11.04.2025 19:10
Galatasaray faced Samsunspor away in the 31st week of the Trendyol Super League. The match ended with a 2-0 victory for the yellow-reds.
The leader Galatasaray will visit Samsunspor in the 31st week of the Trendyol Super League. The match at the Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadium will start at 20:00. The referee for the match will be Ozan Ergün, and the VAR seat will be occupied by Polish Tomasz Kwiatkowski.
THE STATUS OF BOTH TEAMS
The yellow-red team has collected 71 points this season with 22 wins, 5 draws, and 1 loss in 28 matches. Having had a bye last week, Cimbom entered the week as the leader, 3 points ahead of its closest follower, Fenerbahçe. Samsunspor, with 15 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses in its 29 matches in the Super League, is in 3rd place with 51 points. In the first half of the season, Galatasaray won the match played between the two teams 3-2.
STARTING 11s
Samsunspor: Okan, Zeki, Satka, Drongelen, Yunus Emre, Ntcham, Tait, Holse, Muja, Emre, Mouandilmadji.
Galatasaray: Muslera, Sallai, Davinson, Abdülkerim, Eren, Torreira, Lemina, Yunus, Sara, Barış Alper, Osimhen.
GALATASARAY HAS ONLY LOST TO BEŞİKTAŞ IN THE LEAGUE
The yellow-red team has only lost to Beşiktaş in the Super League this season. The team's unbeaten streak in the last 28 league matches ended with a 2-1 loss to Beşiktaş in the match at Tüpraş Stadium. Before that match, Galatasaray had achieved 23 wins and 5 draws in the league.
4 WINS IN THE LAST 10 MATCHES
Galatasaray has only managed to win 4 of its last 10 official matches. The yellow-red team started this process with a 4-1 loss to the Dutch team AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 playoff, playing a total of 10 matches. During this period, Galatasaray played 6 Super League matches, 2 UEFA Europa League matches, and 2 Ziraat Turkey Cup matches. Cimbom experienced 4 wins and draws in these matches, while losing 2 matches.
FRANKOWSKI WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY
Galatasaray will not be able to benefit from the red card suspended Przemyslaw Frankowski in the match against Samsunspor. The 29-year-old Polish defender received a red card in the 36th minute of the last match lost 2-1 against Beşiktaş and will not be able to play in this match due to his suspension. Kaan Ayhan, Kerem Demirbay, and Elias Jelert will also be absent from this match due to injuries.
4 PLAYERS ON THE YELLOW CARD SUSPENSION LIST IN YELLOW-REDS
Four players from Galatasaray are on the yellow card suspension list before the Samsunspor match. Victor Osimhen, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Davinson Sanchez, and Roland Sallai will not be able to play in the 32nd week match against Sipay Bodrum FK if they receive a yellow card.
LION'S GOAL HOPE OSIMHEN
The most important goal threat for the yellow-red team in this match will be Victor Osimhen. Osimhen, who has scored 20 goals in 23 Super League matches this season, is at the top of the goal-scoring chart, carrying the yellow-red team on his back with his performance. The Nigerian star, who has found the net 6 times in the last 4 league matches, will be Galatasaray's closest player to scoring in this match. The Nigerian star has scored 6 goals in 7 matches in the UEFA Europa League and also scored 2 goals against Fenerbahçe in the Ziraat Turkey Cup. Following Osimhen in Galatasaray are Barış Alper Yılmaz, who has scored 10 goals in the league, Ahmed Kutucu with 9 goals (8 of which were with Eyüpspor), and Yunus Akgün with 6 goals.
THEY WILL MEET FOR THE 64TH TIME IN THE SUPER LEAGUE
Galatasaray and Samsunspor will face each other for the 64th time in the Super League with their upcoming match. Galatasaray has won 42 of the 63 matches played against Samsunspor, which first rose to the top tier league, the Turkey 1st Football League, in the 1969-70 season. 7 matches ended with the superiority of the Black Sea representative, while 14 matches resulted in draws. The yellow-reds scored a total of 136 goals in 63 matches, while the Samsun team managed to respond with 48 goals.
MATCHES IN SAMSUN
In the league matches played in Samsun between Galatasaray and Samsunspor, the Istanbul team has the upper hand in victories. In the matches played in Samsun, the yellow-red team has established a 13-5 advantage. 13 of the matches ended in draws. Galatasaray scored 39 goals in Samsun while conceding 23 goals.
THE LAST 7 MATCHES BETWEEN THEM HAVE BEEN WON BY CİMBOM
Galatasaray has won the last 7 matches it played against Samsunspor in the Super League. The yellow-red team has won all the matches it played against its rival in the 2005-2006, 2011-2012, and 2023-2024 seasons when Samsunspor was in the Super League. With the match won 3-2 at RAMS Park in the 12th week of this season, "Cimbom" extended its winning streak against the Black Sea representative to 7 matches. Samsunspor last defeated Galatasaray 2-1 in the second half of the 2004-2005 season.