Galatasaray vs Antalyaspor Predictions

• 7th and 10 points behind leaders Sivasspor, this season isn’t really going to plan or Galatasaray thus far.
• Nonetheless, having lost just 1 of their last 44 home league matches, winning 35 times in the process, Galatasaray have an incredible home record and will be confident in securing the points on Saturday.
• Meanwhile, Antalyaspor managed a respectable 7th placed finish last term but are struggling this time around, currently stationed inside the drop zone with just 14 points from 16 matches.
• Antalyaspor have lost 3 of their last 4 Super Lig away games, scoring just 1 goal over said fixtures.

Galatasaray looking for home win

After claiming the Turksh Super Lig crown last term and having came into this season as favourites to lift it, it’s fair to say things haven’t quite gone to plan for Galatasaray. Indeed, the side have plenty of work to do if they are to meet title aspirations, coming into this fixture in 7th place and stationed some 10 points behind leaders Sivasspor.

Nonetheless, the hosts’ struggles are coming almost exclusively on the road and typically dominant at the Turk Telekom Arena, confidence can still be high prior to Saturday’s game. Indeed, Galatasaray have incredibly lost just 1 of their last 44 home league matches and having won 35 of said outings, their strength as hosts is clearly there for all to see.

Antalyaspor are big underdogs

Meanwhile, after a respectable 7th placed finish last season, Antalyaspor came into the campaign hopeful of another strong year. However, things haven’t transpired that way and the team is looking far less of a force, with maintaining top flight status now the only priority, coming into this weekend inside the drop zone with just 14 points from 16 outings.

Confidence is running low in Antalyaspor ranks prior to this trip and the team’s poor recent run of away results hardly brings about any inspiration. Indeed, the visitors have now taken just 1 point from their last 4 Super Lig games on the road and having scored just once over said fixtures, it’s not hard to see why they are struggling.

A comfortable home win is expected

Ultimately, there can be no doubting that Galatasary are clear favourites in this affair. Man for man, they are a far stronger side than Antalyaspor and although they aren’t where they want to be in the standings, they are still some 10 points ahead of a visiting outfit that is desperately struggling and appears a real candidate for relegation.

All things considered, we like the look of backing a Galatsaray win here and combining it with it being to nil. The hosts are incredibly strong at home, have kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 7 home league matches and with Antalyaspor struggling for goal on their travels, we can only see this ending in a comfortable home win, with a 2-0 margin of Galatasaray victory on the cards.