After the defeat of Fenerbahce in the derby with Trabzonspor, Galatasaray has a fantastic opportunity to find itself in first place in the table after this match. Although they struggled a bit in the cup match, they still made it to the next round. I believe that in this match the situation will be completely different because we should expect that Galatasaray will play with the strongest team. They will be visited by Istanbulspor, who have been playing extremely poorly lately. In the last 9 games, they have 8 defeats, and the only triumph they achieved was against the lower division Etimesgut in the cup, after extra time. Galatasaray really likes to play in front of their fans, which is best seen from the fact that in the last 8 official games on their field, they have 7 wins and one draw. They have a very dangerous team that is full of very experienced and quality players who simply stand out from the rest of the league. Juan Mata, Mertens, Seferovic, van Aanholt and Gomis are just some of the players who play for this team. As I said, I expect that most of these players will be on the field from the first minute and the guests will only have to hope that the Galatasaray players will not have their day.
As for Istanbulspor, fans of this team have a lot to worry about. The team is currently in the penultimate place in the table with only 8 points after 13 games played. They have huge problems on both sides of the field, but maybe even more in defense. Istanbulspor have conceded an average of 2.6 goals per game in their last 6 appearances. In 5 of these games, Istanbulspor conceded at least 3 goals on the field. It is hard to believe that there will be a reaction against one of the main teams in the country. What is certainly bad for them is their away game. In the last 5 away games, they failed to win a single point, and they conceded as many as 14 goals. The difference in quality and current form between these two teams is huge and I don't think there will be any major problems for Galatasaray to win this match with a big margin.
