We said: Galatasaray 2-1 Trabzonspor
While Gala will have one eye on their Champions League encounter in midweek, they should still have more than enough depth in their squad to field a formidable starting 11 and go on to win this match. We feel both teams will get on the scoresheet, but the hosts should come out on top.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Galatasaray win with a probability of 44.12%. A win for Trabzonspor had a probability of 32.33% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.51%) and 2-0 (6.37%). The likeliest Trabzonspor win was 1-2 (7.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Galatasaray would win this match.