Goztepe
- Goztepe are 4th in the Super Lig 2025-2026 season after 36 points from their first 19 games.
- Goztepe have won their last two home matches.
- Stanimir Stoilov’s structure-first approach at Goztepe AS Izmir since November 2023 has made the club one of the most defensively solid sides in the Super Lig 2025-2026 campaign.
- Stoilov’s 3-4-1-2 or 5-3-2 system is based around a compact and disciplined back five, low-risk build-up from the back, and high-tempo, wide transitions that have seen them score freely in the final third when in possession.
- Goztepe are unbeaten in their last 5 matches in the Super Lig (W4, D1), including a 3-1 home victory over Caykur Rizespor and a gritty 1-1 draw away to Fenerbahce.
- They score 1.33 goals per home game on average and have conceded a Super Lig-low 0.44 per game at home.
Karagumruk
- Fatih Karagumruk are in a very different position in the table, sitting in 18th in the Super Lig and in urgent need of points after taking just 9 from their opening 19 games.
- A run of 4 straight defeats and 1 draw from their last 5 Super Lig games has seen them suffer 2-1 and 3-1 defeats away to Istanbul Basaksehir and at home to Galatasaray in their previous 2 games, respectively.
- Karagumruk prefer a more patient, possession-based style of football, operating a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system that focuses on intricate triangles of play through the midfield and positional rotation.
- However, they have struggled on the road in the Super Lig this season, with 7 defeats, 1 draw, and just 1 win from 9 games.
- Their 0.78 goals per game scored on the road average and 2.00 goals conceded per away game average highlight their defensive frailty on the road.
Head-to-Head
Goztepe won the last head-to-head between these sides 2-0 away in the Super Lig.
Key Players
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Goztepe:
- Goztepe’s Juan is the club’s leading scorer with 6 goals from 18 games.
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Karagumruk:
- Karagumruk will look to David Datro Fofana to lead the line.
- The Ivorian has scored 6 goals in 13 Super Lig appearances and has been responsible for 2 of his side’s last 3.
Betting Insights
- Goztepe are 1.51 favorites here, so there is little value in the game total or in the moneyline markets.
- However, with Goztepe’s home form, results in general, and the apparent gulf in quality between the sides, the value might lie in the Under 2.5 goals market at 1.83.
Prediction
Goztepe should have enough about them to see off Karagumruk once again.
