Süper Lig Regular Season - 15
Galatasaray 3 - 2 FT Samsunspor
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
8' L. Sane (L. Torreira)
29' V. Osimhen (L. Sane)
HT
46' ↓ M. Lemina ↑A. Unyay
↓ E. Aydin ↑O. Ntcham 46'
A. Musaba (E. Kilinc) 56'
68' ↓ I. Gundogan ↑Y. Akgun
↓ L. Tomasson ↑Marius 81'
84' ↓ Gabriel Sara ↑B. Kutlu
87' Berkan Kutlu
E. Kilinc 88'
90' V. Osimhen (Y. Akgun)
90'+1 ↓ Galatasaray ↑M. Icardi
↓ C. Ndiaye ↑Y. E. Cift 90'+1
Emre Kılınç 90'+8
FT
Player Cards
Season performance ratings for players in this match
Galatasaray
Goalkeepers
Uğurcan Çakır 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Davinson Sánchez 
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Mario Lemina
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kazımcan Karataş
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
İlkay Gündoğan 
MAGNET
70
Activity
70
Activity
66
Passes
4
Duels
Lucas Torreira
MAGNET
69
Activity
69
Activity
65
Passes
4
Duels
Leroy Sané 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
31%
Pass Acc
Gabriel Sara
LATE SHIFT
6
Late Mins
6
Late Mins
84
Total Mins
84
Entry
Barış Alper Yılmaz 
DRIBBLER
3
Dribbles
3
Dribbles
3
Attempts
100%
Success %
Forwards
Victor Osimhen 
CLUTCH HERO
0
Goal Time
0
Goal Time
0
Impact
8.6
Rating
BENCH
Günay Güvenç 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Batuhan Şen
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Arda Ünyay
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
44
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Berkan Kutlu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gökdeniz Gürpüz
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yunus Akgün 
SUPER SUB
0
Impact
0
Impact
22
Minutes
7
Rating
Mauro Icardi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ahmed Kutucu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yusuf Demir
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Çağrı Balta
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Samsunspor
Goalkeepers
Okan Koçuk
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Zeki Yavru
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Toni Borevković
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rick Van Drongelen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Logi Tomasson
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
25%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Antoine Makoumbou
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Emre Kılınç
CLUTCH HERO
0
Goal Time
0
Goal Time
0
Impact
8.9
Rating
Carlo Holse 
SWEEPER
2
Cleanups
2
Cleanups
2
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Eyüp Aydın
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Anthony Musaba 
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
4
Shots
6.3
Rating
Forwards
Cherif Ndiaye 
NPC
89
Minutes
89
Minutes
6%
Pass Acc
6.3
Rating
BENCH
Albert Posiadała
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Efe Berat Törüz
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Yunus Emre Çift
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Soner Gönül
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Olivier Ntcham
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Soner Aydoğdu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tahsin Bülbül
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marius Mouandilmadji
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Polat Yaldır
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/04/2025 | Samsunspor | 0 - 2 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu |
| 10/11/2024 | Galatasaray | 3 - 2 | Samsunspor | Süper Lig | RAMS Park |
| 02/02/2024 | Samsunspor | 0 - 2 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu |
| 16/09/2023 | Galatasaray | 4 - 2 | Samsunspor | Süper Lig | Rams Global Stadium |
| 07/01/2012 | Samsunspor | 2 - 4 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | 19 Mayis Stadyumu |
| 18/09/2011 | Galatasaray | 3 - 1 | Samsunspor | Süper Lig | Türk Telekom Arena |
11/04/2025
10/11/2024
02/02/2024
16/09/2023
07/01/2012
18/09/2011
Galatasaray Win
Samsunspor Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 15 GD: +21
P: 15 GD: +14
P: 15 GD: +18
P: 15 GD: +9
P: 15 GD: +7
P: 15 GD: +6
P: 15 GD: -1
P: 15 GD: -3
P: 15 GD: +3
P: 15 GD: -1
P: 15 GD: -4
P: 15 GD: -6
P: 15 GD: -11
P: 15 GD: -4
P: 15 GD: -7
P: 15 GD: -8
P: 15 GD: -17
League Standings
P: 20 GD: +33
P: 19 GD: +26
P: 20 GD: +15
P: 20 GD: +15
P: 20 GD: +10
P: 20 GD: +13
P: 20 GD: +3
P: 20 GD: -7
P: 19 GD: -3
P: 20 GD: -2
P: 20 GD: -3
P: 20 GD: -6
P: 20 GD: -14
P: 20 GD: -9
P: 20 GD: -12
P: 20 GD: -12
P: 20 GD: -25
AI-powered match analysis and previews to help you decide which games are worth watching
Osimhen's Final Blow: Galatasaray Snatches Victory in Stoppage Time
Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 96/100. Leaders Galatasaray wrote one of their most dramatic chapters yet, as Victor Osimhen's 90th-minute strike buried Samsunspor's desperate last-gasp equaliser and secured a six-pointer in the title race.
