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Galatasaray

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Galatasaray will be hoping to bounce back here after the 2-1 Super Lig defeat in their last game at the hands of Trabzonspor.

In that match, Galatasaray had 64% possession and 19 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Galatasaray was Wilfried Singo (48'). On the other side, Trabzonspor got 13 shots at goal with 4 on target. Paul Onuachu (4') and Chibuike Nwaiwu (62') scored for Trabzonspor.

Over their preceding six games, Okan Buruk's Galatasaray have hit the back of the net 9 times giving them an average number of goals per match equal to 1.5.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Galatasaray:

• have not registered a win against Kocaelispor in their previous 2 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 32 league matches at home. What a fortress.

Kocaelispor

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In their previous fixture, Kocaelispor drew 0-0 in the Super Lig tie with İstanbul Başakşehir.

In that match, Kocaelispor managed 34% possession and 11 shots on goal with 1 on target. On the other side, Istanbul Basaksehir had 13 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The forward players for Kocaelispor have struggled for goals over their last 6 encounters, netting the disappointing return of only 2. In those fixtures, Kocaelispor have also seen the overall goal aggregate against them equal 10.

↔️ Head to head

The last league match featuring these sides was Super Lig match day 12 on 09/11/2025 and the score finished Kocaelispor 1-0 Galatasaray.

That day, Kocaelispor had 34% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The scorer was Dan Agyei (45').

On the other side, Galatasaray got 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

The referee was Çağdaş Altay.

ℹ️ Team News: Galatasaray

Enes Emre Büyük (Shoulder injury) and Victor Osimhen (Forearm fracture) aren’t available for Galatasaray boss Okan Buruk. Abdülkerim Bardakcı will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

📰 Team News: Kocaelispor

Kocaelispor boss Selçuk İnan has to currently contend with reduced team options. Massadio Haïdara (unknown injury), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Knee injury), Botond Balogh (Tendon tear) and Mateusz Wieteska (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who can’t be considered. Mateusz Wieteska will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

💡 Prediction

One thing is for certain, Kocaelispor will have a difficult task to find the back of the net against a Galatasaray side who have all the attributes to boss this game in attack, midfield and defence.

We’re therefore predicting a very comprehensive 3-0 winning scoreline for Galatasaray when the referee blows the final whistle.

Andre Moura, 10:04 08/04/2026