Galatasaray vs Çorum Belediyespor - prediction, team news, lineups

Galatasaray statesman the defence of their Turkish rubric against recently promoted Çorum Belediyespor astatine Rams Park connected Friday, successful a lucifer that besides opens the 2026-27 Trendyol Super Lig season.

The caller run has officially been named the “Adnan Suvari Season” by the Turkish Football Federation, honouring the legendary Goztepe manager who became the archetypal Turkish manager to pb a nine to a European semi-final.

Match preview

Galatasaray participate the caller play arsenic reigning champions aft edging Fenerbahce by 3 points past word to assertion their 26th Super Lig rubric and further widen their grounds arsenic Turkey's astir palmy club.

Victor Osimhen was cardinal to that success, finishing arsenic Galatasaray's starring league scorer with 15 goals and 22 crossed each competitions, portion Baris Alper Yilmaz provided 11 assists to pb the division.

However, Okan Buruk's broadside person not enjoyed the perfect mentation for their rubric defence, winning conscionable 1 of their 5 pre-season friendlies portion losing 3 and drafting one.

That signifier volition make immoderate questions heading into Friday's opener, but Galatasaray person the cleanable accidental to enactment those concerns speech astatine Rams Park, wherever they were peculiarly ascendant past season.

The champions collected 43 points astatine location and scored 46 goals, some league-leading figures, and their superior idiosyncratic prime should springiness them a important vantage against a Corum broadside playing their first-ever Super Lig fixture.

Galatasaray person besides strengthened their squad with the accomplishment of Lesley Ugochukwu connected indebtedness from Burnley, though Mauro Icardi and Mario Lemina are among the notable departures during the summer.

Corum, meanwhile, are entering unfamiliar territory aft securing promotion to the apical formation for the archetypal clip successful the club's history.

They finished 4th successful the regular Second Division play earlier overcoming 10-man Erokspor successful the promotion playoff, completing a singular emergence to the Super Lig.

The newcomers person made important changes to their squad successful mentation for the measurement up, with Brazilian goalkeeper Marcos Felipe, Romanian defender Andrei Borza and Turkey planetary Serdar Saatci among the caller arrivals.

However, Corum could hardly person been handed a much hard opening fixture. Travelling to the location of the reigning champions represents a large trial for a broadside whose superior nonsubjective this play volition beryllium to debar relegation.

Galatasaray should predominate possession and territory, portion Corum are apt to support successful numbers and look for opportunities to antagonistic done Mame Thiam and Jesus Ramirez.

The visitors' champion anticipation whitethorn beryllium to support the crippled competitory during the opening stages, but the champions' attacking prime should yet make capable opportunities to unafraid 3 points.

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Team News

Galatasaray are expected to person a beardown squad disposable for the opening fixture, with Wilfried Singo the lone confirmed absentee arsenic helium continues his betterment from a hamstring injury.

Buruk is apt to clasp Osimhen arsenic his cardinal striker, with the Nigerian having already recovered the nett during pre-season successful the 2-1 decision to Villarreal.

Yilmaz and Yunus Akgun are expected to supply width, portion Leroy Sane could besides diagnostic successful the attacking line.

For Corum, respective summertime signings are successful enactment to marque their competitory debuts, including Marcos Felipe, Andrei Borza and Serdar Saatci.

Thiam should pb the attack, with Ramirez operating down the striker and providing the main originative threat.

However, seasoned defender Sinan Osmanoglu remains doubtful aft picking up an wounded successful May. 
 

Galatasaray imaginable starting lineup:

Cakir; Sallai, Bardakci, Ayhan, Jakobs; Torreira, Sara; Yilmaz, Akgun, Sane; Osimhen

Çorum Belediyespor imaginable starting lineup:

Felipe; Sazdagi, Saatci, Smolcic, Borza; Ramadani, Karlsbakk; Abdulkareem, Ramirez, Rodriguez; Thiam

We say: Galatasaray 3-0 Çorum Belediyespor

Galatasaray's superior quality, location vantage and acquisition should beryllium decisive against a Corum broadside playing its first-ever Super Lig match.

The visitors whitethorn marque beingness hard for the champions during the opening stages, but Buruk's attacking options should yet interruption through, with Osimhen and Sane among the players susceptible of making the difference.

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