Christmas in Bosphorus

The hosts have had a convincing season so far and are second in the table behind Fenerbahce. With a win in the derby against Istanbulspor they would even have the chance to take the lead in the table. The services at home should be right in any case. The opponent is also finding it extremely difficult this season and is second to last. The hosts have lost the last 5 games. A home win is therefore a very clear favorite bet. 

After Galatasaray's poor last season, the club seems to have recovered this year. Instead of wandering around in the middle of the table, they are in 2nd place after 13 match days and even have a chance of leading the table. The gap to Fenerbahce Istanbul is just 2 points. Galatasaray are clearly aiming for their first title since 2019. Istanbulspor should not be an obstacle. The climber will probably have to fight to stay up until the end. They are currently in the penultimate place and they are already 5 points short of the saving bank.

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Galatasaray analysis

The Turkish top club was in top form before the start of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and managed to win 3 games in a row. As a result, they made up ground on leaders Fenerbahce. The gap to this is now only 2 points and they have a chance to take the lead in the table with a win. After a disastrous last season that ended in 13th place, the club management will be more than satisfied with the performances shown so far. In 13 games so far they have only suffered 2 defeats.

Galatasaray has won 8 games out of 13 this season . They can't keep up with Fenerbahce offensively, but they have the 2nd best defense in the Süper Lig. With only 10 goals conceded, they concede less than 1.00 goals per game. In 6 games and thus almost half they managed to remain without a goal. So also in the last game against Basaksehir they won 0-7. It was the biggest win this season.

Galatasaray is only a disappointing 9th place in the home table, even though their performances are anything but bad. However, with only 5 home games played, they have up to 3 games less than the competition. With 3 wins and a draw from 5 games, the record is anything but bad. They struggled offensively in front of their own fans and only scored 8 goals. However, that doesn't stop them from going 4 games unbeaten at home. In each of these games they get at least 2 hits. 

Istanbulspor analysis

The guests have achieved their big goal and are in the Turkish Süper Lig this year. After they again finished 4th in the 2nd division last season, they were able to prevail in the playoffs this time. Now it's time to keep the class, but so far the team is still struggling to establish itself in the league. With the performances shown so far, they are only in 18th place in the table. Only Ümraniyespor are a point behind one. The gap to the saving bank continues to grow and is already 5 points. With 5 defeats in a row, this is not surprising.

With already 9 defeats on their account, they have pocketed the most defeats of any team. They are also in last place when it comes to goal difference, which is 12-26 goals. You have the 2nd worst offensive and the 2nd worst defense in the league. What should encourage the fans are the away appearances. They got 7 of their 8 points collected so far in foreign stadiums. They got both wins of the season away from home and the goal difference of 7-10 goals is a lot better.

However, they have conceded 3 of their 4 away defeats in the last 4 games. 3rd time in a row you had to admit defeat. The form speaks clearly against the guests. After all, they scored 3 strong goals in the last two away defeats. In general, the team only missed a goal in one of the last 9 league games.

Galatasaray - İstanbulspor: What to expect? 

The roles are clearly divided in this game. With Galatasaray, a championship contender, meets İstanbulspor, a newcomer fighting to survive Anything but a home win would be a big risk. Galatasaray is very stable this year, especially defensively. Even if Istanbulspor is always good for a goal, we would bet on a "to zero" win as a risk bet. At the same time, we don't count on many goals and assume less than 3.5 goals.

• Galatasaray to win to nil at odds of 2.13
• Over 3.5 at odds of 2.14

* All odds and markets are correct at time of publication and subject to change.