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Preview: Hatayspor vs. Galatasaray - prediction, team news, lineups
Jan 15, 2025
A clash between a title favourite and a relegation candidate will unfold at Mersin Stadium when Hatayspor host Galatasaray on Friday to kick off the second round of matches in the 2024-25 Turkish Super Lig season.
Both sides faced off on the opening weekend of this campaign, with two late goals from Mauro Icardi and Michy Batshuayi securing a comeback 2-1 victory for Cimbom on home soil.
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Hatayspor will be led by their third full-time manager of the season – Murat Sahin, who steps into his first head coach role after serving as an assistant in the past, aiming to steer the team clear of relegation in what is shaping up to be a challenging season.
Yilmaz Bal's brief interim tenure ended after two consecutive 2-1 defeats—first to Fenerbahce in their opening match of the year, and more recently against Caykur Rizespor last Saturday.
The Star of the South are enduring a dire run of form, winless in seven straight league matches and managing just one victory in their last 18 Super Lig outings, a dismal record that leaves them second-bottom in the table with nine points, a daunting 11 points adrift of safety.
However, a strong performance and any positive result on Friday could reignite their survival hopes, and encouragingly for the hosts, they boast an impressive home record against the visitors, winning four of the last five encounters at Mersin Stadium, including a 2-1 triumph in their most recent meeting at this venue.
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