Although Istanbulspor have started to show signs of improvement in recent weeks, they are no match for Galatasaray, who are in a fantastic position to win the title.
As such, we expect the visitors to record a comfortable victory, with Icardi likely to get on the scoresheet again, given his incredible recent record in front of goal.
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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 63.9%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Istanbulspor had a probability of 16.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.8%) and 0-1 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.1%), while for a Istanbulspor win it was 2-1 (4.59%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Galatasaray would win this match.