03.02.2025 19:20
Galatasaray will face Gaziantep FK in the 22nd week of the Trendyol Super League. The match, which will start at 20:00, has revealed the starting lineups.
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Galatasaray will face Gaziantep FK away in the 22nd week of the Trendyol Super League. The match at Gaziantep Stadium will start at 20:00. The match will be officiated by referee Kadir Sağlam. The VAR referee for the Gaziantep FK - Galatasaray match is Italian Fabio Maresca. The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1.
STATUS OF THE TWO TEAMS
This season, the yellow-red team has played 20 matches in the Super League, achieving 17 victories and 3 draws. Continuing their unbeaten streak in the league, Galatasaray sits at the top of the table with 54 points, 6 points ahead of their closest rival, Fenerbahçe. Gaziantep FK, on the other hand, is in 10th place with 26 points. In the first half of the season, Galatasaray won the match played between the two teams 3-1.
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Gaziantep FK: Burak Bozan, Arda Kızıldağ, Mustafa Eskihellaç, Kacper Kozlowski, Christopher Lungoyi, Cyril Mandouki, Deian Sorescu, Badou N'diaye, Bruno Viana, Alexandru Maxim, David Okereke.
Galatasaray: Muslera, Kaan Ayhan, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Jelert, Torreira, Sara, Sallai, Mertens, Ahmed, Osimhen.
MORATA ON THE BENCH
Spanish striker Alvaro Morata, who Galatasaray has signed on loan for 1.5 years with a purchase option from Milan, went to Antep to join the match camp after signing the contract that binds him to the yellow-reds yesterday. The 32-year-old forward is on the bench for this match. If given the chance by coach Okan Buruk, Morata will wear the yellow-red jersey for the first time.
5 ABSENTEES IN GALATASARAY
The yellow-red team will be without Mauro Icardi, Kerem Demirbay, Yunus Akgün, Victor Nelsson, and Ismail Jakobs for the match. Icardi, who has been ruled out for the season due to injury, will not be able to play against Gaziantep FK. Kerem Demirbay, who is struggling with a groin injury, will also miss the match. Ismail Jakobs, who was not included in the squad for the Ajax match due to pain in his Achilles tendon and did not train with the team, is also absent. Yunus Akgün is out due to injury, and Victor Nelsson is not included in the squad due to transfer negotiations.
5 PLAYERS ON THE EDGE IN CIMBOM
Before the Gaziantep FK match, 5 players from Galatasaray are on the brink of receiving a yellow card suspension. If yellow-red players Barış Alper Yılmaz, Lucas Torreira, Fernando Muslera, Abdülkerim Bardakcı receive a yellow card, they will be suspended for the next match against Adana Demirspor. Yunus Akgün, who is not in the match squad, is another player on the edge.
LION UNDEFEATED IN THE SUPER LEAGUE
Galatasaray has not lost in their last 21 matches in the Super League. The yellow-red team, whose 26-match unbeaten streak ended with a loss to Ajax in the UEFA Europa League, remains unbeaten in the Super League. Okan Buruk's students, who experienced their last defeat in the 37th week of last season in the Fenerbahçe derby at home, have achieved 18 victories and 3 draws in a total of 21 Super League matches, including 1 from last season and 20 from this season. Additionally, Galatasaray has not lost in their last 21 away matches in the Super League, achieving 18 victories and 3 draws, breaking the league record by remaining unbeaten in 40 away matches between February 1998 and April 2000.
OSIMHEN WILL BE THE GOAL HOPE
Victor Osimhen will be Galatasaray's biggest goal threat in the match. The Nigerian star has scored in 4 of the last 5 matches in the Super League. Osimhen has contributed to the score in 6 of the last 7 official matches, carrying the scoring burden of the yellow-red team. In this 7-match period, he has scored a total of 7 goals, with 5 in the league and 2 in Europe. The 26-year-old forward has celebrated 17 goals in a total of 21 official matches this season, making him the team's top scorer.
BARIŞ ALPER PREPARING FOR 'DALYA'
Galatasaray's national star Barış Alper Yılmaz will play his 100th match in the Super League if he takes the field. The 24-year-old winger, who is in his 4th season with the team, has played a total of 139 official matches in the yellow-red jersey. Barış Alper has played in 99 of those matches in the Super League. In his first season with Galatasaray in 2021-22, Barış Alper played 17 league matches without contributing any goals. The national player scored 4 goals in 25 league matches in 2022-23 and 6 goals in 37 league matches in 2023-24. The yellow-red player, who is having the most prolific period of his career, has scored 10 goals in 20 Super League matches this season.
GALATASARAY HAS SCORED IN 27 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES
Galatasaray has scored in their last 27 matches. The last official match in which they did not score was on June 27, 2024, in the UEFA Champions League qualifying playoff round second leg against Swiss representative Young Boys. After that, they scored in the following 18 Super League, 8 UEFA Europa League, and 1 Ziraat Turkey Cup matches. During this period, Galatasaray scored 49 goals in the league, 19 in the UEFA Europa League, and 2 in the Turkey Cup. The yellow-red team is currently the highest-scoring team in the Super League with 53 goals and 19 goals in the UEFA Europa League.
12TH ENCOUNTER IN THE LEAGUE
Galatasaray and Gaziantep FK will meet for the 12th time in the Super League. The yellow-red team has previously played 11 matches against the Gaziantep representative. Galatasaray has won 9 of those matches, one of which was by forfeit. One match ended in a draw, while Gaziantep FK won one match. In these encounters, the yellow-red team scored 26 goals while conceding 11 goals.
CIMBOM ALSO SUPERIOR IN GAZIANTEP
Galatasaray has also established superiority in away matches against their opponent. The yellow-red team has played 5 Super League matches in Gaziantep, achieving 4 victories and 1 defeat, one of which was by forfeit. In these matches, the yellow-reds scored 11 goals, 3 of which were by forfeit, while conceding 4 goals.
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