Turkish champions Galatasaray begin their 2025/26 Super Lig title defence when they travel to play Gaziantep at Kalyon Stadyumu on Friday, 8 August.
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Gaziantep vs Galatasaray prediction: Away win on the horizon
Key stats
- Gaziantep are winless in back-to-back friendly games (D1, L1).
- The Falcons have won just once in 10 Super Lig fixtures.
- Galatasaray are unbeaten since losing to Besiktas in March 2025.
- The Lions won four and drew one of their five preseason friendly matches.
Correct score prediction: Gaziantep 0-4 Galatasaray
Gaziantep are enduring a tough run of results, winless in nine straight outings, including their two friendlies in late July. The hosts finished eight points clear of the relegation zone last season after failing to win their final seven league games last campaign (D3, L4). Their home form has been dismal as well, having last tasted victory on home soil in a 2-1 win over Hatayspor in April.
Okan Buruk’s Galatasaray, meanwhile, are in impeccable shape, although they witnessed their 15-game winning streak come to a halt in a 2-2 draw against Lazio in their previous game. Besiktas are the last team to have beaten the visitors, back in March, and Gaziantep barely possess the firepower to tackle down the reigning Turkish champions.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Gala the overwhelming favourites
- HOME: 13/2 (7.50) – 13.3%
- DRAW: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
- AWAY: 4/11 (1.36) – 73.5%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
This opening league fixture will be Gaziantep’s first big game of the season, and they are understandably the underdogs against the heavyweights. They are backed by diminiutive odds of 13/2 (7.50), indicating a 13.3% probability of success.
As the reigning champions with a formidable recent win record, Galatasaray are concrete favourites, priced at 4/11 (1.36) – a 73.5% win probability rate.
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Most recent H2Hs: One sided to say the least
Gaziantep last won a H2H against Galatasaray back in March 2022. Since then, the Lions have won six on the trot by an aggregate score of 14-4.
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Galatasaray
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 17/09/24
Galatasaray
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Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 24/08/24
Galatasaray
Gazisehir Gaziantep FK
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 29/01/24
Galatasaray
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Galatasaray
Gaziantep preview: Can they escape a defeat?
Ismet Tasdemir has a stronger squad than before at his disposal, thanks to Gaziantep’s summer transfer market additions. They have a full-strength squad ready to challenge Galatasaray.
Predicted lineup: Bozan (GK), Rodrigues, Guler, Kizildag, M’Bakata, Soyalp, Ozcicek, Kozlowski, Maxim, Sorescu & Boateng
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 09/05/25
L
Alanyaspor
1
Gazisehir Gaziantep FK
0
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 03/05/25
L
Caykur Rizespor
2
Gazisehir Gaziantep FK
0
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 26/04/25
L
Fenerbahce
3
Gazisehir Gaziantep FK
1
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 20/04/25
L
Istanbul Basaksehir
2
Gazisehir Gaziantep FK
1
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 13/04/25
W
Hatayspor
1
Gazisehir Gaziantep FK
2
Galatasaray preview: Winning mentality
With a whole list of top signings, including Victor Osimhen & Leroy Sane, Galatasaray will be brimming with confidence to get their title defence rolling. No absences have been reported, except that of Quentin Daubin and Badou Ndiaye.
Predicted lineup: Guvenc (GK), Jakobs, Cuesta, Sanchez, Jelert, Kutlu, Ayhan, Kutucu, Sallai, Sane & Osimhen
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W
Trabzonspor
0
Galatasaray
2
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 03/05/25
W
Sivasspor
1
Galatasaray
4
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 27/04/25
W
Eyupspor
1
Galatasaray
5
Tu00fcrkiye Cup 22/04/25
W
Konyaspor
1
Galatasaray
5
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 18/04/25
W
Bodrum FK
0
Galatasaray
2
Player to watch: Victor Osimhen
Osimhen’s loan stint to Galatasaray in 2024/25 proved successful, as the Nigerian ended the campaign as the league top scorer while helping the club secure the domestic double. Now a permanent member of the squad following a record-breaking transfer, he will want to take his statistics to the next level, starting with Gaziantep this term.
Osimhen registered 37 goals and eight assists in 41 appearances for Galatasaray last season.