GolVolt — Galatasaray vs İstanbul Başakşehir: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

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

Last time

Last meeting, 4 September: İstanbul Başakşehir – Galatasaray 2:3

WWWWW

Galatasaray have won the last 5 meetings.

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 unbeaten in 4 matches

WWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins. Last defeat: 13 October, 1:4 against FC Barcelona.

Attack

Galatasaray score 2.4 goals per match

Galatasaray2.4 İstanbul Başakşehir1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. İstanbul Başakşehir score 1.2.

Player in form

Eldor Shomurodov: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.44

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.4).

Streak

Galatasaray have scored in 6 matches in a row

WLWWWW

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

Players to watch

Super Lig, this season.

Victor Osimhen

Galatasaray · forward

9goals 3assists 7.79avg rating

Last match, Konyaspor: 1 goal, rating 6.7.

Eldor Shomurodov

İstanbul Başakşehir · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

Last match, Beşiktaş: rating 6.8.

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 Galatasaray at home and İstanbul Başakşehir away, as in this match.

Galatasaray

at home · 10

7W2D1L2.3scored per match1.3conceded per match

İstanbul Başakşehir

away · 10

1W3D6L0.5scored per match1.9conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 4 Sep 2026 · Super Lig İstanbul Başakşehir 2:3 Galatasaray Shomurodov 66' (k) · Sánchez 76' (s) · Osimhen 16' · Torreira 71' · Sara 90'. Galatasaray: 5 wins in a row in this fixture.

5wins

0 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

0wins

Expected lineups

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

UÇÇakır EEElmalı WSSingo DSSánchez RSSallai GSSara LTTorreira RLLeão ABBatrakov YAAkgün VOOsimhen MŞŞengezer SKKharebashvili OBBa EBBayram MKKarbownik UGGüneş OKKemen AOOlsen UBBozok YSSarı ESShomurodov

Galatasarayİstanbul Başakşehir

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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