İSTANBUL. Galatasaray conquers Fatih Karagümrük 1-0 after K. Aktürkoğlu scored just 1 goal (40′).

The match was played at the Rams Global Stadium stadium in İstanbul on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu with the help of Ceyhun Sesigüzel and Candaş Elbil. The 4th official was Mert Güzenge. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 12.18 degrees Celsius or 53.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Galatasaray was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Fatih Karagümrük that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Galatasaray was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Galatasaray won the match​.

Galatasaray shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fatih Karagümrük shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Galatasaray received 3 yellow cards (Hakim Ziyech, Lucas Torreira and Barış Alper Yılmaz). On the opposite side, Fatih Karagümrük received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Mendes, Flavio Paoletti and Marcus Rohdén).

Standings

After playing this contest, Galatasaray has 43 points like Fenerbahçe to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Fatih Karagümrük will stays with 17 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Galatasaray will play away against Fenerbahçe on the 24th of December with a 17-9 head to head statistic in favor of Fenerbahçe (12 draws).

Fatih Karagümrük will host Gaziantep F.K. on the 23rd of December with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Fatih Karagümrük (2 draws).

Galatasaray – Formation

Galatasaray started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Okan Buruk decided to play with the following team: Günay Güvenc (7.3), Sacha Boey (7.3), Victor Nelsson (7.7), Abdülkerim Bardakcı (7.3), Barış Alper Yılmaz (7.9), Kerem Demirbay (8.1), Lucas Torreira (6.7), Hakim Ziyech (7.3), Dries Mertens (7.0), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (8.1) and Mauro Icardi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Eyüp Aydin, Wilfried Zaha (6.8), Tetê (7.0), Halil Dervişoğlu, Kaan Ayhan (7.0), Jankat Yilmaz, Ali Turap Bülbül, Kâzımcan Karataş, Tanguy Ndombélé (6.7) and Cédric Bakambu (6.7).

Substitutions

Galatasaray made 5 changes: Kerem Demirbay for Tanguy Ndombélé (71′), Hakim Ziyech for Tetê (71′), Lucas Torreira for Kaan Ayhan (82′), Kerem Aktürkoğlu for Wilfried Zaha (82′) and Dries Mertens for Cédric Bakambu (61′).

Player of the match: Kerem Aktürkoğlu​

The player that probably impressed the most for Galatasaray was Kerem Aktürkoğlu.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Fatih Karagümrük – Formation

Fatih Karagümrük started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Shota Arveladze played with: Emre Bilgin (6.7), Frédéric Veseli (6.8), Davide Biraschi (7.3), Ibrahim Drešević (7.5), Munir Mercan (7.3), Marcus Rohdén (7.0), Sofiane Feghouli (6.8), Ryan Mendes (7.0), Valentin Eysseric (6.7), Can Keleş (6.4) and Kevin Lasagna (6.7).

They had on the bench: Furkan Bekleviç, Kerem Atakan Kesgin, Samed Onur, Serdar Dursun (6.7), Emir Tintis, Anwan Lawrence (6.4), Nazim Sangaré  (6.4), Salih Dursun, Adnan Ugur and Flavio Paoletti (7.0).

Substitutions

Fatih Karagümrük made 4 changes: Can Keleş for Serdar Dursun (77′), Sofiane Feghouli for Anwan Lawrence (87′), Frédéric Veseli for Nazim Sangaré  (87′) and Valentin Eysseric for Flavio Paoletti (65′).

Player of the match: Ibrahim Drešević​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fatih Karagümrük was Ibrahim Drešević.

His rating is 7.5 with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.​

• Kayserispor – Fenerbahçe – 3-4
• Antalyaspor – Kasımpaşa – 0-0
• Galatasaray – Fatih Karagümrük – 1-0