Samsunspor vs Gaziantep prediction 24.01.2025 | Super Lig

• Competition: Super Lig
• Date: Friday, 24th January, 2025
• Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18:00 CET
• Venue: Samsun 19 Mayis Stadyumu (Samsun)

Samsunspor achieved promotion to Super Lig in 2022/23 and finished 13th in the following year. However, this season, they are playing excellent football, considering they are in third place. We can safely say this is by far their best start to the season in a very long time, and maybe ever. Right now, they are third with 37 points in 19 rounds, only behind two Turkish powerhouses - Galatasaray and Fenerbahce.

Since coming to the Super Lig in the 2019/20 season, Gaziantep have been mostly a mid-table team, and this year seems to be no exception. They are in 8th place with 26 points from 19 matches - eight points away from the European spots and ten away from the danger zone. However, they will have a really challenging schedule - Galatasaray, Sivasspor, Eyupspor, and Besiktas.

Samsunspor vs Gaziantep pick: Under 2.5 goals

Samsunspor have had very good results in recent matches, but we cannot say they have been spectacular offensively. In the last five games, they only had one loss, but managed to score just three goals - 0.6 per game. So, we do not expect a great performance against in-form Gaziantep.

Gaziantep have been great for this bet lately, with six out of the last nine games finishing under 2.5 goals - 67%. The main reason for it is excellent defensive performance. During that nine-game stretch, they managed to keep a clean sheet on seven occasions!

In the last h2h game, Samsunspor won 1:0. Moreover, we saw fewer than three goals in three out of the last four matches in all competitions.

Considering the previous h2h games and all the above, an under 2.5 goals bet seems like the best bet for this Super Lig game.