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Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce – Prediction, and Match Preview
Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce – On the final day of the 2022–23 Turkish Lig season, champions will host losers as Galatasaray and Fenerbahce square off in a tantalizing Istanbul derby on Sunday.
Even though the outcome of the match won’t have any impact on how the standings look overall, we can nevertheless anticipate a buzz in and around the NEF Stadiumu.
The new winners are Galatasaray, who have won their 23rd Super Lig championship and first since the 2018–19 season.
They finished the season as the league’s best defensive squad by a wide margin and the second-highest scoring club (only behind Fenerbahce), thanks to Okan Buruk.
Most likely, Fenerbahce will place second. In the summer, they will compete in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase.
The past several weeks have seen both teams at their best. Galatasaray has won four straight games while giving up only one goal.
Tuesday’s 1-4 triumph at Ankaragucu featured two goals from their leading scorer, Mauro Icardi, as well as two assists from Kerem Akturkoglu.
Icardi already has 21 goals this season, and he will finish the campaign behind Fenerbahce’s Enner Valencia as the second-highest scorer in the league.
With 29 goals in 30 games this season, the Ecuadorian striker has enjoyed another incredible season. He scored the opening goal in the team’s 2-0 victory over Antalyaspor on Tuesday.
Fenerbahce has gone 12 games without a loss across all competitions. They have won four games in a row while giving up only one goal over that span.
Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce – Betting Analysis
Fenerbahce is 119–96–98 against Galatasaray in 313 matches. Note that Fenerbahce has only defeated Galata 38 times in 159 away games. Galatasaray won the January rematch at the Sukru Saracoglu, 0-3.
On Sunday, the league’s top two scorers will be in action, but given how impressive the two Istanbul rivals have been lately on defense, we are still tempted to go with the Under 2.5 goals FT choice at the 2.25 odds.
What are the best odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the WDW market, a victory for Galatasaray is available for 2.07, betting on the draw is 3.72 and staking on victory for Fenerbahçe gets you 3.32. Those are the best of the returns being offered as of now.
Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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