Despite the fact that Galatasaray had a very difficult and physically draining game in the Champions League in midweek, they simply have too much quality in all areas of the pitch for Caykur Rizespor to handle.
The hosts will hope to keep Galatasaray's main attacking weapons quiet, which they can do given their defensive home record this season, but the task will be incredibly difficult.
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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 51.14%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Caykur Rizespor had a probability of 24.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.58%) and 0-2 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.71%), while for a Caykur Rizespor win it was 1-0 (7.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Galatasaray in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Galatasaray.
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