Galatasaray vs Lokomotiv Moscow Predictions

• The home side have scored first in five of their last six games.
• The visitors have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six.
• Lokomotiv Moscow are winless in their last 14 European matches.

Galatasary enjoying their European experience

Galatasaray haven’t exactly been pulling up any trees domestically but they are currently unbeaten in the Europa League (UEL), winning two of their three matches and drawing the other. Somewhat surprisingly, the hosts are one of only two sides who still have the opportunity to boast that they qualified from the UEL group stages without conceding a single goal. This would suggest a somewhat cautious and tense start to the match.

The visitors have actually won their last two competitive matches but it’s a different story on the European stage where, to be honest, they’ve been pretty abysmal. They sit bottom of the group with just a single point and nothing would suggest that they can turn it around considering they are winless in their last 14 matches in European competitions. They have also won just one of their last 10 away matches on the continent and have failed to score in six of those. It looks pretty bleak for them here.

Poor away form to continue

Lokomotiv Moscow are poor on the road, particularly in this competition and they just can’t keep a clean sheet. We’re expecting the hosts to be well drilled and claim victory in a professional performance, leaving the visitors qualification hopes in absolute tatters. We think a single goal could be all the difference here as Galatasaray frustrate their opponents.