Title defense begins with a win. Galatasaray, which has strengthened its squad and signed Osimhen on a permanent basis, wants to send a message to its direct rivals right away. It wants to win. And it will do so. Because in Turkey, very few clubs can compete with the Giallorossi, who have a truly devastating squad for the league.
A soft start away from home against Gaziantep: Galatasaray has won six in a row against the team it will face on the first day of the league. And the trend should continue. Yes, even the hosts, who objectively have different goals for this season, know very well that their chances of getting a positive result are almost nil. Not even a perfect performance could change the order of things. Gala, even in the preseason, immediately showed that they are on top of their game. There have been a few slip-ups, especially in the match against Lazio. However, they have always won—except against the Biancocelesti—and have been convincing.
In short, we are talking about a fairly one-sided match that, without a shadow of a doubt, will have a winner at the end of the 90 minutes. The away team, obviously.
Odds comparison
Galatasaray’s victory is priced at 1.30 on Goldbet and Lottomatica. A goal is priced at 1.78 on Goldbet and Lottomatica.
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Prediction
Gala might even score a goal – there are things to fix at the back, as mentioned – but Osimhen and his teammates’ victory is not in question at the moment and will not be tomorrow either. This match will see at least three goals in total.
Probable line-ups for Gaziantep-Galatasaray
GAZIANTEP (4-2-3-1): Bozan; Sorescu, Guler, Kizildag, M’Bakata; Soyalp, Ozcicek; Lungoyi, Maxim, Kozlowski; Boateng.
GALATASARAY (4-2-3-1): Guvenac; Sallai, Sanchez, Bardacki, Jacobs; Torreira, Lemina; Zaniolo, Sara, Kohn; Yilmaz.
POSSIBLE EXACT RESULT: 3-1