Following an eye-catching campaign last time around, Galatasaray are yet to get going this term, and after a heavy defeat to Besiktas and a close call at home to Hatayspor, they should again find it tough in a tough trip on Friday.
We do see Buruk's side having enough quality in their ranks, particularly in attack, to get over the line, so we are backing them to leave with all three points.
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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 52.63%. A win for Konyaspor had a probability of 24.57% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.88%) and 0-2 (8.18%). The likeliest Konyaspor win was 2-1 (6.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.56%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Galatasaray in this match.