Goztepe vs Galatasaray Match Analysis and Prediction

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Galatasaray will travel on Monday to face Goztepe at the Gursel Aksel Stadium as they will be looking to pick up a victory that could move them away from the relegation battle.

The hosts sit 16th in the table with a point separating them from the drop zone, while the visitors are just two points better off than their opponents.

Goztepe’s stay in the Turkish Super Lig for five years is at risk of coming to an end, as they are embroiled in a relegation battle.

After ending 2021 in 19th place, Goztepe seemed to turned their fortune around with a five-game unbeaten league run that included four consecutive victories.

However, two back-to-back defeats in the Turkish Super Lig, including a 2-1 loss last time out, leaves them on the brink of the drop zone.

Goztepe travelled to Yeni Hatay Stadium to face Hatayspor in the most recent league match, with goals from Ayoub El Kaabi and Mame Biram Diouf securing the victory for the hosts despite Halil Akbunar scoring for Goztepe.

Heading into the contest, Nestor El Maestro will have concerns over a frontline that has scored just 12 goals at home in the league this season.

Meanwhile, Galatasaray find themselves in an unfarmiliar position in the 15th place with only three points separating them from bottom four.

Galatasaray have been winless in their previous six league matches, and they enter Monday’s fixture of the back of consecutive 1-1 draws.

Domenec Torrent will take charge of his sixth match as Galatasaray manager on Monday, as he still seeks for his first win after picking up two points from his first five games.

Galatasaray have struggled on their travels having picked up only two wins in the league this season, something they will be looking to improve on going forward.

Goztepe vs Galatasaray head to head

The two sides have previously met on 68 occasions across all competitions, whers Goztepe have taken 13 victories while Galatasaray have won 40, and they have drawn in 15. Galatasaray have scored 107 goals and conceded 45. In their last five meetings, Goztepe have won once and Galatasaray in four.

Goztepe 2-1 Galatasaray 21/12/19

Galatasaray 3-1 Goztepe 18/07/20

Galatasaray 3-1 Goztepe 22/12/20

Goztepe 1-3 Galatasaray 17/04/21

Galatasaray 2-1 Goztepe 26/09/21

Goztepe latest home form

Goztepe lost their last league home game 2-1 to Altay. However, they have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in five matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have won four and lost one, scoring 8 goals and conceding 3.

Goztepe 1-0 Samsunspor 29/12/21

Goztepe 4-0 Antalyaspor 09/01/22

Goztepe 2-1 Sivasspor 19/01/22

Goztepe 1-0 Altinordu 29/01/22

Goztepe 0-2 Altay 06/02/22

Goztepe latest away form

Goztepe have recently been on a relatively poor form on the road, having lost their last two matches on the back of two victories. They recently lost to Besiktas through penalties after a 0-0 draw in the Turkish Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 6 goals and conceded 6.

Besiktas 2-1 Goztepe 23/12/21

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-2 Goztepe 14/01/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-2 Goztepe 22/01/22

Besiktas (P)0-0 Goztepe 10/02/22

Hatayspor 2-1 Goztepe 14/02/22

Galatasaray latest home form

Galatasaray have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having been winless in their six most recent matches. They recently lost 6-2 to Tuzlaspor in a club friendly match before picking up a draw in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 5 goals and conceded 13.

Galatasaray 0-1 Giresunspor 08/01/22

Galatasaray 1-3 Kasimpasa 20/01/22

Galatasaray 1-2 Trabzonspor 23/01/22

Galatasaray 2-6 Tuzlaspor 28/01/22

Galatasaray 1-1 Kayserispor 12/02/22

Galatasaray latest away form

Galatasaray have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their eight most recent matches. They picked up a 0-0 draw against Lazio in the Europa League on December 9. In their last five matches, they have scored 3 goals and conceded 8.

Lazio 0-0 Galatasaray 09/12/21

Sivasspor 1-0 Galatasaray 13/12/21

Adana Demirspor 2-0 Galatasaray 21/12/21

Hatayspor 4-2 Galatasaray 16/01/22

Alanyaspor 1-1 Galatasaray 06/02/22

Goztepe news

Goztepe will miss the services of Adis Jahovic and Marko Mihojevic who are both absent with injuries, while Berkan Emir could feature in the starting lineup.

Atakan Cankaya is suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards, although Dino Arslanagic and Obinna Nwobodo will be back as they have served their one-match suspension.

Galatasaray news

Mbaya Diagne, Kaan Arslan and Fernando Muslera will all be absent for Galatasaray due to injury issues, while Mostafa Mohamed is set to lead the line on Monday.

Sacha Boey returned to the starting lineup against Kayserispor, and he is expected to feature at right-back once again for the visitors.

Prediction and Odds

Goztepe have recently showcased good results at home, but after losing their last two league matches, they could have little confidence heading entering this fixture.

Galatasaray are now winless in their last six league games, and they will desperately need a victory, but we see the game ending in a draw.

Odds: 1 2.35 X 2.05 2 2.10