Galatasaray hosts Lokomotiv Moscow in round 4 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, November 4th at Nef Stadium (Istanbul)
Galatasaray has seven points after three rounds. Fatih Terim's charges are in the 1st position in the group standings. The gap from the 2nd place is three points. If the Lions win in the upcoming mid-weekend and Marseille loses in a parallel match, then they will secure promotion to the playoffs of the Europa League. At the moment, the Turks continue their streak without defeats in the UEL. It has already amounted to seven matches in which the following results were recorded: four victories and three draws. In addition, Galatasaray didn’t lose in the previous four matches at the home stadium (three wins and one draw). Another important point: Galatasaray has not conceded a single goal in three matches of the Europa League group stage.
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If Lokomotiv Moscow still expects to compete for the playoffs of the Europa League, it should win in the upcoming mid-weekend. So far, Marcus Gisdol's charges have earned only one point. Naturally, they are in the last position in the group standings. Interesting fact: in the previous three seasons, when the Moscow team participated in the UEL group, it reached the playoffs. At the moment, the Red-Greens continue their streak without victories in the Europa League, and it already has five matches (four defeats and one draw). In the last 11 away matches in the UEL, the following results were recorded: four victories, four draws, and three losses. In addition, the last two games ended in whitewashes.
Lokomotiv Moscow under Gisdol is somewhat incomprehensible so far. The team shows modern attacking football and tries to use high pressure. Yes, it is spectacular, but the players are not fully ready to play in such a rhythm. It's about physical fitness. Loko shows a great start to its matches, but the endings are usually very hard. The German coach needs to do something about this; otherwise, Galatasaray will simply sit back on heels in the first half and will start pressing the opponents in the second half when they get tired. But I think the teams will manage to aggrieve each other’s goalkeepers.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
