomotiv Moscow, which started a kind of “German revolution” in the second half of 2021. But before that, Galatasaray suffered a limp defeat from PSV in the Champions League qualification. In general, the result in European competitions is unlikely to compensate for the failure of the Yellow-Reds in the Turkish Super League. The Istanbul grandee has not won since the beginning of November, that is, in seven previous rounds. In general, one of the regular favorites has interesting but unusual equality in statistics. After 18 rounds, it has six victories, six draws, and six defeats. The goal difference is 22-23.
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Antalyaspor once got into European competitions. But as a rule, the Scorpions muddle along in a lower part of the tournament standings. And the question of the struggle for survival periodically becomes extremely acute for them. In general, Fyodor Kudryashov and the company are spending this season as expected. Like Galatasaray, the Scorpions have already won six times and have earned 22 points, and it is quite a decent result after 18 rounds. Antalyaspor is in 13th position and, most importantly, has a margin of six points from the best representative of the relegation zone. However, the dependence on the stadium factor is becoming more and more noticeable. In the last four home matches, the Scorpions earned ten out of twelve possible points (and Kasimpasa offendedly leveled the score in the 92nd minute on December 21). But all three previous away games did not bring even a draw. Antalyaspor lost to Hatayspor, Kayserispor, and Konyaspor.
Of course, Galatasaray has an advantage in this pair. It has not lost in ten head-to-head matches in a row since 2016, and seven of them ended in victories. But in 2020 and 2021, Antalyaspor managed to gain two consecutive draws! Now bookmakers give very low coefficients on the victory of Galatasaray, but it is dangerous to bet on this event, taking into account the current condition of the favorite. We recommend using the neutral option with Over 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
