Galatasaray will be looking to bounce back from the 2-0 loss that they suffered in the intercontinental derby when they play host to relegated Yeni Malatyaspor.
The hosts enter the contest in a disappointing 15th position, while Yeni Malatyaspor are propping up the Super Lig table.
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Galatasaray will be grateful to see the end of the season after enduring a torrid domestic campaign, which has seen Monday's hosts spend part of the campaign flirting with the relegation zone.
Although any fears of finishing in the bottom four have been alleviated, with Galatasaray 11 points clear of danger, they still languish in 15th place.
Their recent form has been mixed with their last six matches resulting in three victories and three defeats, with the most recent of those losses occurring last weekend when Domenec Torrent's side lost 2-0 to their bitter rivals Fenerbahce.
Although on the face of it, there seems little to play for following an underwhelming campaign, Galatasaray will be hoping to avoid their lowest ever Super Lig finish with their current worst-ever season being an 11th-placed finish in the 1981-82 campaign.
The hosts will at least be looking forward to Monday's home encounter after winning their last three league matches at the Nef Stadium, and they can extend their unbeaten home run to five Super Lig games with a positive result on Monday.
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Yeni Malatyaspor are already relegated, with Monday's visitors lying bottom of the league table with just 20 points to their name after 32 matches.
Although they have been consigned to at least a season in the second tier, the bottom-placed side still have pride to play for in their final six matches.
If they are to pick up at least a point on Monday then will need to find an improvement in performance after losing their last four matches, including a 1-0 defeat to Giresunspor last weekend.
That result confirmed Yeni Malatyaspor's relegation from the Super Lig, while it also prolonged a poor run of form that has seen them win one of their last 22 league games.
Monday's visitors can take inspiration from the point that they took off Galatasaray in the reverse fixture, with the two sides playing out a goalless draw on that occasion.
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Sofiane Feghouli will miss out for the hosts due to a hamstring problem, which has kept the Algerian out of the last two matches.
Meanwhile, Omar Elabdellaoui is set to retain his place at right-back after returning to the starting lineup against Fenerbahce.
Galatasaray's front line will be led by Bafetimbi Gomis, who is looking to add to the five league goals that he has scored this season.
As for the visitors, they are still unable to call upon the services of Stephen Mallan, who has been unavailable since January due to an injury issue.
Despite losing against Giresunspor, the away side could name an unchanged lineup for Monday's contest.
Yeni Malatyaspor's main goal threat will come from Benjamin Tetteh, who has top-scored for his side in the league this season with six goals to his name.
Galatasaray possible starting lineup:
Muslera; Elabdellaoui, Nelsson, Marcao, Van Aanholt; Babel, Kutlu, Antalyali, Cicaldau, Akturkoglu; Gomis
Yeni Malatyaspor possible starting lineup:
Ozbir; Ozer, Awuku, Campi, Hafez; Dicko, Nshimirimana, Azubuike, Donsah, Eskihellac; Tetteh
We say: Galatasaray 3-0 Yeni Malatyaspor
With Yeni Malatyaspor bereft of confidence and already relegated, we think that they will struggle to trouble the hosts, and we believe that Galatasaray will ease to a fourth consecutive home league victory on Monday.
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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 62.02%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Yeni Malatyaspor had a probability of 17.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.95%) and 1-0 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.69%), while for a Yeni Malatyaspor win it was 1-2 (4.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Galatasaray in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Galatasaray.
