08.12.2024 15:10
The leader Galatasaray will face Sivasspor away in the 15th week of the Trendyol Super League. The match, which will start at 16:00, has announced its starting lineups.
Galatasaray will face Sivasspor as a guest in the 15th week of the Trendyol Super League. The match will take place at BG Group 4 September Stadium and will start at 16:00. The match will be officiated by referee Turgut Doman, with Alper Çetin serving as the VAR referee. The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1.
THE STATUS OF BOTH TEAMS
In the completed part of the Super League, the yellow-red team has played 13 matches, achieving 11 victories and 2 draws. Galatasaray, the only unbeaten team in the league, entered the week at the top with a total of 35 points. Sivasspor collected 18 points with 5 victories, 3 draws, and 6 losses in the remaining part of the league.
STARTING 11s
Sivasspor: Ali Şaşal, Alaadin, Radakovic, Sonko, Uğur Çiftçi, Charisis, Pritchard, Poungouras, Koita, Rodrigues, Rey Manaj.
Galatasaray: Muslera, Barış Alper, Metehan, Sanchez, Berkan, Torreira, Sara, Yunus Akgün, Mertens, Sallai, Osimhen.
IMPORTANT ABSENCES IN CIMBOM'S DEFENSE
The yellow-red team is facing serious difficulties in defense due to injured players before the Sivasspor match. Center-back Abdülkerim Bardakcı, right-back Kaan Ayhan, and left-back Ismail Jakobs will not be able to play against Sivasspor due to their injuries. Additionally, Argentine star Mauro Icardi, who has been ruled out for the season, and winger Yusuf Demir will also miss the match.
LION'S AWAY VICTORY STREAK OF 14 MATCHES
Galatasaray has won its last 14 away matches in the Super League. The yellow-red team experienced its last points loss away in the 16th week of last season against Sivasspor, after which they won the next 9 away matches. This season, Galatasaray has also completed 5 away matches with victories, achieving a total of 14 matches in a row. Okan Buruk's students, who hold the record for the longest away winning streak in Super League history, aim to extend their streak by returning from Sivas with 3 points.
GALATASARAY HAS NOT LOST IN THE LAST 16 OFFICIAL MATCHES
Galatasaray has not lost in its last 16 matches in the Super League and UEFA Europa League. The yellow-red team, which is having a good season, experienced its last defeat in official competitions against Swiss representative Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League playoff round. After the match on August 27, Galatasaray has achieved 12 victories and 4 draws in the following 16 matches.
OKAN BURUK'S STUDENTS HAVE NOT WON THEIR LAST 2 MATCHES
Galatasaray has not been able to secure a victory in its last 2 official matches. Continuing its unbeaten streak in the Super League and UEFA Europa League this season, the yellow-red team drew in its last 2 official encounters. In the 5th week of the UEFA Europa League, Galatasaray drew 1-1 away against Dutch representative AZ Alkmaar, and in the 14th week of the Super League, they drew 2-2 at home against Eyüpspor.
GOAL HOPE WILL BE OSIMHEN
Galatasaray's most important goal threat against Sivasspor will be Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen. The star player, who was surprisingly loaned from Italy's Napoli at the beginning of the season, has scored in 6 of the last 9 official matches he played. The 25-year-old striker has celebrated goals in 4 of the last 6 matches in the Super League, shaking the net 6 times. Osimhen contributed 3 goals in the last 2 matches of the UEFA Europa League. In total, Osimhen has scored 9 goals in 12 matches wearing the yellow-red jersey. Following Osimhen in official matches are Barış Alper Yılmaz, Michy Batshuayi, and Yunus Akgün, each with 6 goals, Dries Mertens with 4 goals, and Gabriel Sara, Davinson Sanchez, and Abdülkerim Bardakcı with 2 goals each.
THIS SEASON'S SECOND DAY MATCH FOR CIMBOM
Galatasaray will play its second day match of the season. In the 12th week of the league, the yellow-red team defeated Samsunspor 3-2 in a match held at 16:00, and will play its second day match against Sivasspor. Due to the weather conditions in Sivas, the temperature is expected to drop to 3 degrees during the match, which will be played at 16:00. Four days after the Sivas match, Galatasaray will visit Swedish representative Malmö in the UEFA Europa League. On that match day, the temperature is expected to drop below 0.
THE 37TH ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS
Galatasaray and Sivasspor will face each other for the 37th time in the Super League. The rivalry, which started in the 2005-2006 season when Sivasspor was promoted to the Super League, has seen the yellow-reds win 22 of the 36 matches played, while the red-whites have won 7, and 7 matches ended in a draw. In league matches, Galatasaray has scored 79 goals, while Sivasspor has responded with 46 goals.
MATCHES IN SIVAS
In the rivalry, the teams have equal victories in league matches played in Sivas. In 18 matches played in Sivas, both sides have achieved 6 victories. Six matches ended in a draw. Galatasaray scored 33 goals in these matches, while Sivasspor found the net 28 times.
THE MOST DIFFERENT SCORE VICTORIES
Galatasaray achieved its most different score victory against its rival in the Super League with a score of 6-1 at home in the 2023-2024 season. Sivasspor, on the other hand, achieved its most different victory against its rival with a score of 2-0 in a home match in the 2008-2009 season. The highest-scoring league match in the rivalry was the match where Galatasaray won 5-3 away in the 2007-2008 season.