Galatasaray take on the visitors Istanbulspor in the round 15 match of Turkish Super Lig. The match will be played on Sunday, December 25th at Nef Stadium (Istanbul).
Galatasaray are serious this season. The Blood Golds, with all their records, cannot win anything even in 2019. Neighbor, Fenerbahce, "keep quiet" even longer, but this is so-so consolation. Moreover, last year was simply humiliating for the giant: he finished in 13th position in the Super League, and dangled even lower. Okan Buruk was entrusted to correct the situation, who had been playing here for a long time as a football player, and is already experienced as a mentor. Well, at the moment, the “lions” are 2nd in the table. True, just at the peak of form, after 3 victories in a row, including over Besiktas, the season had to be stopped for the break. And in the friendly matches, by the way, the results were mediocre – was it just lack of motivation?
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Istanbulspor just recently reminded of themselves at top level. "Yellow Bulls" are also based, as the name implies, in Istanbul. Of course, they are in the dense shadow of their neighbors. But they achieved something at the end of the last century, they even qualified for European competitions. However, they managed to forget about this, because the club spent 17 years at the level of the First League. And he returned not directly, but through the playoff, qualifying their from 4th place. It is clear that such a newcomer is regarded as an underdog. And, we must admit, they could not surprise with the results: 3 wins and draws - not enough for 13 matches. Hence the penultimate place. It would be necessary to add, but it is difficult to think of what could help them to turn the tides.
Galatasaray dominates, including in recent head-to-head meetings. But official fights were last held back in the 2004/2005 season. This derby won't be an equal battle - Galatasaray are much stronger. It is worth betting that they will beat Istanbulspor with a handicap of "-1.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Galatasaray to win with -1.5 handicap.
