International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's no vacation for neither Galatasaray nor FC Copenhagen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Galatasaray form and stats
As mentioned below, Galatasaray are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Super Lig games. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
Galatasaray's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Samsunspor. The home side are looking to build on that result. A goal frenzy last time out for Galatasaray, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Samsunspor. Fun stuff to watch! The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Icardi, having scored in six games in a row. Midfield player Aktürkoğlu got a match rating of 9.33 in that game, the max score being 10. Aktürkoğlu scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Gazisehir Gaziantep.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Galatasaray as they are travelling to their away game against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Super Lig. That match is three days after this one.
At Rams Global Stadium, Galatasaray has the goal stats of 6-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
FC Copenhagen form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of FC Copenhagen playing as the away team in the Superliga this season. Total Champions League statistics for FC Copenhagen: 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
FC Copenhagen are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Nordsjælland. The attacker Achouri got a match rating of 8.32 in that game. Achouri signed up for two assists and hit five key passes.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Viborg in the Superliga.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to Brøndby.
Copenhagen have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 9 goals from 4 away matches. As opposed to that, FC Copenhagen have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Galatasaray one win, zero draws and FC Copenhagen one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Icardi Rivero 5 goals |   D. Cupido Gonçalves 4 goals |
Galatasaray missing players
FC Copenhagen missing players
| Galatasaray | FC Copenhagen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 57 | 34 | Scored | S | 27 | 55 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16.4 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 13.6 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | ||
| 10.6 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 12 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Copenhagen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Bayern München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Galatasaray | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Rizespor | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Kayserispor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Adana Demirspor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Konyaspor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Hatayspor | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Trabzonspor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Alanyaspor | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Sivasspor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Kasimpasa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Fatih Karagumruk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Pendikspor | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 16 | Istanbulspor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Samsunspor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Copenhagen | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Nordsjælland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Brøndby | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Silkeborg | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | AGF | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Midtjylland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 7 | Viborg | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 8 | OB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Lyngby | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Randers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 5 |
| 11 | Vejle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | Hvidovre | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 2 |
