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Steffen Schmidt - September 25, 2023
Galatasaray will have a great opportunity to extend their phenomenal spell of form on Tuesday evening when they visit Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadi for the city derby against the struggling Istanbulspor in the postponed fixture of Matchday No 3 in Turkish Super Lig.
The reigning champions got off to a great start to the new season with four wins and a draw in the inaugural five rounds and an 11-3 goal difference in the process.
Galatasaray’s latest victims were Istanbul Basaksehir on Saturday in a match in which head coach Okan Buruk made some rotations to the squad that started the last weekend’s UEFA Champions League opener against FC Copenhagen.
The league’s top scorer Mauro Icardi was on target once again, taking his league tally to six goals in five league appearances this term.
Kerem Akturkoglu has three goals to his name while Hakim Ziyech bagged his first goal in Galata shirt four days ago as well.
The story is completely opposite with Istanbulspor who have only managed to net two goals in the opening four games of the new season.
The team led by Fatih Tekke are one of just three winless teams in the league. They have managed two points from the opening four rounds.
Istanbulspor will go into this off the back of two separate 2-0 defeats to the likes of Istanbul Basaksehir and Gaziantep.
Galatasaray have eight wins and a draw in the previous nine meetings with Istanbulspor.
The Over 2.5 goals FT pick landed in four of the last five matches between these rivals.
Overall, Galatasaray have been the dominant force in the history of this matchup with 74 wins and only 13 defeats in the last 110 clashes against Istanbulspor.
Everything points towards an easy victory for the visitors here. We really like the 2.75 odds offered for Galatasaray to win to nil knowing Istanbulspor have only notched two goals since the beginning of the season.
The second pick will be Galatasaray to win both halves at the more attractive 3.40 odds. They are in a much better rhythm than their counterparts and we would not be surprised to see a demolishing victory for Cimbom.
Istanbulspor vs Galatasaray Betting Tips
