Galatasaray vs Eyupspor Prediction: Lions to land easy win

Turkish Super Lig leaders Galatasaray go in search of a fourth consecutive league win on Friday (17:00 GMT) when they take on relegation-threatened Eyupspor at Rams Park.

Below are my Galatasaray vs Eyupspor predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Galatasaray defender Metahan Baltaci is serving a nine-month ban, but Mario Lemina is free to return on Friday after being serving a one-game suspension.

Leroy Sane and Arda Unyay (both unspecified) look set to miss out again for Okan Buruk’s side.

Football Odds

Luccas Claro (ankle) and Taras Stepanenko (unspecified) are injured for Atilla Gerin’s Eyupspor.

Galatasaray vs Eyupspor Odds

Galatasaray, who have won their last three league game, are 1/9 favourites to triumph on Friday, implying a 90% probability of success, while Eyupspor are 16/1, or a 5.9% chance, to secure a first-ever victory over the Lions, with the draw offered at 15/2.

To Win to Nil - Galatasaray @ 1/1

Galatasaray top the Super Lig table for points (52), wins (16) and goals (50), while they boast the best defensive record, too, having conceded just 14 goals in 21 games.

At Rams Park, they've been breached nine times in 11 matches, eight of which they have won, drawing the other three.

Buruk's side have kept nine clean sheets in the league this season, four of which have been achieved on home soil, including two in their last three at Rams Park.

Today's Football Fixtures

Eyupspor, meanwhile, are 34 points behind the league leaders, having won four, drawn six and lost 11 of their first 21 games, while only Kasimpasa (16) have scored fewer goals than Gerin's charges (17).

On their travels, Eyupspor have lost six times, winning two and drawing two of their other four matches, and no team has scored fewer away goals than them (seven).

Galatasaray won the reverse fixture 2-0 in September, and logic dictates another win to nil on Friday.

Highest Scoring Half - Second Half @ 19/20

The second half has been the highest-scoring half in six of Galatasaray's last seven Super Lig games, and 10 of Eyupspor's last 11.

September's reverse fixture at the Ataturk Olimpiyat didn't see a goal until the 73rd minute, when Mauro Icardi broke the deadlock, before Yunus Akgun made sure of the three points for Galatasaray in the 89th minute.