Galatasaray vs Yeni Malatyaspor Match Analysis and Prediction

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Galatasaray play host to relegated Yeni Malatyaspor on Monday as they will be looking to bounce back from the 2-0 loss they suffered in the international derby.

The hosts enter the fixture in a disappointing 15th position, while Yeni Malatyaspor are at the bottom of the Turkish Super Lig table.

Galatasaray will be glad to see the end of the season after enduring a torrid domestic campaign, which has seen them spend part of the season playing around the relegation zone.

Although any fears of finishing in the bottom four have been reduced, with Galatasaray 11 points clear of danger, they still languish in 15th place.

Their recent form has been mixed with their last six matches resulting in three victories and three defeats, with the most recent of those losses coming last weekend, when they lost 2-0 to their rivals Fenerbahce.

With seemingly little to play for following an underwhelming campaign, Domenec Torrent’s side will be hoping to avoid their lowest ever Turkish Super Lig finish with their current worst-ever season being an 11th-place finish in the 1981-82 campaign.

Meanwhile, Yeni Malatyaspor are already relegated, with Monday’s visitors sitting bottom of the league table boasting just 20 points after 32 matches.

If they are to pick up at least a point on Monday they will need to find an improvement in performance after losing their last four matches, including a 1-0 defeat to Giresunspor last weekend.

That result confirmed their relegation from the Turkish Super Lig, while it also prolonged a poor run of form that has seen them win one of their last 22 league matches.

Yeni Malatyaspor can take inspiration from the point they took from Galatasaray in the reverse fixture, with the two sides playing out a goalless draw on that occasion back on November 28.

Galatasaray vs Yeni Malatyaspor head to head

The two teams have previously met on 12 occasions across all competitions, where Galatasaray have claimed seven victories while Malatyaspor have won twice, and they have drawn in three. Galatasaray have scored 18 goals and conceded nine. In their last five encounters, Galatasaray have won four while they have drawn once.

Galatasaray 1-0 Yeni Malatyaspor 16/02/20

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-1(P) Galatasaray 12/01/21

Yeni Malatyapsor 0-1 Galatasaray 24/01/21

Galatasaray 3-1 Yeni Malatyaspor 15/05/21

Yeni Malatyaspor 0-0 Galatasaray 28/11/21

Galatasaray latest home form

Galatasaray have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having lost two of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they lost 3-1 to Dinamo Kiev in a friendly game. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded eight.

Galatasaray 4-2 Rizespor 27/02/22

Galatasaray 2-1 Besiktas 14/03/22

Galatasaray 1-2 Barcelona 17/03/22

Galatasaray 2-0 Fatih Karagumruk 02/04/22

Galatasaray 1-3 Dinamo Kiev 14/04/22

Galatasaray latest away form

Galatasaray have recently failed to keep a good run of form away from home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. In their last away game, they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Fenerbahce. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded nine.

Goztepe 2-3 Galatasaray 21/02/22

Konyaspor 2-0 Galatasaray 05/03/22

Barcelona 0-0 Galatasaray 19/03/22

Gaziantep FK 3-1 Galatasaray 20/03/22

Fenerbahce 2-0 Galatasaray 10/04/22

Yeni Malatyaspor latest home form

Malatyaspor have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, as they have won just one of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Adana Demirspor 1-0 on March 4 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded six.

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-1 Besiktas 22/01/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-2 Antalyaspor 19/02/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-0 Adana Demirspor 04/03/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 0-2 Kasimpasa 19/03/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 0-1 Giresunspor 10/04/22

Yeni Malatyaspor latest away form

Malatyaspor have recently been on a poor run of form away from home, as they have lost each of their three most recent matches. In their last away game, they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Istanbul Basaksehir. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded nine.

Sivasspor 2-1 Yeni Malatyapor 13/02/22

Gaziantep FK 0-0 Yeni Malatyaspor 23/02/22

Hatayspor 5-2 Yeni Malatyaspor 27/02/22

Altay 1-0 Yeni Malatyaspor 12/03/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-0 Yeni Malatyaspor 04/04/22

Galatasaray news

Galatasaray’s Sofiane Feghouli will miss out due to a hamstring problem, which has kept him out of the last two matches.

Omar Elabdellaoui is set to retain his place at right-back after returning to the starting lineup against Fenerbahce, while Bafatimbi Gomis will lead the line looking to add to his five goals this season.

Yeni Malatyaspor news

The visitors are still unable to call upon the services of Stephen Mallan, who has been unavailable since January due to an injury.

They could name an unchanged lineup that started aganst Giresunspor, with Benjamin Tetteh being their main goal threat who is their top scorer this season with six goals.

Prediction and Odds

Yeni Malatyaspor enter the contest with much confidence following their goalless draw against their hosts in the reverse match, despite only playing for pride.

However, Galatasaray aim to improve their status in the Turkish Super Lig standings, and we expect them to take all the three points in the Monday’s fixture.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 2.00 2 2.40