Early Dominance Meets Late Chaos
Galatasaray's intensity was suffocating from the opening whistle. Leroy Sané struck in the 8th minute—a clinical finish from Lucas Torreira's assist—before Osimhen doubled the lead at the 29-minute mark. With 57% possession and 6 shots on target from 13 attempts, the home side looked to be orchestrating a coronation. Two-nil up, control absolute. But football's cruelest lesson: nothing is decided until the final whistle.
Samsunspor's Upset Factor
Ayoze Musaba clawed one back in the 56th minute, assisted by Emre Kılınç, who would become the night's unlikely hero. Kılınç—with a rating of 8.9, one goal, one assist, and two key passes—embodied Samsunspor's refusal to fold. His 88th-minute equaliser was the moment the balance shifted irreversibly. Two minutes later, Yusuf Akgün's substitute brilliance—a pinpoint assist—found Osimhen in stoppage time. The Nigerian's brace (2 goals, 8.6 rating) sealed the most dramatic of comebacks-that-never-was. Galatasaray won 3-2, but the stakes had been higher than the scoreline suggested.
The Title Race Defined
This five-goal thriller encapsulated everything the Süper Lig championship race represents: relentless intensity, balance on a knife's edge, and the stakes that separate champions from challengers. Galatasaray consolidated their lead at 36 points; Samsunspor, now on 25, proved they belong in this fight. Osimhen's winner wasn't just a goal—it was a statement that Galatasaray's title credentials are forged in fire.
Key Questions
Why was Emre Kılınç the standout performer?
Kılınç's 8.9 rating came from one goal, one assist, and two key passes. His 88th-minute equaliser reignited Samsunspor's hopes and nearly delivered an unlikely point.
What created this five-goal thriller?
26 combined shots, Galatasaray's early 2-0 lead, Samsunspor's relentless comeback, and late-match drama. Both sides fired 13 shots; intensity and balance collided perfectly.
How dramatic was Osimhen's stoppage-time winner?
Just two minutes after Kılınç's equaliser, Akgün's assist found Osimhen for the decisive goal. A six-pointer decided in the final moments—the essence of a title race.
How is the Futmetrix Score calculated?
The Futmetrix Score (0-100) combines multiple factors: match intensity, competitive balance, stakes importance, and entertainment value to help you decide if this match is worth watching.
Can Samsunspor Dent Galatasaray's Armour? Leaders Face Stiff Away-Day Threat
Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 77/100. This December clash between Galatasaray and Samsunspor is a certified six-pointer—the champions-elect must fend off a side that's unbeaten in three away matches and hunting for a statement victory.
The Setup
Galatasaray's Form is immaculate: 11 wins from 15 games, just a single loss. Yet Samsunspor arrives with a hidden weapon—a 50% away-win rate (3 from 6 on the road) that suggests they've cracked the code for silencing hostile crowds. The Stakes are seismic: Galatasaray cannot afford a slip in their title charge, while Samsunspor must prove they belong among the elite. Combined, these teams average 4.1 goals per game—a recipe for an open, enthralling contest. The Balance tilts home, but not by much.
Key Battle
Barış Alper Yılmaz vs Anthony Musaba will decide the right flank's tempo. Yılmaz (8.9 average rating) is Galatasaray's creative heartbeat; Musaba (2 goals, 1 assist in 5 matches) is Samsunspor's most dangerous outlet. Whoever wins this duel controls the rhythm—and likely the match.
Our Prediction
Galatasaray dominate early possession, İlkay Gündoğan orchestrating from midfield. Samsunspor absorb and strike on the counter. Musaba finds space in the 34th minute but Galatasaray's defence holds firm. Second half: Galatasaray break through via a set-piece or Yılmaz's brilliance (65th). Samsunspor pull one back late to make it 2-1. Final whistle: Galatasaray edge it, but Samsunspor's resilience keeps them in the fight.
Key Questions
Should I watch this match?
Absolutely. Leaders vs challengers, goals guaranteed, and Samsunspor's away-day form makes this a genuine contest. Don't miss it.
What's the predicted outcome?
Galatasaray 2-1. They dominate at home but Samsunspor's away-day expertise ensures a late consolation. Close affair.
Where are both teams in the league table?
Galatasaray lead with 36 points. Samsunspor sit fifth with 25 points. An 11-point gap, but Samsunspor's form is climbing.
What is Galatasaray's current form?
Dominant. 11 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss from 15 matches. Only one defeat all season—they're the league's most consistent force.
Who is the in-form player to watch?
Anthony Musaba. 2 goals, 1 assist in 5 matches, averaging 7.1 rating. Samsunspor's creative spark and Galatasaray's defensive test.
How is the Futmetrix Score calculated?
The Futmetrix Score (0-100) combines multiple factors: match intensity, competitive balance, stakes importance, and entertainment value to help you decide if this match is worth watching.