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The leader Galatasaray will host Göztepe in the 18th week of the Trendyol Super League. The match at RAMS Park will start at 19:00. The referee for the match will be Alper Akarsu, and the VAR referee will be Alper Çetin. The match will be broadcast live on beIN SPORTS 1.

THE STATUS OF THE TWO TEAMS

In the remaining part of the Super League, the yellow-red team has played 16 matches, achieving 14 victories and 2 draws. Galatasaray, the only unbeaten team in the league, entered the week at the top with 44 points. Göztepe, on the other hand, has 8 victories, 4 draws, and 4 losses, placing them 4th with 28 points.

STARTING 11s

Galatasaray: Muslera, Kaan, Davinson, Abdülkerim, Jakobs, Torreira, Sara, Barış Alper, Mertens, Yunus, Osimhen.

Göztepe: Lis, Koray, Heliton, Bokale, Dennis, Miroshi, Matsuki, Nielsen, Djalma, Tjanic, Romulo.

ONLY ICARDI IS MISSING, 3 PLAYERS ON YELLOW CARD ALERT

Galatasaray's Argentine star Mauro Icardi will not play due to injury. Icardi suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the match against the English team Tottenham in the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League and will not be able to play due to his injury. Additionally, before the Göztepe match, 3 players from Galatasaray are on the yellow card alert. Yellow-red players Barış Alper Yılmaz, Fernando Muslera, and Abdülkerim Bardakcı will be suspended for the RAMS Başakşehir match in week 19 if they receive a yellow card.

THE TEAM WITH THE MOST GOALS IN THE LEAGUE

Galatasaray, which has scored 47 goals in the Super League, is the team with the most goals in the league. The yellow-red team has conceded 19 goals.

OSIMHEN CANNOT BE STOPPED

Galatasaray's Nigerian star Victor Osimhen plays a significant role in the team's victories with his goals. Victor Osimhen, who was surprisingly loaned from Italy's Napoli at the beginning of the season, has scored 12 goals in 15 matches this season. The 26-year-old striker has scored 9 goals in 11 matches in the Super League and has found the net 3 times in 4 matches in the UEFA Europa League.

YUNUS AKGÜN HAS 10 GOALS

Yunus Akgün, who has shown a successful performance this season for the yellow-reds, significantly contributes to his team with his goals. The national player has scored 5 goals in 6 matches in the UEFA Europa League and continues his scoring performance in the Super League. Most recently, Yunus scored in the match against Bellona Kayserispor in the 17th week, and he has scored 5 goals in 16 matches in the Super League.

ONLY LOST POINTS AT HOME

Galatasaray has only lost points at home in the matches they have played in the Super League this season. The "Cimbom" has won all their away matches, but they dropped points at home by drawing with Kasımpaşa and Eyüpspor.

THE 61ST ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS

Galatasaray and Göztepe will face each other for the 61st time in the Super League. Of the 60 matches played so far, Galatasaray has won 35, Göztepe has won 12, and 13 matches have ended in a draw. In terms of goals scored, Galatasaray has a 95-44 advantage over Göztepe.

MATCHES IN ISTANBUL

The two teams will compete for the 31st time in league matches in Istanbul. In the previous matches, Galatasaray has a 19-3 advantage in victories. 8 matches have ended in a draw in Istanbul, with Galatasaray scoring 50 goals and Göztepe scoring 17. Göztepe has not won any of the 15 away matches against their rival since their 1-0 victory in the 1972-1973 season. During this period, the İzmir team lost 13 matches and drew 2, failing to bring joy to their fans with an away victory.

Galatasaray has won all of its last 9 matches at home against Göztepe in the Super League. The "Cimbom" has defeated their opponent 4 times with a score of 3-1 and 2 times with a score of 1-0 in those matches. The yellow-red team has also managed to win with scores of 2-0, 4-1, and 2-1.

DIFFERENT SCORES

In the 60 league matches played between the two sides, the most significant victories were achieved by Galatasaray, the yellow-red team of Istanbul. Galatasaray won 6-1 at home in the 1978-1979 season and 5-0 in İzmir in the first season of 1959. Göztepe, on the other hand, has only managed to achieve a maximum of 2-goal differences against their rival.