Istanbul Basaksehir vs Galatasaray - prediction, team news, lineups

Galatasaray marque the travel to Istanbul Basaksehir connected Friday nighttime looking to widen their unbeaten commencement to the 2026-27 Super Lig to 4 matches.

At a clip erstwhile the defending champions beryllium apical of the Super Lig table, the hosts are down successful 12th place, albeit conscionable 3 points adrift of their adjacent opponents.

Match preview

With the summertime transportation model remaining unfastened until Friday for Turkish teams, Galatasaray volition proceed to person 1 oculus connected the marketplace erstwhile they caput into this encounter.

Nevertheless, Okan Buruk volition beryllium blessed with his team's commencement to the campaign, collecting 7 points from their opening 3 matches.

Despite the astonishment gully with Corum FK connected the opening play of the season, the giants of Turkish shot person responded by scoring 7 goals successful wins implicit Erzurumspor FK and Goztepe FK.

Victor Osimhen already has an unthinkable 5 goals and 2 assists from 270 minutes of football, the Nigerian hinting that helium tin beryllium the quality shaper successful this part yet again.

However, 3 of the 4 goals conceded by Galatasaray person travel successful the 20 minutes aft fractional time, a inclination that volition interest Buruk up of their toughest trial of the play truthful far.

Istanbul Basaksehir person needed to find a mode to retrieve from their disappointing exit successful the Conference League 2nd qualifying circular astatine the hands of Finland's Inter Turku.

A instrumentality of 4 points from 3 games volition beryllium considered satisfactory by Nuri Sahin, with the 1 decision coming astatine the hands of Trabzonspor by a 2-1 scoreline.

As good arsenic a 2-0 triumph implicit Kocaelispor - a squad who person won their different 2 games - connected the opening play of the season, a 1-1 gully was posted against Kasimpasa - who are unbeaten - past clip out.

Eldor Shomurodov is attempting to rival Osimhen for the aureate boot, the Uzbekistan prima netting 3 times successful arsenic galore appearances.

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Team News

Yusuf Sari could beryllium handed his archetypal commencement of the Super Lig play having replaced Abbosbek Fayzullaev astatine fractional clip of the Kasimpasa game.

Unless Onur Ergun replaces Olivier Kemen successful midfield, the remainder of the squad whitethorn enactment the same, with Edin Visca remaining a uncertainty with a knock.

Galatasaray defender Abdulkerim Bardakci volition beryllium assessed having been withdrawn astatine the interruption of the Goztepe fixture.

Kaan Ayhan and Arda Unyay are connected standby to regenerate him, portion Leroy Sane whitethorn regenerate Baris Alper Yilmaz connected the flank.

New signing Rafael Leao is not expected to diagnostic arsenic helium continues to retrieve from a thigh injury.

Istanbul Basaksehir imaginable starting lineup:

Sengezer; Sahiner, Bayram, Opoku, Operi; Skov Olsen, Gunes, Kemen, Sari; Shomurodov, Bozok

Galatasaray imaginable starting lineup:

Yilmaz; Sallai, Sanchez, Bardakci, Jakobs; Torreira, Lemina; Akgun, Sara, Sane; Osimhen

We say: Istanbul Basaksehir 1-3 Galatasaray

When Istanbul Basaksehir's lone decision is to Trabzonspor, they merit respect heading into this fixture. However, Galatasaray are already moving towards their free-scoring best, and we expect respective goals to beryllium netted by the champions successful this contest.

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