Galatasaray vs Rizespor

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 19:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ A. Yilmaz 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Galatasaray 1 · Rizespor 8
Referee Stats
12 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.25
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 67%
Draws 17%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Galatasaray outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Galatasaray controlled possession (65%).
  • Galatasaray had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Galatasaray (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 13-4-0

Goals For / Against

46 / 14
Avg: 2.71 / 0.82

Points

43
Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1
Rizespor (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 2-8-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 29
Avg: 1.29 / 1.71

Points

14
Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Super Lig fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.53
PPG
0.82
2.71
GF
1.29
0.82
GA
1.71
76%
O2.5
59%
65%
BTTS
65%
47%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Galatasaray rank1st
Rizespor rank8th
Galatasaray points77
Rizespor points41
Galatasaray: #1 · 77 pts · GD +47
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rizespor: #8 · 41 pts · GD -6
33 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
36-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Galatasaray last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals14-4
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rizespor last 5 away

L L D L L
Points1/15
Weighted index7
Goals3-11
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Galatasaray trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 6%

Rizespor trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Galatasaray score at home94%
Galatasaray clean sheet at home35%
Rizespor score away71%
Rizespor clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Galatasaray score first47%
Galatasaray win after scoring first100%
Rizespor score first35%
Rizespor win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Galatasaray 100% · Rizespor 40%
Avg first goal minute: Galatasaray 19.1' · Rizespor 33.5'

Vs league average

Galatasaray score at home2.71 vs 1.44
Galatasaray concede at home0.82 vs 1.21
Rizespor score away1.29 vs 1.21
Rizespor concede away1.71 vs 1.44
Galatasaray score 87% above league average, while Rizespor score 7% above league average.
Defensive side: Galatasaray are 32% below league average at home, and Rizespor are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 6.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Galatasaray goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 8
61-75 8
16-30 7
0-15 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
16-30 1

Rizespor goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
61-75 8
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 5
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
16
9
Shots off Goal
8
4
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
12
6
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
11
9
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
523
291
Passes Accurate
459
220
Passes %
88%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
20'
20' Goal · 1-0
D. Sánchez
Normal Goal · Assist: Gabriel Sara
35'
35' VAR
Q. Laçi
Goal cancelled
36'
36' I. Olawoyin
53'
53' H. Aliqulov
60'
60' M. Pala
1st substitution · For: D. Varešanović
60'
60' H. Dervişoğlu
2nd substitution · For: A. Zeqiri
65'
65' Goal · 2-1
V. Osimhen
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Bardakcı
67'
67' M. Lemina
1st substitution · For: M. Icardi
73'
73' Goal · 2-2
D. Varešanović
Normal Goal
73'
73' I. Olawoyin
3rd substitution · For: M. Buljubasic
73'
73' K. Alikulov
4th substitution · For: A. Mocsi
83'
83' Y. Akgün
2nd substitution · For: I. Jakobs
83'
83' L. Sané
3rd substitution · For: N. Zaniolo
83'
83' Gabriel Sara
4th substitution · For: K. Ayhan
88'
88' C. Højer
88'
88' Q. Laçi
5th substitution · For: V. Jurečka
90'
90' V. Osimhen
5th substitution · For: W. Singo
90'
90' Goal · 3-2
M. Icardi
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Sallai
90+1'
90+1' R. Sallai
90+3'
90+3' E. Canpolat

Galatasaray vs Rizespor 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galatasaray beat Rizespor 3-1 on Saturday, 30 August 2025 in Super Lig. The match was refereed by A. Yilmaz.

First half: Galatasaray took the lead at 20' when D. Sánchez scored, with the assist credited to Gabriel Sara, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 35' for Rizespor (Goal cancelled). I. Olawoyin received a yellow card for Rizespor at 36'.

Second half: H. Aliqulov received a yellow card for Rizespor at 53'. Rizespor made their 1st substitution at 60', with M. Pala replacing D. Varešanović. Rizespor made their 2nd substitution at 60', with H. Dervişoğlu replacing A. Zeqiri. Galatasaray took the lead at 65' when V. Osimhen scored, with the assist credited to A. Bardakcı, making the score 2-1. Galatasaray made their 1st substitution at 67', with M. Lemina replacing M. Icardi. Rizespor leveled the score at 73' when D. Varešanović scored, making the score 2-2. Rizespor made their 3rd substitution at 73', with I. Olawoyin replacing M. Buljubasic. Rizespor made their 4th substitution at 73', with K. Alikulov replacing A. Mocsi. Galatasaray made their 2nd substitution at 83', with Y. Akgün replacing I. Jakobs. Galatasaray made their 3rd substitution at 83', with L. Sané replacing N. Zaniolo. Galatasaray made their 4th substitution at 83', with Gabriel Sara replacing K. Ayhan. C. Højer received a yellow card for Rizespor at 88'. Rizespor made their 5th substitution at 88', with Q. Laçi replacing V. Jurečka. Galatasaray made their 5th substitution at 90', with V. Osimhen replacing W. Singo. Galatasaray took the lead at 90' when M. Icardi scored, with the assist credited to R. Sallai, making the score 3-2. R. Sallai received a yellow card for Galatasaray at 90+1'. E. Canpolat received a yellow card for Rizespor at 90+3'.

Galatasaray used 5 substitutions while Rizespor used 5 substitutions. Galatasaray got 1 yellow card, while Rizespor got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Galatasaray outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Galatasaray controlled possession (65%).
  • Galatasaray had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins11
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals12 (70.6%)
BTTS11 (64.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (75.0%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

Galatasaray vs Rizespor Head-to-Head History by Season