Matchday

Super Lig 25/26 · 5 Dec 2025

Galatasaray 3–2 Samsunspor

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.3 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.8 – 0.8
Goals
3 – 2

Footybot made Galatasaray favourites at 68%.

Galatasaray won a close one on the chances: 0.8 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Anthony Musaba, 65.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Anthony Musaba +24.1, Lucas Torreira +10.7.

Well below it: Gabriel Sara −12.3, Cherif Ndiaye −9.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Galatasaray

1 Dec 2025D 1–1at Fenerbahçe Süper Lig
25 Nov 2025L 0–1v Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Champions League
22 Nov 2025W 3–2v Gençlerbirliği Süper Lig
9 Nov 2025L 0–1at Kocaelispor Süper Lig
5 Nov 2025W 3–0at AFC Ajax Champions League

Samsunspor

1 Dec 2025D 1–1v Alanyaspor Süper Lig
27 Nov 2025D 2–2at Breidablik Kópavogur Conference League
23 Nov 2025D 1–1at Beşiktaş JK Süper Lig
9 Nov 2025W 1–0v Eyüpspor Süper Lig
6 Nov 2025W 3–0v Ħamrun Spartans FC Conference League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Galatasaray

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Yunus Akgün Midfielder2201–77.5–
Victor Osimhen Forward90200.6460.9+1.5
Davinson Sánchez Defender9000–58.6+2.6
Lucas Torreira Midfielder9001–55.7+10.7
Uğurcan Çakır Goalkeeper9000–53.0+0.6
İlkay Gündoğan Midfielder6800–49.1−4.2
Berkan Kutlu Midfielder16000.0648.1–
Abdülkerim Bardakcı Defender9000–47.1+0.6
Barış Alper Yılmaz Midfielder90000.0546.7−4.7
Gabriel Sara Midfielder84000.0944.9−12.3
Mauro Icardi Forward900–39.7–
Kazımcan Karataş Defender9000–37.9–
Arda Ünyay Defender4400–29.8–

Samsunspor

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Anthony Musaba Midfielder90100.6065.6+24.1
Toni Borevković Defender9000–45.8−1.3
Eyüp Aydın Midfielder4500–45.5–
Okan Kocuk Goalkeeper9000–44.0−6.9
Carlo Holse Midfielder90000.0243.5−2.6
Cherif Ndiaye Forward89000.1441.2−9.1
Yunus Emre Çift Defender900–31.2–