Galatasaray vs Gaziantep prediction and betting tips on January 29, 2024
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Game Prediction
Monday is rightly considered the least busy of all days of the week. However, in Turkey, they have recently decided to schedule at least a few matches of the local Super Lig on the first day of the week. Among them, the champion Galatasaray will play against Gaziantep. A free prediction for the match on January 29, 2024, is available to the site's audience.
Galatasaray is in a 1-on-1 battle with their eternal rival.
The "Yellow-Reds" confidently reclaimed the championship title last season. Now they are trying to defend the title while also competing in the Champions League—where, by the way, they managed to finish above Manchester United but below Copenhagen, securing a place in the Europa League. Interestingly, they currently have only one real rival on the domestic front, Fenerbahçe. They drew away with them, but then dropped points, drawing 1-1 with Sivasspor. However, they secured another comfortable victory over Istanbulspor, this time 3-1.
Gaziantep is fighting for survival.
"GFK" represents the city of the same name, which suffered less than a year ago during a massive earthquake in Turkey, causing the team to withdraw from the competition. Fortunately, their place was reserved for them. There will be no more leniency, and they need to climb at least to the sixteenth place. Despite having experienced coach Shimudike and a roster of stars (Gillibodji, Maxim, Markovic, Gradel, Nkulu), not everything is going smoothly. Hence, they signed Acosta and Sorescu in the winter transfer window. In the previous rounds, they played against a more successful table neighbor and a competitor in the survival battle, Sivasspor, and then with the bottom-placed Konyaspor, drawing both matches 1-1.
Previous matches:
In March 2022, "GFK" even defeated an Istanbul giant. However, before and twice after that, the "Lions" were stronger. At the beginning of autumn, they crushed their opponent 3-0 away.
Free prediction for the Galatasaray - Gaziantep match on January 29:
From the champion at home against such an opponent, one can expect more than just a simple victory. Let's go with a handicap of "-2.0 goals" (odds - 1.88).