The starting lineups for the Galatasaray-Elfsborg match have been announced.

Galatasaray will host Sweden's Elfsborg team in the third week of the UEFA Europa League. The match, which will take place at RAMS Park, is set to start at 17:30. The competition will be broadcasted on TRT 1.

THE STATUS OF THE TWO TEAMS

The yellow-red team, which became the champion in the Trendyol Super League last season for the second consecutive time, and for the 24th time overall, started this season in Europe in the UEFA Champions League playoff round. After being eliminated by the Swiss representative Young Boys, losing both matches, Galatasaray continued its journey in the UEFA Europa League. In the first week of "Cup 2," Okan Buruk's students defeated Greece's PAOK team 3-1 at home, but in the second week, despite taking a 2-0 lead against Latvia's RFS away, they left the field with a 2-2 draw. After the first 2 matches, Galatasaray has 4 points and is in 8th place among 36 teams based on goal difference.

Elfsborg, which started the season in the UEFA Europa League from the first qualifying round, passed 4 rounds to write its name among the 36 teams. The yellow-black team entered the organization with a 3-2 loss to AZ Alkmaar away in the second week, but defeated Roma 1-0 at home. With 3 points, Elfsborg is in 16th place based on goal difference.

STARTING 11s

Galatasaray: Günay, Kaan, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Torreira, Sara, Yunus, Mertens, Barış Alper, Icardi, Osimhen.

Elfsborg: Pettersson, Ibrahim, Holmen, Yegbe, Hedlund, Zeneli, Ouma, Hult, Qasem, Arber Zeneli, Baidoo.

SLOVENIAN REFEREE TO OFFICIATE

Referee Matej Jug from the Football Association of Slovenia will officiate the match. Matej Zunic and Manuel Vidali will assist Jug, while Mihael Antic will be the fourth official. Alen Borosak will serve in the Video Assistant Referee room.

UNDEFEATED IN LAST 9 MATCHES

Galatasaray has not lost in its last 9 official matches. The yellow-red team, which experienced its last defeat against the Swiss representative Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League playoff round return match, has since played 7 Super League and 2 UEFA Europa League matches. In the Super League, Galatasaray achieved 6 victories and 1 draw, while in Europe, they recorded one victory and one draw.

STRUGGLING AGAINST SWEDISH TEAMS

The yellow-red team, which will face Elfsborg for the first time in its history, has a poor statistic against Swedish representatives in European cups. Since the beginning of their European adventure in the 1956-1957 season, Galatasaray has faced Swedish teams 7 times in different organizations. The yellow-red team has only won 1 of these matches, with 2 draws and 4 losses. At home, Galatasaray has not won in 4 matches against Swedish teams, recording 2 draws and 2 losses.

4 PLAYERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY

Ismail Jakobs, who is injured, and Eyüp Aydın, Gökdeniz Gürpüz, and new transfer Roland Sallai, who are not on the UEFA list, will not be able to take the field against the Swedish representative. Jakobs, who was injured in the Onvo Antalyaspor match in the 9th week of the Trendyol Super League, will not be able to participate in the Elfsborg match. Young players Eyüp and Gökdeniz, along with new transfer Sallai, will also miss the match as their names were not submitted to the UEFA list.

321st MATCH IN EUROPE

Galatasaray, which will face Sweden's Elfsborg in the third week of the UEFA Europa League, will play its 321st match in European cups. The yellow-red team has won 114 of the 320 matches it has played in European cups. Galatasaray has lost 121 matches and drawn 85. The yellow-reds have scored 434 goals in European competitions while conceding 479 goals.