Na, dis one na big match wey dey shake for Turkey Super League. Galatasaray, wey dey lead di table, go face Göztepe for away match today. Di game go hold for ISONEM Park Gürsel Aksel Stadium for 8pm, and referee Alper Akarsu go officiate am. VAR referee na Sarper Barış Saka. If you wan watch, tune to beIN Sports 1.
Galatasaray dey top di league with 64 points from 27 matches – 20 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses. Dem get one game wey dem never play, but still dey one point ahead of Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor. Göztepe dey 5th position with 46 points from 27 games – 12 wins, 10 draws, 5 losses. For di first leg match wey dem play for Galatasaray home ground, Galatasaray win 3-1.
Dis match na serious one because both teams get strong defence. For dis season, both Galatasaray and Göztepe con concede only 20 goals each – na di best defensive records for di whole league. But Galatasaray still be di highest scoring team with 63 goals, followed by Fenerbahçe with 62 and Trabzonspor with 55.
For head-to-head statistics, Galatasaray get upper hand. Dem don play 63 league matches before, and Galatasaray win 36, Göztepe win 12, while 15 end draw. Galatasaray score 102 goals against Göztepe’s 46. Galatasaray biggest win na 6-1 for 1978-1979 season, and Göztepe biggest win na by 2-goal margin. For di last 7 away matches wey Galatasaray play against Göztepe, dem win 6.
Team news dey shake things. For Galatasaray, Victor Osimhen no go play because of injury treatment. Abdülkerim Bardakcı get red card from last match against Trabzonspor, so e no go play too. Gabriel Sara wey just return from national team with injury, im condition go dey clear on match day. Eren Elmalı dey on yellow card warning – if e get another card today, e no go play next match against Kocaelispor.
Göztepe side, Bokele no go play because of card suspension. Ismail Köybaşı and Furkan Bayır get injury, so dem no likely play.
Technical director matter dey interesting. Okan Buruk, wey be Galatasaray coach now, na former coach of Göztepe. Dis go be im third match against im former team as Galatasaray coach, and for di previous two matches, im team win both.
For away form, Galatasaray don play 13 away matches dis season – 9 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses. Dem score 25 goals and concede 9 for away matches. All di three losses wey Galatasaray suffer dis season happen for away matches – against Kocaelispor, TÜMOSAN Konyaspor and Trabzonspor.
Possible lineups wey dey circulate show say Göztepe go start with Lis, Taha, Heliton, Allan, Arda Okan, Dennis, Miroshi, Cherni, Efkan, Juan, Janderson. Galatasaray own go be Uğurcan Çakır, Sacha Boey, Davinson Sanchez, Wilfried Singo, Eren Elmalı, İlkay Gündoğan, Mario Lemina, Leroy Sane, Yaser Asprilla, Roland Sallai, Barış Alper Yılmaz.
Galatasaray squad wey travel to Izmir include players like Gabriel Sara (if fit), Lucas Torreira, Kaan Ayhan, Ismail Jakobs, Günay Güvenç, Batuhan Şen, Renato Nhaga, Gökdeniz Gürpüz, Cihan Akgün, Yunus Akgün, Noa Lang, Ahmed Kutucu, Can Armando Güner. Mauro Icardi dey on bench according to coach decision.
Di atmosphere for Gürsel Aksel Stadium go dey electric. Galatasaray fans welcome dia team with big celebration for Adnan Menderes Airport when dem arrive. Uğurcan Çakır even pose for photos with fans and promise victory. Abdülkerim Bardakcı, even though e no go play because of suspension, still travel with team to support.
Dis match na crucial for Galatasaray title chase. With only one point lead and Fenerbahçe dey press from behind, any mistake go cost dem. Göztepe dey 5th and dem want to use home advantage to climb table. Di game go dey tight – best defence vs best attack, former coach vs former team, title contenders vs European spot hopefuls.
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