Galatasaray Face Konyaspor Away for the 51st Time

In the opening match of Week 10 of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Galatasaray will face Konyaspor tomorrow, Friday 30 October, at 20:00 at the Konya Metropolitan Stadium. Leaders Galatasaray have collected 22 points from 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Konyaspor are 14th with 8 points and a goal average to match.

The two teams have met 50 times in the Süper Lig. Galatasaray have won 36 of those matches, Konyaspor have won 6, and 8 ended in a draw. Galatasaray have scored 95 goals in these meetings, while Konyaspor have scored 35 in reply. In last season's match in Istanbul, Galatasaray scored 3 goals and conceded 1. In the match in Konya, the home side scored 2 and did not concede.

Galatasaray have played 4 away matches this season, winning 3 and losing 1. They beat Erzurumspor FK by a 4-goal margin, and won against Başakşehir FK after scoring 3 and conceding 2. The team that beat Gençlerbirliği by a single goal lost 4 goals at Trabzonspor. Galatasaray, who have not dropped points since their defeat to Trabzonspor, most recently beat Fenerbahçe in the derby.

Victor Osimhen leads the team with 8 goals and shares the top of the goalscoring chart with Gift Orban and Mohamed Salah. Abdülkerim Bardakcı has been referred to the PFDK over incidents in the Fenerbahçe derby, so he will not be able to play against Konya. Rafael Leao, Roland Sallai and Davinson Sanchez are on the verge of a yellow card suspension. Konyaspor's summer signing Mustafa Muhammed will face his former club Galatasaray for the first time. Okan Buruk and İlhan Palut will also meet for the 10th time in this match.