Tottenham Hotspur will be aiming for a fourth straight Europa League win when they travel to Istanbul to face Galatasaray at Rams Park on Thursday evening.
While Spurs are currently second in the 36-team standings, Galatasaray are just three places and two points behind, in fifth place.
Latest Galatasaray vs Tottenham squad information
Galatasaray are only without left-back Ismail Jakobs, who is still nursing a knee injury. Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera is back from European suspension and is expected to start.
Former Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez, who scored against Besiktas last weekend, will partner Abdulkerim Bardakci in central defence. Former Arsenal man Lucas Torreira is likely to play in central midfield alongside Gabriel Sara - a summer signing from Norwich City.
Star striker Victor Osimhen - on loan from Napoli - has scored four goals in his last three games for Galatasaray and is expected to start, either partnering or replacing top scorer Mauro Icardi, who has six goals this season.
For Tottenham, Richarlison was forced off with a hamstring injury in the win over Aston Villa last weekend and will join Micky van de Ven and Wilson Odobert - both of whom have hamstring injuries.
Cristian Romero also had to leave the pitch early against Villa with a foot injury, making him a doubt for the trip to Turkey, while Djed Spence will be assessed ahead of the game to see if he can return from a groin injury.
If Romero is absent, Ben Davies is likely to replace him in central defence alongside Radu Dragusin. Postecoglou could also consider recalling the likes of James Maddison, Yves Bissouma, Lucas Bergvall, Timo Werner and Mikey Moore.
Latest predicted lineup for Galatasaray vs Tottenham
Galatasaray:
Muslera; Ayhan, Sanchez, Bardakci, Kohn; Torreira, Sara; Yilmaz, Mertens, Akgun; Osimhen
Tottenham Hotspur:
Vicario; Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Bergvall, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Werner
Latest Galatasaray vs Tottenham football prediction
Entering the Europa League for the first time in four years, Tottenham are one of only three teams, along with Lazio and Anderlecht, to have taken all nine points from their opening three games of the season.
A 3-0 win with 10 men over Qarabag in the first was followed by a 2-1 away win over Ferencvaros in the second, before Richarlison scored from the second-half penalty to secure a 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar a fortnight ago.
Ange Postecoglou's side are currently level on points with Lazio at the top of the 36-team Europa League standings, while they have also moved up to seventh in the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 4-1 at home last weekend.
Spurs have won their last six home games in all competitions, scoring 17 goals and conceding just four. They have also won their last eight Europa League games in north London, by an impressive aggregate score of 26-2, and have kept six clean sheets in their last six.
However, Tottenham will travel to Türkiye on Thursday aiming to avoid a third successive away defeat in all competitions, with their last trip to Istanbul also ending in a 1-0 defeat to Besiktas in December 2014.
Galatasaray, although not having a perfect start in the Europa League like Spurs, still collected seven points from their opening three matches and brought many attractive football to fans, when each match had at least four goals.
A 3-1 home win over PAOK in the first game thanks to two goals in the final 15 minutes was followed by a 2-2 draw with Rigas Futbola Skola in the second game, where they let a two-goal lead slip away in Latvia. Two weeks ago, the Lions won 4-3 in a dramatic home game against Elfsborg.
Okan Buruk's side extended their unbeaten run to 11 games (W9 D2) after beating Istanbul Besiktas 2-1 at Rams Park in the Turkish Super Lig just over a week ago, opening up an eight-point lead at the top of the table with a game in hand over second-placed Samsunspor.
Galatasaray host Samsunspor on Sunday, but first they must focus on the Europa League and will try to boost their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages for the third time in four years with a win over Spurs on Thursday.
However, Galatasaray have not had much success against English sides, winning just one of their last six encounters (D2 L3) - a 3-2 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in last season's Champions League.
Galatasaray vs Tottenham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Galatasaray vs Tottenham match:
- Sportsmole: Galatasaray 1-1 Tottenham
- WhoScore: Galatasaray 1-2 Tottenham
- Our prediction: Galatasaray 2-2 Tottenham
When and where to watch Galatasaray vs Tottenham live?
To watch the Galatasaray vs Tottenham match live in the Europa League at 0:45 on November 8, viewers can watch it on K+ Sport here or online sports channels. Wish you all happy moments of watching football.
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