Konyaspor vs Galatasaray - prediction, team news, lineups

Galatasaray volition look to consolidate their presumption astatine the apical of the Turkish Super Lig erstwhile they question to Konyaspor connected Friday to footwear disconnected circular 10.

Okan Buruk's broadside moved to 22 points with a triumph implicit Fenerbahce connected Monday, portion Ilhan Palut's squad beryllium 14th with 8 points aft ending a tally of 3 matches without a win.

Match preview

Galatasaray came retired connected apical successful a fiercely contested derby against Fenerbahce, with Victor Osimhen's objective finishing helping Cimbom unafraid a 2-1 triumph and widen their winning tally crossed each competitions to 3 matches.

The Nigeria planetary opened the scoring successful the 29th infinitesimal aft combining with Baris Alper Yilmaz, past doubled the pb conscionable earlier half-time by heading successful aft Davinson Sanchez sent the shot backmost towards goal, and though Fenerbahce pulled 1 backmost done Irfan Can Kahveci successful the 62nd minute, Cimbom held connected for the win.

The effect ensured Galatasaray maintained their two-point pb implicit second-placed Amed SK heading into this circular of matches, having recorded 7 wins, 1 gully and 1 defeat, portion besides securing bragging rights successful 1 of Turkish football's fiercest rivalries.

Cimbom person won their past 3 league matches, responding powerfully aft their dense 4-0 decision to Trabzonspor, but they present question to a crushed wherever they mislaid 2-0 connected their astir caller sojourn and person suffered 4 defeats successful their past six trips.

Konyaspor volition anticipation to widen their caller beardown location grounds against the champions and caput into this contention with renewed assurance pursuing a 2-0 triumph implicit Genclerbirligi, successful which centre-back Chidozie Awaziem scored a uncommon brace to settee the game.

That effect extended their location tally to 3 matches without defeat, pursuing a goalless gully against Istanbul Basaksehir and a 1-0 triumph implicit Trabzonspor, with the Anatolian Eagle keeping cleanable sheets successful each 3 games aft losing their opening 2 location matches.

The triumph besides ended a tally of 3 league matches without a triumph (D2, L1) and took Konyaspor to 8 points from their opening 9 league games, having recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Their antiaircraft betterment astatine location is encouraging, but they volition request to amusement greater ambition successful possession against a Galatasaray broadside that person collected 9 points connected the roadworthy this season.

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Team News

Konyaspor volition beryllium without Adil Demirbag, who is recovering from a cruciate ligament injury, making him their lone confirmed absentee.

Ugurcan Yazgili recovered from a musculus wounded and featured for 7 minutes successful the erstwhile match, leaving him successful contention for a instrumentality to the starting XI, portion Enis Destan made the seat for the archetypal clip since September 5 aft recovering from a genu problem.

Awaziem is expected to clasp his spot astatine the bosom of the defence alongside Rayyan Baniya aft scoring doubly against Genclerbirligi, with Palut apt to support the antiaircraft operation that has produced 3 consecutive location cleanable sheets.

Galatasaray whitethorn request to marque changes pursuing the derby, with Abdulkerim Bardakci referred to the disciplinary committee connected a precautionary ground aft the post-match confrontation with Fenerbahce, perchance leaving him unavailable for this fixture and opening the doorway for Mario Lemina to spouse Sanchez successful cardinal defence.

Wilfried Singo played 2 minutes against Fenerbahce aft recovering from a thigh injury, and it remains to beryllium seen whether helium is acceptable for a much important role.

Osimhen is expected to pb the onslaught aft his decisive brace, with Yilmaz and Yunus Akgun among the options to enactment him.

Konyaspor imaginable starting lineup:

Gungordu; Andzouana, Awaziem, Baniya, Masuaku; Jevtovic, Ibrahimoglu; Turuc, Bardhi, Dompe; Muleka

Galatasaray imaginable starting lineup:

Cakir; Sallai, Sanchez, Lemina, Jakobs; Sara, Torreira; Akgun, Batrakov, Yilmaz; Osimhen

We say: Konyaspor 1-2 Galatasaray

Konyaspor's beardown antiaircraft grounds astatine location should marque this a much competitory contention than the league standings mightiness suggest, but Galatasaray's attacking prime and caller momentum springiness them the borderline arsenic they look to unafraid different 3 points.

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