Trabzonspor vs Galatasaray Predictions

• Trabzonspor enter this after a gruelling two-legged losing European qualifier.
• Galatasaray are the more rested of the two teams, having enjoyed five more rest days.
• Galatasaray are unbeaten in their last three trips to Trabzonspor.

Trabzonspor need a bounce back to form

After flopping out of the Champions League at the final hurdle during the week, reigning Turkish champions Trabzonspor instead found out who they will face in the Europa League, a decent consolation when all is said and done.

However, two legs against Copenhagen with a league game sandwiched between doesn’t seem to have done Trabzonspor any favours as they are now winless in three games (D1, L2) with seven goals conceded across them.

On the other hand, Galatasaray enter this clash on an identical six-point haul to their hosts (W2, L1), yet they have something of a physical and psychological boost over their hosts after enjoying five more days preparation time as well as a current three-game unbeaten run in Trabzonspor.

Going with the value

While Galatasaray were well off the pace last season, Okan Buruk’s Galatasaray enter this clash in high spirits after already defeating Antalyaspor away from home (1-0), the same side that just put five goals past Trabzonspor last time out in the league!

Okan Buruk has only won one of his 13 personal encounters with current Trabzonspor coach Abdullah Avci, yet we’re going against the grain with a Galatasaray draw no bet prediction. However any win will likely be a narrow success, with a 2-1 correct score selection filling out our predictions.