Galatasaray 3-1 Kasımpaşa: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Süper Lig Matchday 7 · Friday 9 October 2026 · Rams Park, İstanbul · referee H. Meler · full time
Full time: Galatasaray 3-1 Kasımpaşa
Galatasaray won 3-1 at home to Kasımpaşa in Süper Lig Matchday 7 on Friday 9 October 2026. The goals: Abdülkerim Bardakcı 45', Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 68', Barış Alper Yılmaz 90', Mario Lemina 90+6'.
How Galatasaray won it
The opening goal came in the 45th minute: Abdülkerim Bardakcı for Galatasaray, set up by Aleksey Batrakov. Kasımpaşa levelled at 1-1 in the 68th minute through Jesurun Rak-Sakyi. Barış Alper Yılmaz made it 2-1 to Galatasaray in the 90th minute, set up by Ismail Jakobs. Mario Lemina made it 3-1 to Galatasaray in the 90th minute (+6), set up by Victor Osimhen.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Lucas Torreira of Galatasaray was sent off in the 65th minute. The referee, H. Meler, showed 6 yellow cards: 2 to Galatasaray and 4 to Kasımpaşa.
Galatasaray: O. Buruk, 4-2-3-1 · Kasımpaşa: E. Belözoğlu, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.49 for Galatasaray and 2.62 for Kasımpaşa.
Galatasaray scored about 2.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Kasımpaşa left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Kasımpaşa created the better chances, 2.62 xG to 0.49, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Galatasaray had 11 shots on target, Kasımpaşa 3.
Kasımpaşa's goalkeeper made 9 saves.
Galatasaray had 63% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Galatasaray came into it with 8 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 2.1 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 2.13 expected goals for and 0.99 against, and had won 75% of their matches.
Kasımpaşa came into it with 9 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.14 expected goals for and 1.25 against, and had won 44% of their matches.
Galatasaray vs Kasımpaşa: the match in numbers
| Galatasaray | Match statistics | Kasımpaşa |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Ball possession | 37% |
| 0.49 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.62 |
| 25 | Total shots | 9 |
| 11 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Big chances | 2 |
| 435 | Total passes | 255 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 8 | Corners | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 2 | Saves | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Andreas Gianniotis (Kasımpaşa), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Galatasaray
- Gabriel Sara 8.2
- Aleksey Batrakov 7.9 1 assist
- Abdülkerim Bardakcı 7.6 1 goal
- Barış Alper Yılmaz 7.5 1 goal
- Mario Lemina 7.4 1 goal
Kasımpaşa
- Andreas Gianniotis 8.3
- Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 7.4 1 goal
- Ayberk Karapo 7.2
- Thiemoko Diarra 6.6
- Matei Ilie 6.5
The lowest-rated starter was Ali Yavuz Kol at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Galatasaray: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe Monday 26 October 2026 · Süper Lig
- Kasımpaşa: Kasımpaşa vs Beşiktaş Sunday 1 November 2026 · Süper Lig
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Questions about Galatasaray vs Kasımpaşa
What was the score in Galatasaray vs Kasımpaşa?
Galatasaray 3-1 Kasımpaşa (half-time 1-0), Süper Lig, Friday 9 October 2026.
Who scored in Galatasaray vs Kasımpaşa?
Abdülkerim Bardakcı 45', Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 68', Barış Alper Yılmaz 90', Mario Lemina 90+6'.
Did Moneyball predict Galatasaray vs Kasımpaşa correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Galatasaray vs Kasımpaşa?
Andreas Gianniotis, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Galatasaray vs Kasımpaşa?
H. Meler.
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