Galatasaray will face Fortuna Düsseldorf on Monday at the Raiffeisen Arena in Austria in a friendly match between the two teams. The Turkish giants had an excellent season last season, securing the Turkish Super Lig title for the 24th time in the club’s history with an unprecedented 102 points.
They have now started work to defend the title next season as they began their pre-season match against LASK on Thursday. They lost 3-2 to the Austrian Bundesliga side and looked to be heading for a draw after Metehan Baltaci’s second-half brace before their opponents regained the lead late in the game.
Fortuna Düsseldorf narrowly missed out on promotion to the Bundesliga last season after a dramatic loss to Bochum in the promotion playoffs in May. However, they have made a positive start to pre-season, recording comfortable wins against Holzheimer and DVTK as they now aim to return to Germany’s top flight.
After Monday’s match, the visitors will continue their pre-season preparations with friendlies against Kickers Offenbach and Ipswich Town before returning to competitive action next month.
Galatasaray vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf: Direct comparison and important numbers
- Monday’s game will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
- Galatasaray have played against German teams 32 times in European competitions. They have won seven of these games, lost twelve times and drawn 13 times.
- With a goal output of 72, Fortuna was the highest scoring team in the German second division last season.
- Cimbom have not conceded a goal in their last five matches in all competitions.
- Galatasaray had the best defense in the Turkish top league last season, conceding 26 goals.
Galatasaray vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf Prediction
Galatasaray started their pre-season with a loss and will be looking to change that on Monday. They have impressed recently, especially on foreign soil, and go into the midweek clash as overwhelming favourites.
Fortuna have won two games in a row and lost just once since the start of April, but the huge difference in class and quality between the two teams is likely to lead to the Turkish side winning on Monday.
forecast: Galatasaray 3-1 Fortuna
Galatasaray vs Fortuna Düsseldorf betting tips
Tip 1 – Result: Galatasaray wins
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/Under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Fortuna’s last five games have seen more than 2.5 goals scored)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have scored in four of Cimbom’s last five games)
Edited by Peter P.
