Fenerbahce vs Yeni Malatyaspor Predictions

• Fenerbahce have lost just once on their own turf this campaign.
• Despite having the worst defence in the division overall, Yeni Malatyaspor have conceded the joint-fewest goals on the road.
• The visitors’ eight away matches have featured a staggeringly low 11 goals this season, and they have netted just three times on their travels.

Opportunity for managerless Fenerbahce?

Fenerbahce may have drawn their last two games in the Turkish Super Lig, but their Boxing Day meeting with 18^th-placed Yeni Malatyaspor represents a much-needed opportunity for the managerless Istanbul club to get back to winning ways.

Fenerbahce were inexplicably held to a 1-1 draw by nine-man Fatih Karagümrük on Wednesday, having sacked Portuguese boss Vitor Pereira earlier in the week. Fener have now kept just one clean sheet in their last 15 league games, but should be confident of a morale-boosting victory on Boxing Day.

Yeni Malatyaspor sit in the relegation zone after winning just four times this term, and are the division’s lowest scorers after netting just 14 times all season, and only three on their travels. They haven’t scored in any of their last four away games, losing three of them, and are now winless in eight league matches.

Visitors could limit the damage?

Although the visitors have conceded the most goals in the Turkish Super Lig, bizarrely, they have the league’s joint-strongest defensive record on their travels. 22 of the 30 goals they have shipped came on their own turf, and as such, backing them to keep the score down in Istanbul could represent a smart play.

Fenerbahce to win and under 2.5 match goals seems a solid punt, ensuring greater value than the win markets. A 2-0 home victory, meanwhile, looks a strong correct score prediction.

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