Galatasaray vs Tottenham Prediction and Betting Tips | November 7th 2024

Galatasaray play host to Tottenham at the Rams Park in a Europa League fixture this Thursday. Both of these sides have been on strong form recently, with Galatasaray currently unbeaten since August and Tottenham winning their last two games in a row.

So which of these teams will come out on top in this major fixture this week?

Galatasaray vs Tottenham Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Galatasaray and Tottenham have never played against each other before, with this game being their first-ever meeting. Galatasaray have plenty of history against English sides, though, holding wins over sides like Arsenal, Leeds and Manchester United over the years.
The last time Tottenham faced Turkish opposition in Europe was during their 2014-15 Europa League campaign. They drew with Besiktas at White Hart Lane before losing to them at Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
Galatasaray are currently riding a lengthy unbeaten run, with their last loss coming on August 27 to Young Boys in a Champions League play-off. They are top of the Turkish Super Lig, and have won nine of their ten games. In European competition, they have won two and drawn one match.
Tottenham have had an up-and-down season thus far, but currently appear to be in good form. They beat Manchester City and Aston Villa last week, with the latter game being a 4-1 thrashing. In Europe, they have won all three of their games thus far.
Tottenham will come into this game without several key players, with Wilson Odobert, Richarlison, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven all set to miss out due to injury. In contrast, Galatasaray should have a full-strength squad to select from.

Galatasaray vs Tottenham Prediction

Despite their good showing at the weekend, this game could be a difficult one for Tottenham to negotiate.

Not only will they be faced with an intimidating atmosphere in Rams Park, but Ange Postecoglou may be tempted to make multiple changes after his squad had two hard games last week.

Moreover, Galatasaray are a very dangerous side, able to call upon attackers like Mauro Icardi and Victor Osimhen, and are currently in great form. They will have also rested up for 10 days leading into this one, last playing on October 28.

With all of this considered, Tottenham will no doubt give it their best shot, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see them come up slightly short this Thursday.

Prediction: Galatasaray 2-1 Tottenham

Galatasaray vs Tottenham Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Galatasaray to win.

Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both Galatasaray and Tottenham are excellent attacking sides, and neither side tend to fail to find the net regardless of the result).

Bold Tip: Yunus Akgun to score or assist for Galatasaray - Yes (Akgun has scored three goals in three games in Europa League action).