GolVolt — Samsunspor vs Galatasaray: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Samsunspor without a win in 8 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 defeats. Last win: 22 August, 2:0 against Rizespor.

Defence

Samsunspor concede 3.0 goals per match

Samsunspor3.0 Galatasaray1.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Galatasaray concede 1.4.

Attack

Galatasaray score 2.4 goals per match

Samsunspor0.8 Galatasaray2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Samsunspor score 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 2 May 2026: Samsunspor – Galatasaray 4:1

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Marius Mouandilmadji: 2 goals. Before that, Samsunspor went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Player in form

Victor Osimhen: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.78

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.8).

Streak

Galatasaray have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 15 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Super Lig, this season.

Tanguy Coulibaly

Samsunspor · forward

2goals 1assist 6.84avg rating

Last match, İstanbul Başakşehir: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Victor Osimhen

Galatasaray · forward

9goals 3assists 7.79avg rating

Last match, Konyaspor: 1 goal, rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Samsunspor at home and Galatasaray away, as in this match.

Samsunspor

at home · 10

4W2D4L1.8scored per match2.0conceded per match

Galatasaray

away · 10

6W0D4L2.0scored per match1.7conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 2 May 2026 · Super Lig Samsunspor 4:1 Galatasaray Mouandilmadji 22', 71' · Ndiaye 57', 82' · Akgün 9'. Samsunspor: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

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0 draws4.2 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Samsunspor (3-5-2, last: İstanbul Başakşehir) · Galatasaray (4-2-3-1, last: Konyaspor).

BBBayazıt IDDrapiński GGGuarino SEErakovic LTTómasson ASSekongo EWWatt CYYüksel JMMendes MBBayo TCCoulibaly UÇÇakır EEElmalı WSSingo DSSánchez RSSallai GSSara LTTorreira RLLeão ABBatrakov YAAkgün VOOsimhen

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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