Super Lig: Galatasaray believed to subdue İstanbul Başakşehir

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: NEF Stadyumu (52650 seats)

Galatasaray and İstanbul Başakşehir are both riding high in the Super Lig with their 1st and 5th places respectively. Let's hope for a top game!

Insights:
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Super Lig
  • İstanbul Başakşehir have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Super Lig

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

İstanbul Başakşehir could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Turkish Cup game only four sleeps ago.

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Galatasaray form and stats

Galatasaray have been very solid at home in the Super Lig so far, with 38 points collected from 15 matches (12-2-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.

No payout for Galatasaray in their previous match, an away game at Besiktas that ended in defeat 1-3. The first loss after going undefeated through four league matches. The forward Icardi edged out all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 7.32 out of 10. Icardi scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Fatih Karagumruk that ended 3-3.

Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 16 of the 18 most recent league matches with this side has had three goals or more.

Goals decide football matches and Galatasaray are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 15 league matches.

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İstanbul Başakşehir form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Super Lig travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

The club members enjoyed Başakşehir's previous match versus Ankaragücü, a Turkish Cup win (1-0) played at home.

Before that one, a nice away victory 4-2 at Giresunspor.

İstanbul Başakşehir are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 15 games (in the league). As opposed to that, İstanbul Başakşehir have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the final score İstanbul Başakşehir - Galatasaray 0-7 logged in the official records. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Galatasaray won four, İstanbul Başakşehir were winners in two and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

GalatasarayM. Icardi Rivero
M. Icardi Rivero
14 goals
GalatasarayM. Aktürkoğlu
M. Aktürkoğlu
9 goals
GalatasarayB. Gomis
B. Gomis
8 goals

Galatasaray missing players

İstanbul Başakşehir missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Galatasaray İstanbul Başakşehir
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 15 3 Played P 3 15 29
21 12 3 Won W 1 5 14
4 2 0 Drew D 0 5 6
4 1 0 Lost L 2 5 9
65 35 10 Scored S 1 20 41
26 15 1 Conceded C 2 17 32
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
79% 87% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 53% 69%
72% 80% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 38%
34% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 28%
21% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 10%
55% 67% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 53% 38%
41% 27% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 13% 34%
10% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 40% 34%
 
7.1 8.2 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 5.2 5
4 3.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.1 4.1
2.4 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.3
3 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
18.2 19.7 21.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 11.3 11.4
7.8 8.1 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 4.1 4.3
29% 29% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 32% 33%
 
10.6 9.3 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16.7 11.8 11.2
3.8 3.3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.1 3.9
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the the best goal difference (+42) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • İstanbul Başakşehir have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • İstanbul Başakşehir have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Super Lig

  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 30 22 4 4 68 26 15 12 2 1 35 15 15 10 2 3 33 11 42 70
2 Fenerbahce 30 21 4 5 75 37 15 10 2 3 42 23 15 11 2 2 33 14 38 67
3 Besiktas 31 19 8 4 60 29 16 12 3 1 35 12 15 7 5 3 25 17 31 65
4 Adana Demirspor 30 16 9 5 62 33 15 11 4 0 39 10 15 5 5 5 23 23 29 57
5 İstanbul Başakşehir 30 15 6 9 44 32 15 10 1 4 24 15 15 5 5 5 20 17 12 51
6 Kayserispor 31 15 3 13 52 51 16 9 2 5 28 17 15 6 1 8 24 34 1 48
7 Konyaspor 31 11 12 8 40 34 16 5 6 5 15 15 15 6 6 3 25 19 6 45
8 Trabzonspor 30 13 6 11 47 44 15 9 4 2 27 11 15 4 2 9 20 33 3 45
9 Fatih Karagumruk 30 10 11 9 63 55 15 5 5 5 33 28 15 5 6 4 30 27 8 41
10 Alanyaspor 31 10 8 13 46 55 16 8 4 4 28 21 15 2 4 9 18 34 -9 38
11 Sivasspor 31 10 7 14 42 45 15 4 6 5 20 18 16 6 1 9 22 27 -3 37
12 Antalyaspor 30 10 6 14 41 47 15 7 2 6 27 23 15 3 4 8 14 24 -6 36
13 Ankaragücü 30 10 5 15 37 43 15 6 3 6 21 21 15 4 2 9 16 22 -6 35
14 Kasimpasa 31 9 7 15 37 51 16 6 3 7 26 28 15 3 4 8 11 23 -14 34
15 Istanbulspor 30 9 5 16 37 58 15 5 3 7 20 27 15 4 2 9 17 31 -21 32
16 Giresunspor 30 6 9 15 30 55 14 4 3 7 17 24 16 2 6 8 13 31 -25 27
17 Gazisehir Gaziantep 30 6 7 17 31 54 15 3 4 8 17 28 15 3 3 9 14 26 -23 25
18 Umraniyespor 30 5 8 17 38 55 15 2 4 9 17 25 15 3 4 8 21 30 -17 23
19 Hatayspor 30 6 5 19 19 65 14 4 4 6 12 25 16 2 1 13 7 40 -46 23

Table
  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 30 22 4 4 68 26 15 12 2 1 35 15 15 10 2 3 33 11 42 70
2 Fenerbahce 30 21 4 5 75 37 15 10 2 3 42 23 15 11 2 2 33 14 38 67
3 Besiktas 31 19 8 4 60 29 16 12 3 1 35 12 15 7 5 3 25 17 31 65
4 Adana Demirspor 30 16 9 5 62 33 15 11 4 0 39 10 15 5 5 5 23 23 29 57
5 İstanbul Başakşehir 30 15 6 9 44 32 15 10 1 4 24 15 15 5 5 5 20 17 12 51
6 Kayserispor 31 15 3 13 52 51 16 9 2 5 28 17 15 6 1 8 24 34 1 48
7 Konyaspor 31 11 12 8 40 34 16 5 6 5 15 15 15 6 6 3 25 19 6 45
8 Trabzonspor 30 13 6 11 47 44 15 9 4 2 27 11 15 4 2 9 20 33 3 45
9 Fatih Karagumruk 30 10 11 9 63 55 15 5 5 5 33 28 15 5 6 4 30 27 8 41
10 Alanyaspor 31 10 8 13 46 55 16 8 4 4 28 21 15 2 4 9 18 34 -9 38
11 Sivasspor 31 10 7 14 42 45 15 4 6 5 20 18 16 6 1 9 22 27 -3 37
12 Antalyaspor 30 10 6 14 41 47 15 7 2 6 27 23 15 3 4 8 14 24 -6 36
13 Ankaragücü 30 10 5 15 37 43 15 6 3 6 21 21 15 4 2 9 16 22 -6 35
14 Kasimpasa 31 9 7 15 37 51 16 6 3 7 26 28 15 3 4 8 11 23 -14 34
15 Istanbulspor 30 9 5 16 37 58 15 5 3 7 20 27 15 4 2 9 17 31 -21 32
16 Giresunspor 30 6 9 15 30 55 14 4 3 7 17 24 16 2 6 8 13 31 -25 27
17 Gazisehir Gaziantep 30 6 7 17 31 54 15 3 4 8 17 28 15 3 3 9 14 26 -23 25
18 Umraniyespor 30 5 8 17 38 55 15 2 4 9 17 25 15 3 4 8 21 30 -17 23
19 Hatayspor 30 6 5 19 19 65 14 4 4 6 12 25 16 2 1 13 7 40 -46 23

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