Match Report
In the standings it was Galatasaray 1st on 12 points, Gençlerbirliği 3rd on 10 — separated by 2. In league terms the two rates read 2/0.75 for Galatasaray and 2.25/1.25 for Gençlerbirliği (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.59.
Gençlerbirliği had lost five in a row. The last-five ledger: Galatasaray 7/15, Gençlerbirliği 0/15.
25 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Galatasaray 15, draws 6, Gençlerbirliği 4, at 2.96 goals per meeting. Recent editions have opened up: 4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.96 historically.
Rams Global Stadium, capacity 53,978, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Gençlerbirliği: Fıratcan Üzüm (51'), Adama Traoré (83')
Key stats
Possession: Galatasaray 77% · Gençlerbirliği 23% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 10-2