📏 Form Guide

Galatasaray

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Galatasaray will be hoping to bounce back here following a 0-2 Süper Kupa losing effort in their last game against Fenerbahçe.

Mattéo Guendouzi (28') and Jayden Oosterwolde (48') scored for Fenerbahçe.

Matches featuring Galatasaray have usually been entertaining affairs recently with high scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past six clashes, the sum of 21 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 14 of those accredited to Galatasaray. Having said that, time will tell whether the trend shall be sustained in this upcoming game or not.

Their previous form shows that Galatasaray:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Gaziantep in their previous 7 games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 27 league matches at home. An amazing run.

Gaziantep

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After tasting defeat last time out to İstanbul Başakşehir in Super Lig competition, Gaziantep will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Gaziantep managed 42% possession and 14 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Gaziantep, the goalscorers were Drissa Camara (26') and Arda Kızıldağ (53' Own goal). For their opponents, Istanbul Basaksehir got 17 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Eldor Shomurodov (21'), Abbosbek Fayzullayev (29'), Umut Güneş (68') and Ivan Brnić (84') scored for İstanbul Başakşehir.

The stats don’t lie, and Gaziantep have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 12 goals in total. In defence, Gaziantep certainly have room for improvement.

Heading into this contest, Gaziantep haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A study of past results between these clubs stretching back to 05/03/2023 shows that these fixtures have not been kind to Gaziantep. They have not been able to get themselves any victories at all whereas Galatasaray have remained in the ascendancy, finishing as winners in 100% of those games played.

17 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 15 of them from Cimbom and 2 coming from Gaziantep. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The last league clash between these sides was Super Lig match day 1 on 08/08/2025 and the score finished Gaziantep 0-3 Galatasaray.

That time, Gaziantep managed 40% possession and 5 shots on goal with 2 on target.

At the other end, Galatasaray had 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Barış Yılmaz (12', 45') and Evren Eren Elmalı (16') scored.

The referee was Ali Şansalan.

📋 Team News: Galatasaray

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the lone fitness concern for the Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk to be concerned with from an otherwise complete group. Enes Emre Büyük (Shoulder injury) won’t play. Ineligible players who cannot play in this game through suspension are Victor Osimhen, Lucas Torreira and Ismail Jakobs.

It seems likely that Cimbom will probably line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match with Günay Güvenc, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sánchez, Abdlkerim Bardakci, Evren Eren Elmali, Mario Lemina, Ilkay Gündogan, Leroy Sane, Yunus Akgün, Baris Yilmaz and Mauro Icardi.

ℹ️ Team News: Gaziantep

Gaziantep manager Burak Yılmaz has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ali Mevran Ablak (Cruciate ligament tear) and Salem M'Bakata (Cruciate ligament tear) miss out here. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Mehmet Kuzucu, Drissa Camara and Kévin Rodrigues.

We reckon that Gaziantep might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Zafer Görgen, Luis Pérez, Semih Guler, Myenty Abena, Tayyib Talha Sanuc, Melih Kabasakal, Arda Kizildag, Kacper Kozlowski, Juninho Bacuna, Alexandru Maxim and Mohamed Bayo.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that Galatasaray have it within them to be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.

Conversely, Gaziantep are also probably going to find it difficult to score themselves although we do reckon that they could well end up hitting back at some stage here, too.

We’re therefore anticipating a 3-1 win for Galatasaray come full-time.

Renata Leite, 17:02 15/01/2026