Galatasaray – Elfsborg

Turkish club to beat Swedish vice-champion with a decent score difference

In Istanbul, two teams that shocked their fans in the last round of the Europa League will meet on the same pitch. However, they shocked with different emotional colouring. Galatasaray flew to Latvia as clear favourites with odds of 1.35 to beat RFH. When Akgün made the score 2-0 in favour of the Turkish champions in the 38th minute, many Turkish fans switched channels to political news or TV series. However, RFS made the score 2-2 in the 55th minute and with half as many shots on goal as their opponents, the game was tied. Elfsborg, on the other hand, hosted Italy's Roma in Buros. Even the knowledge that the Romans would be flying in with a reserve team did not stop bookmakers from assigning them the status of favourites. However, the only goal of the match was scored by the Swedish team, which sent the Italians home without points. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.24 on their victory. Galatasaray after the above-mentioned failure managed to rehabilitate twice. Istanbul Club before and after the period of national team matches defeated opponents in the championship. The defeated teams were Alanyaspor and Antalyaspor. Such results strengthened Galatasaray's leading position in the Turkish league, where the team now has eight wins and one draw in nine matches. Icardi, Mertens, Shallai and other star players of the Turkish champion have a chance to prepare for the meeting with the Swedes. Elfsborg had a brilliant summer part of the current season before getting distracted by Europa League qualification. After the start of the European Cup campaign, victories of the "yellows" in the Allsvenskan became a rare phenomenon. In the first match of October, the club defeated Italian Roma in Buros, creating one of the main sensations of the game day in the Europa League. After that, Elfsborg expectedly lost 1:4 to Sirius in the Allsvenskan. After a break for matches in club football due to the period of national team meetings, Elfsborg players in Buros also lost to the league's mid-table side Hecken. The estimated value of Galatasaray's squad is more than ten times higher than Elfsborg's, so the Swedish club is expected to be defeated in Istanbul if the hosts are properly motivated.