One of the exciting fixtures on matchday 4 of Europa League will be played between Galatasaray and Tottenham. Following consecutive home games in Premier League and EFL Cup, the Lilywhites will be visiting RAMS Park, Istanbul on Thursday, 7th November. Galatasaray aim to continue their winning form in the European competition while Spurs keep an eye on making it four wins from four.
Galatasaray vs Tottenham: Match Preview
Sitting at the top of the Turkish Super Lig, Galatasaray have been in remarkable form with nine wins from ten matches, dropping points only once in a draw. The Yellow Reds recently clinched a crucial victory over Besiktas, stretching their winning streak to four games. Their strong domestic start has also carried over to the Europa League, where they’ve beaten both PAOK and Elfsborg, along with a draw against RFS, leaving them in fifth place. In their latest Europa League outing, Galatasaray battled through a thrilling 4-3 win over Elfsborg, with goals from Mauro Icardi, Alper Yilmaz, Yunus Akgun, and a helpful own goal by Pettersson.
Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur are one of just three teams in the Europa League to have a maximum of nine points after three rounds, along with Lazio and Anderlecht. The Lilywhites begin the campaign with victory over Qarabag, followed by wins against Ferencvaros and AZ Alkmaar, keeping two clean sheets and scoring six goals. With the brilliant comeback victory against Aston Villa Premier League and EFL Cup win against English defending champions Manchester City, Spurs extended their home-winning sequence to six games. But they are struggling away from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, losing to Brighton and Crystal Palace with close margins in a row. Spurs have won half of the games in Premier League after ten rounds to stand fifth.
Galatasaray vs Tottenham: Head-to-Head
The upcoming meeting between Galatasaray and Tottenham on Thursday will be their first-ever H2H. Tottenham Hotspur’s latest encounter with the Turkish clubs was against Besiktas in 2014/15 Europa League when they shared the points at home and suffered an away defeat. On the other hand, the Lion have faced English clubs 23 times and secured only five wins, including against Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.
Galatasaray vs Tottenham: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Ismail Jakobs is the only fitness concern for Galatasaray who will not be available for the clash against Spurs due to a knee injury. However, Spurs’ manager will have to deal with several injury issues and needs to rotate the starting lineup. Richarlison, Micky Van de Ven and Wilson Odobert will miss out on the upcoming fixture while Cristian Romero and Djed Spence participation will be in doubt.
Galatasaray Predicted Lineup
Muslera (GK), Ayhan, Sanchez, Bardakci, Kohn; Torreira, Sara; Yilmaz, Mertens, Akgun; Osimhen
Tottenham Predicted Lineup
Vicario (GK), Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Bergvall, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Werner
Galatasaray vs Tottenham: Match Prediction
Galatasaray’s confidence will be high as they play the crucial fixture in front of the electrifying home crowd, backed by three successive home wins. Meanwhile, Tottenham have suffered back-to-back away defeats, but shouldn’t be written off, supported by their current winning momentum. Given the current scenario, we believe to see a tightly contested draw on Thursday.
Predicted Result: 2-2
