In this 15th week match, on Sun Dec 25th, Galatasaray plays host to İstanbulspor in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Galatasaray is fresh off their 7-0 blowout win against İstanbul Başakşehir. Muhammed Aktürkoğlu scored the first goal for Galatasaray in the 14th minute, then Mauro Icardi added another in the 45th minute on a penalty In the end, İstanbul Başakşehir couldn’t muster any offence and Galatasaray ran away with the shutout win. Galatasaray should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, İstanbulspor recorded a 0-1 loss against Hatayspor. Ayoub El Kaabi struck first for Hatayspor in the 24th minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed İstanbulspor couldn’t manage to score, and Hatayspor took the shutout win. İstanbulspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Jetmir Topalli has been the most prolific scorer on İstanbulspor in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Galatasaray is fortunate enough to have Mauro Icardi in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals
Galatasaray will be without Mathias Ross Jensen, while Osman Zeki Korkmaz’s squad will be without Eslem Öztürk.