Gençlerbirliği S.K. vs Galatasaray

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🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Eryaman Stadyumu 🧑‍⚖️ B. Kolak 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Gençlerbirliği S.K. 14 · Galatasaray 1
Referee Stats
13 matches · 4.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.08
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.69
Over 4.5 cards 23%
Home wins 38%
Draws 15%
Away wins 46%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-9).
  • Galatasaray controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Gençlerbirliği S.K. (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 24
Avg: 1.41 / 1.41

Points

25
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4
Galatasaray (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-1-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 16
Avg: 1.82 / 0.94

Points

34
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.47
PPG
2.00
1.41
GF
1.82
1.41
GA
0.94
59%
O2.5
59%
59%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
82%

League-position context

Gençlerbirliği S.K. rank14th
Galatasaray rank1st
Gençlerbirliği S.K. points34
Galatasaray points77
Gençlerbirliği S.K.: #14 · 34 pts · GD -11
40 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
43-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gençlerbirliği S.K. last 5 home

W W L L L
Points6/15
Weighted index60
Goals5-8
Record2-0-3
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 last 5 away

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-9
Record2-0-3
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.

Gençlerbirliği S.K. trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Galatasaray trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Gençlerbirliği S.K. score at home76%
Gençlerbirliği S.K. clean sheet at home24%
Galatasaray score away82%
Galatasaray clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Gençlerbirliği S.K. score first53%
Gençlerbirliği S.K. win after scoring first67%
Galatasaray score first82%
Galatasaray win after scoring first79%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Gençlerbirliği S.K. 50% · Galatasaray 0%
Avg first goal minute: Gençlerbirliği S.K. 22.9' · Galatasaray 24.7'

Vs league average

Gençlerbirliği S.K. score at home1.41 vs 1.44
Gençlerbirliği S.K. concede at home1.41 vs 1.21
Galatasaray score away1.82 vs 1.21
Galatasaray concede away0.94 vs 1.44
Gençlerbirliği S.K. score 2% below league average, while Galatasaray score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: Gençlerbirliği S.K. are 17% above league average at home, and Galatasaray are 35% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Gençlerbirliği S.K. goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
31-45 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
61-75 6
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
16-30 1

Galatasaray goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
46-60 6
61-75 6
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
2
Total Shots
11
9
Shots off Goal
4
6
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
11
14
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
329
421
Passes Accurate
253
347
Passes %
77%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
2'
2' Goal · 0-1
M. Icardi
Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Akgün
35'
35' Goal · 0-2
Y. Akgün
Normal Goal · Assist: Gabriel Sara
46'
46' G. Gürpüz
1st substitution · For: A. Traoré
46'
46' O. Ülgün
2nd substitution · For: M. Mimaroğlu
48'
48' R. Sallai
50'
50' F. Tongya
64'
64' VAR
L. Sané
Goal cancelled
65'
65' R. Sallai
1st substitution · For: S. Boey
66'
66' Goal · 1-3
M. Niang
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Traoré
77'
77' Gabriel Sara
2nd substitution · For: M. Lemina
78'
78' M. Icardi
3rd substitution · For: N. Lang
81'
81' Ž. Žužek
82'
82' S. Koïta
3rd substitution · For: C. Çanak
87'
87' F. Tongya
4th substitution · For: S. Onur
87'
87' Y. Akgün
4th substitution · For: E. Elmalı
87'
87' L. Torreira
5th substitution · For: K. Ayhan
89'
89' U. Çakır

Gençlerbirliği S.K. vs Galatasaray 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Galatasaray beat Gençlerbirliği S.K. 2-1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in Super Lig. The match was refereed by B. Kolak. It was played at Eryaman Stadyumu.

First half: Galatasaray took an early lead at 2' when M. Icardi scored, with the assist credited to Y. Akgün, making the score 0-1. Galatasaray extended the lead at 35' when Y. Akgün scored, with the assist credited to Gabriel Sara, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Gençlerbirliği S.K. made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Gürpüz replacing A. Traoré. Gençlerbirliği S.K. made their 2nd substitution at 46', with O. Ülgün replacing M. Mimaroğlu. R. Sallai received a yellow card for Galatasaray at 48'. F. Tongya received a yellow card for Gençlerbirliği S.K. at 50'. VAR intervened at 64' for Galatasaray (Goal cancelled). Galatasaray made their 1st substitution at 65', with R. Sallai replacing S. Boey. Gençlerbirliği S.K. reduced the deficit at 66' when M. Niang scored, with the assist credited to A. Traoré, making the score 1-3. Galatasaray made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Gabriel Sara replacing M. Lemina. Galatasaray made their 3rd substitution at 78', with M. Icardi replacing N. Lang. Ž. Žužek received a yellow card for Gençlerbirliği S.K. at 81'. Gençlerbirliği S.K. made their 3rd substitution at 82', with S. Koïta replacing C. Çanak. Gençlerbirliği S.K. made their 4th substitution at 87', with F. Tongya replacing S. Onur. Galatasaray made their 4th substitution at 87', with Y. Akgün replacing E. Elmalı. Galatasaray made their 5th substitution at 87', with L. Torreira replacing K. Ayhan. U. Çakır received a yellow card for Galatasaray at 89'.

Gençlerbirliği S.K. used 4 substitutions while Galatasaray used 5 substitutions. Gençlerbirliği S.K. got 2 yellow cards, while Galatasaray got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-9).
  • Galatasaray controlled possession (56%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games11
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals6 (54.5%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

Gençlerbirliği S.K. vs Galatasaray Head-to-Head History by Season