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Konyaspor vs Galatasaray Prediction & Betting tips
Only the boldest optimists are currently expecting the third championship in a row for Galatasaray. Although the Turkish record champions are “only” ten points away from the league leaders from Sivas, a chase in the second half seems rather unlikely. For this, the squad is simply mixed in compared to last year.
There were numerous setbacks for the Istanbul lions in the first half of the season. As sixth in the table, Galatasaray therefore has the worst cards in the title race. Already on the second day of the second half of the season, the Turkish away champions face a difficult away game in Konya.
The green-whites are now in 14th place in the table. Nevertheless, the Anatolian kickers around head coach Aykut Kocaman should not be underestimated. The lions are expected to be busy with the home defensive bulwark for long stretches. In Konyaspor against Galatasaray, a prediction of a low goal encounter seems to be quite promising.
A surprise from the Anatolian club should not be ruled out on Sunday evening either.
Konyaspor:
Levan Shengelia has undoubtedly been the man of the game for the past week. The Georgian striker scored the last minute goal for Konyaspor’s away win just a few minutes after his substitution. So that the green-whites can expand the padding on the relegation places, points should also be scored in the home game against Galatasaray.
Konyaspor already earned a well-deserved point in the first round in the match against the lions. Konya also showed strong performances in the games against the other top clubs of the Süper Lig. Only in the away game against Fenerbahce, the old love of Aykut Kocaman, did Konyaspor get under the wheels.
A decisive factor in the game of Konyaspor is undoubtedly the strong defensive. In recent years, the Konya defense bulwark has been one of the strongest defenses in the Süper Lig. The statistics this season should not be overestimated, especially since the green-whites also had to deal with some personnel problems in the first half of the season.
Ferhat Öztorun, Fallou Diagne and Deni Milosevic will miss three players in the home game against Galatasaray. Big changes are not expected in the starting lineup of Konya. If Konyaspor wins a point win against Galatasaray, lucrative odds can be dusted.
Galatasaray:
Galatasaray made it to the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup with a narrow home win over Rizespor. Many regulars were spared for the important league game in Konya. The cup competition is not of great importance for the lions from Istanbul anyway, which is why a knockout in the round of 16 would have been bearable to a certain extent.
Losing points in Konya is prohibited. As in the previous season, Galatasaray wants to start catching up and thus achieve the third title win in a row. For this, the Turkish record champions will have to work primarily on the weakness away. So far, the lions have only scored nine points on foreign territory.
According to the weak away record of 2-3-3, at Konyaspor against Galatasaray we find a tip on the guests not exactly recommended. The Turkish record champions may be overwhelmed by Konyaspor’s strong defense. To score a goal in Konya, the recently harmless offensive game of the lions will have to improve considerably.
Fatih Terim will have five outages on Sunday. Some changes in the squad can be expected compared to the cup starting eleven. With the critical table situation, the lions have no scope for experiments. It therefore remains to be seen which players the “Emperor” Fatih Terim will bet on in Konya.
Konyaspor vs Galatasaray head to head matches
25.08.19 SL Galatasaray Konyaspor 1 : 1
29.04.19 SL Konyaspor Galatasaray 0 : 0
23.11.18 SL Galatasaray Konyaspor 1 : 1
11.03.18 SL Galatasaray Konyaspor 2 : 1
08.02.18 CUP Galatasaray Konyaspor 4 : 1