Galatasaray – Akhisarspor SOCCER PICKS
On Thursday night ended the Europa League adventure for Galatasaray, who had little hope of advancing after the first leg defeat against Benfica. “Imperator” Fatih Terim can now focus on the title race in the Süper Lig with his team. With Akhisarspor now comes the table last to Istanbul. The home strong “lions” can shoot all the frustration of the Europa League against Akhisarspor from the soul. With a win Galatasaray wants to hold the line and punish point losses of Basaksehir ice cold. At home, Galatasaray did not have much trouble this season. Will Akhisarspor become cannon fodder for the Turkish record champions?
For anything but a Galatasaray Vs. Akhisar Belediyespor’s prediction in favor of the home side will need a lot of optimism. Akhisarspor is certainly in a relegation battle and needs points badly needed. But that does not mean that it is the Anatolian club Galatasaray who missed their first home defeat in quite some time. An away win was at Galatasaray Vs. Akhisar Belediyespor assigned sensational odds. The “Lions” will not complain about any failures on Sunday night and therefore deservedly enter the duel as a big favorite. At Turk Telekom Stadium we could see a real peat festival at 16:00 on Sunday evening!
Galatasaray:
In a sense, Galatasaray lags behind expectations. As reigning champions, the season so far did not go according to plan at all, which of course applies not only to the “lions”. The currency crisis in Turkey had hit the clubs significantly. Galatasaray could not find an adequate substitute for departures, the lousy Kaderbreite the Turkish record champion was not addressed. That then lost directly to the start of the competitive season of the Supercup, the “lions” then had to attribute themselves. Now the “lions” are back on track after a mixed first round at national and international level. After the elimination of Benfica against Lisbon, Galatasaray can concentrate fully on the title race. As a pursuer succeeded Galatasaray already in the last season of the coup. To make it work in this season, the “lion” must continue as before. At national level, Galatasaray has not lost a single game in this calendar year. For 30 home games Galatasaray has not lost in the Süper Lig. Last night, the “Löwen” were able to regain their confidence with a 4: 1 in the distance, especially as it did not always look good for the Turkish champions on foreign territory. In the first two home games (Süper Lig) of the second half Galatasaray scored nine goals.
In the captivating form, the “lions” will be hard to stop. Although Terim has some struggling players, all its players are expected to be ready for action on Sunday night. Already in the top match against Trabzonspor Galatasaray was able to roll over the opponent in a dominant performance. Galatasaray was in the home games always the game-determining team and could shine on the offensive. The offensive trio is expected to remain unchanged. With Onyekuru, Belhanda and Feghouli, Terim has three players on offense who work well with striker Diagne. However, it remains only a matter of time until the recovered Emre Akbaba beckons a place in the starting lineup. On Sunday evening Terim will hardly change his tactics in front of a home crowd. Will Galatasaray pay off against Akhisarspor for the next victory of the “Lions”?
Akhisar Belediyespor:
For Akhisarspor, things are not going well so far and in the table cellar the reigning Supercup winner is in dire need of points. After the Pleiten series Akhisarspor could recently take a point in the fight for survival against Ankaragücü. In the six-point game on the way to the saving shore three points against the capital club Ankaragücü would have been enormously important. Even with a possible sensational victory against Galatasaray Akhisarspor would remain on the last place in the table. The balance of 4-6-12 was catastrophic and could not be justified by the double burden of the Europa League. With 21 goals, Akhisarspor is the third-worst offensive in the Süper Lig. Away, Akhisarspor has conceded the most goals after Kasimpasa to record 1-1-8. In the last three away games Akhisarspor conceded a total of six goals. In the meager performances this season is at Galatasaray vs.. Akhisar Belediyespor rather deviate from a forecast in favor of bottom of the table. Although Akhisarspor won the Super Cup and also the first leg match against Galatasaray in this competitive season, back then the bottom of the table was a bit different than before. In addition, only in the season stability in the game of Galatasaray came. Even in the duels against Basaksehir and Besiktas conceded the Anatolian club each conceded three goals.
After Cihat Arslan now Cem Kavcak is to turn things around and help Akhisarspor to relegation. It does not look promising in the upcoming games, especially since Kavcak can not do magic with the current squad. The quality in the squad is manageable. Elvis Manu is the top scorer in the squad with six goals and a goal assist. In the attack, the Portuguese Josue plays a crucial role, while in the defensive midfield Serginho ensures stability. Ironically, the two top performers Josue and Serginho will fail against Galatasaray. Thus, in addition to an important offensive player Josue also missing Serginho, who was the link between defensive and offensive. Akhisarspor is already traded as a relegation candidate and could be in an even more unpleasant situation after a possible disaster in Istanbul.
