Gençlerbirliği 0-1 Galatasaray: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Süper Lig Matchday 8 · Saturday 17 October 2026 · Eryaman Stadyumu, Ankara · referee R. Coşkunses · full time
Full time: Gençlerbirliği 0-1 Galatasaray
Gençlerbirliği 0-1 Galatasaray: Galatasaray took the points in Süper Lig Matchday 8 on Saturday 17 October 2026 at Eryaman Stadyumu.
How Galatasaray won it
An own goal by İrfan Can Eğribayat put Galatasaray ahead in the 88th minute. A late goal, and the one that decided the result.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, R. Coşkunses, showed 1 yellow card: 0 to Gençlerbirliği and 1 to Galatasaray.
Gençlerbirliği: B. Storck, 4-2-3-1 · Galatasaray: O. Buruk, 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 1.53 for Gençlerbirliği and 1.62 for Galatasaray.
Gençlerbirliği scored about 1.5 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Gençlerbirliği had 6 shots on target, Galatasaray 4.
Galatasaray's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Galatasaray had 69% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Gençlerbirliği came into it with 9 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.15 expected goals for and 2.10 against, and had won 22% of their matches.
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.
Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray: the match in numbers
| Gençlerbirliği | Match statistics | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Ball possession | 69% |
| 1.53 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.62 |
| 19 | Total shots | 18 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Big chances | 1 |
| 230 | Total passes | 527 |
| 63% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 9 | Corners | 10 |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Uğurcan Çakır (Galatasaray), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Gençlerbirliği
- Rafael Luís 7.3
- Dimitrios Goutas 7.3
- Salih Uçan 7.2
- Ousmane Diabate 7.2
- Tiago Gouveia 7.2
Galatasaray
- Uğurcan Çakır 8.2
- Roland Sallai 7.8
- Abdülkerim Bardakcı 7.8
- Victor Osimhen 7.5
- Aleksey Batrakov 7.5
The lowest-rated starter was Mario Lemina at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Gençlerbirliği: Gençlerbirliği vs Alanyaspor Monday 2 November 2026 · Süper Lig
- Galatasaray: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe Monday 26 October 2026 · Süper Lig
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Questions about Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray
What was the score in Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray?
Gençlerbirliği 0-1 Galatasaray (half-time 0-0), Süper Lig, Saturday 17 October 2026.
Who scored in Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray?
Sportmonks did not list the scorers.
Did Moneyball predict Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray 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 Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray?
Uğurcan Çakır, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray?
R. Coşkunses.
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