Galatasaray 1–0 Kocaelispor
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 2.0 – 0.6
- Actual xG
- 2.4 – 0.7
- Goals
- 1 – 0
Footybot made Galatasaray favourites at 70%.
Galatasaray won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 0.7.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Abdülkerim Bardakcı, 67.8 in 94′.
Well above their usual level: Abdülkerim Bardakcı +21.8, Davinson Sánchez +11.6, Roland Sallai +10.3.
Well below it: Eren Elmalı −13.3, Serhat Öztaşdelen −9.9.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Galatasaray
| 9 Sep 2026 | L 1–3 | at Sporting CP |
| 4 Sep 2026 | W 3–2 | at Başakşehir FK |
| 29 Aug 2026 | W 3–2 | v Göztepe |
| 21 Aug 2026 | W 4–0 | at Erzurumspor FK |
| 14 Aug 2026 | D 2–2 | v Çorum FK |
Kocaelispor
| 6 Sep 2026 | W 1–0 | v Samsunspor |
| 29 Aug 2026 | W 2–1 | at Konyaspor |
| 24 Aug 2026 | W 2–0 | v Amed Sportif Faaliyetler |
| 16 Aug 2026 | L 0–2 | at Başakşehir FK |
| 17 May 2026 | L 0–1 | at Antalyaspor |
Head to head
| 12 Apr 2026 | Galatasaray 1–1 Kocaelispor |
| 9 Nov 2025 | Kocaelispor 1–0 Galatasaray |
Galatasaray
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 94 | 67.8 | +21.8 |
| Davinson Sánchez | 94 | 64.8 | +11.6 |
| Leroy Sané | 17 | 63.6 | – |
| Roland Sallai | 94 | 53.5 | +10.3 |
| Uğurcan Çakır | 94 | 49.4 | +0.2 |
| Rafael Leão | 86 | 47.2 | −3.6 |
| Barış Alper Yılmaz | 94 | 47.1 | +7.6 |
| Yunus Akgün | 77 | 47.0 | −5.4 |
| Aleksey Batrakov | 35 | 46.4 | – |
| Lesley Ugochukwu | 17 | 45.7 | – |
| Lucas Torreira | 94 | 44.4 | −5.3 |
| Deniz Gül | 77 | 44.2 | −0.4 |
| Gabriel Sara | 59 | 43.8 | −7.4 |
| Ismail Jakobs | 8 | 43.0 | – |
| Eren Elmalı | 86 | 33.2 | −13.3 |
| Kazımcan Karataş | 8 | 32.6 | – |
Kocaelispor
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tayfur Bingöl | 17 | 77.0 | – |
| Matej Maglica | 94 | 54.2 | – |
| Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel | 94 | 50.9 | +9.0 |
| Florian Ayé | 78 | 47.1 | – |
| Berkan Kutlu | 77 | 46.5 | +2.7 |
| Tanguy Zoukrou | 86 | 44.6 | +0.9 |
| Massadio Haïdara | 94 | 44.0 | +6.5 |
| Metehan Altunbaş | 16 | 43.3 | – |
| Arda Ozyar | 8 | 43.3 | – |
| Gonçalo Sousa | 94 | 43.2 | +3.2 |
| Serhat Öztaşdelen | 94 | 41.8 | −9.9 |
| Mahamadou Susoho | 86 | 41.6 | +3.9 |
| Show | 94 | 41.4 | −1.2 |
| Dan Agyei | 59 | 36.7 | −1.2 |
| Makana Baku | 35 | 34.1 | – |
| Uğur Kaan Yıldız | 8 | 5.5 | – |