0–4 Full time Friday 30 October

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Title race on the line as leaders Galatasaray visit struggling Konyaspor

Galatasaray top the Süper Lig table and arrive in Konya on an impressive winning run; Konyaspor sit 14th and will try to halt the visitors' momentum at home.

📍 Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadium

Preview written: Thu 29 Oct 18:02

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Match report

Galatasaray beat Konyaspor 4-0. V. Osimhen opened the scoring in the 12th minute, assisted by Gabriel Sara, and Y. Akgun made it 2-0 in the 28th minute, with A. Batrakov providing the assist. A. Batrakov scored Galatasaray’s third in the 49th minute, assisted by Gabriel Sara, before R. Leao converted a penalty in the 55th. There were no red cards.

Galatasaray had 53% possession and led the shots on target 8-1, while the xG figures were 2.52 to 1.19. Aleksey Batrakov was the top-rated player, with a rating of 8.7. The 4-0 result was a wider Galatasaray win than the pre-match model’s predicted 2-1, despite its 52% probability of an away win.

Goals

12'V. Osimhen · Gabriel Sara · Galatasaray
28'Y. Akgun · A. Batrakov · Galatasaray
49'A. Batrakov · Gabriel Sara · Galatasaray
55'R. Leao (pen.) · Galatasaray

Cards

31'Gabriel Sara · Galatasaray
45+6'D. Turuc · Konyaspor
90'M. Jevtovic · Konyaspor

Match stats

KonyasporGalatasaray

47%Possession53%

7Shots14

1Shots on target8

1.19Expected goals (xG)2.52

3Corners8

11Fouls9

2Offsides2

4Saves2

⭐ Top-rated player: Aleksey Batrakov (Galatasaray) 8.7

Ratings and statistics: API-Football.

Confirmed lineups

Konyaspor · 4-2-3-1

13Bahadır Han GüngördüG
17Yhoan AndzouanaD
22Rayyan BaniyaD
15Chidozie AwaziemD
26Arthur MasuakuD
8Marko JevtovićM
77Melih İbrahimoğluM
9Deniz TürüçM
66Rajmund TóthM
91Jean-Luc DompéM
11Jackson MulekaF

Galatasaray · 4-2-3-1

1Uğurcan ÇakırG
7Roland SallaiD
6Davinson SánchezD
90Wilfried SingoD
17Eren ElmalıD
34Lucas TorreiraM
8Gabriel SaraM
11Yunus AkgünM
83Aleksey BatrakovM
27Rafael LeãoM
45Victor OsimhenF

Match facts

Recent form

KonyasporWDDLW

GalatasarayWLWWW

Last 5 league games, latest on the right

Goals per game

·	Scored	Conceded
Konyaspor	0.7	1.0
Galatasaray	2.1	1.3

League position

Pos	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Galatasaray	9	+7	22
14	Konyaspor	9	-3	8

Last meetings

2026Konyaspor2-0Galatasaray
2025Galatasaray3-1Konyaspor
2025Konyaspor1-5Galatasaray
2025Galatasaray0-0Konyaspor
2025Galatasaray1-0Konyaspor

Absences

Konyaspor

OutA. Demirbag · Injury

Galatasaray

OutA. Bardakci · Red Card

PreviaXI model

Konyaspor22%Draw26%Galatasaray52%

Model confidence: Medium

Predicted score: 1-2
Expected goals (model): 1.10 – 1.79
Double chance: X2 · 78%1X 48% · 12 74%
Over 2.5 goals: 55%Over 1.5: 80% · Over 3.5: 33%
Both teams score: 57%
Clean sheet: 17% – 33%Konyaspor–Galatasaray
Half-time result: X · 40%1 21% · 2 39%
Half-time / full-time: 2/2 · 33%X/2 17% · X/X 15%
Expected corners: 9.23.6 – 5.6 · Over 9.5: 43%
Expected cards: 4.62.5 – 2.1 · Over 3.5: 63%
Most likely scores: 1-112%
1-210%
0-29%
0-19%
0-07%

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →

Table picture and what’s at stake

Galatasaray sit top of the Süper Lig after nine matches with 22 points and a +7 goal difference, while Konyaspor are 14th with eight points and a -3 goal difference. For Galatasaray the trip to Konya is another chance to consolidate a lead at the summit; Konyaspor need points at home to climb away from the lower half of the table in this early season phase.

Galatasaray’s recent momentum vs Konyaspor’s patchy return

Form has been sharply in Galatasaray’s favour. The visitors’ season string reads DWWWWLWWW and their last five matches show an 80% form indicator with seven goals scored in those five fixtures. Konyaspor have struggled for consistency across the campaign (LLLLWDDLW) and their last five show a lower 53% form figure, managing three goals in that span. Across home and away splits the contrast is clear: Galatasaray score freely, averaging 2.1 goals per game this season, while Konyaspor average 0.7 at home and 0.5 away.

History hints at away edge

Recent head-to-head results lean toward Galatasaray. In the last five meetings, Galatasaray claimed three wins including a 3-1 Süper Lig victory in September 2025 and a 1-0 league win in January 2025; Konyaspor have a notable 2-0 home win over Galatasaray in February 2026, and there have also been Türkiye Kupası fixtures in which Galatasaray won 5-1 and drew 0-0. Overall the pair have produced mixed outcomes, but Galatasaray have the upper hand in recent encounters.

Missing players could shape selection

Konyaspor will be without A. Demirbag due to injury. Galatasaray are missing A. Bardakci, suspended after a red card. Those absences affect both teams’ options and could influence defensive plans on either side at Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadium.

What the numbers say

PreviaXI’s model favours the visitors. It projects slightly higher expected goals for Galatasaray and gives the away side the edge in probability terms — reflecting Galatasaray’s stronger scoring record and Konyaspor’s defensive vulnerabilities in league play. The model also anticipates a game where both teams have a reasonable chance to score and where Galatasaray’s attacking consistency should be decisive.

Our prediction

Given Galatasaray’s winning sequence, scoring form and superior league position, and Konyaspor’s need for points but limited offensive output, this looks like an away win by a narrow margin. The model’s most likely scoreline is consistent with Galatasaray continuing their run while Konyaspor manage a goal at home.

Konyaspor 1-2 Galatasaray

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