Galatasaray vs Samsunspor prediction 05.12.2025 | Süper Lig

Galatasaray look nothing like the side that slumped to 13th four seasons ago, the lowest finish in their long history. The club bounced back immediately and strung together three straight titles, and Okan Buruk’s team still plays with the confidence of a group that expects to stay on top.

They have lost just one league match so far, collecting ten wins and three draws from fourteen outings, though their lead over Fenerbahce is only a single point, which adds a small sense of urgency to this Friday fixture.

If anything has slowed the Lions recently, it’s been a slight loss of sharpness. They have just one win from their last four in all competitions and must cope again without Roland Sallai, who serves the second match of his suspension after that late red against Genclerbirligi.

Buruk also has selection problems at fullback, with Wilfried Sing nursing a hamstring issue and Ismail Jakobs sidelined by a calf injury.

Samsunspor have managed to cement their place in the first division following their return in the 2022–23 season and they have quietly but surely gained confidence by avoiding relegation twice.

Red Lightning surprised its way to a third-place finish last year, and duplicating that level of success has been more difficult than anticipated.

They still sit in the top five, somehow, and have been weirdly good on the road, managing to not lose each of their six league games away from home.

Thomas Reis' team arrive on a fourteen-game unbeaten streak, and the travelling supporters will likely smell blood in their noses - although Rams Park can eat visiting teams alive.

Joe Mendes cannot feature after his last-minute red card against Alanyaspor and while Bedirhan Çetin and Afonso Sousa remain long-term absentees through injury.