Match Report
İstanbulspor (7th, 2 pts) visited Galatasaray (1st, 12 pts) with 10 points between them. Recent form told a different story for İstanbulspor: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Galatasaray ran at 2 scored and 0.75 conceded, İstanbulspor at 0.5 and 2.25.
6 meetings are on record — 6 won by Galatasaray, 0 by İstanbulspor, 0 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings.
RAMS Park, capacity 53,978, hosted the game. Galatasaray led 3-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-1.
Goal scorers
Galatasaray: Mauro Icardi (6'), Lucas Torreira (25'), Ahmed Kutucu (33') · İstanbulspor: Mendy Mamadou (26')
Key stats
Possession: Galatasaray 68% · İstanbulspor 32% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 7-3