Süper Lig Gameweek 24 Sat, Feb 28 · 17:00 Rams Global Stadium, İstanbul
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Our take

Galatasaray were clear favourites.

Galatasaray were the stronger side on L90 Strength (70 vs 21). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Alanyaspor. Galatasaray had 7 days of rest, Alanyaspor 7.2 and had to travel 563 km.

Away travel563 kmRest days7 · 7.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Galatasaray76%
Draw15%
Alanyaspor9%
Expected goals 2.78 – 0.90
Galatasaray75%
Draw17%
Alanyaspor9%
Expected goals 2.44 – 0.73
Galatasaray76%
Draw15%
Alanyaspor9%
Expected goals 2.77 – 0.90
Galatasaray69%
Draw18%
Alanyaspor13%
Expected goals 2.48 – 1.01
Galatasaray75%
Draw16%
Alanyaspor10%
Expected goals 2.67 – 0.89
Over 2.5 71% Both score 56% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · TürkiyeAli Sansalan
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.63
  • Matches 16

Team strength

GalatasarayAlanyaspor
70 L90 StrengthIn forecast 21
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 24
57 AttackIn forecast 18
55 DefenceIn forecast 24
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Galatasaray

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alanyaspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GalatasarayAlanyaspor
2.39 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.09
0.74 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.17
1.95 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
0.94 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+0.44 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
87% Scored inContext 74%
39% Clean sheetsContext 30%
16.39 ShotsContext 12.22
5.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.83
35% On target shareContext 31%
11.74 Shots in the boxContext 7.65
70% Box shareContext 63%
15% ConversionContext 9%
1.88 OffsidesContext 1.92
9.30 Shots allowedContext 10.57
3.23 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.91
2.75 BlocksContext 2.76
2.65 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.86
79% Save rateContext 71%
63% PossessionIn forecast 47%
506 PassesContext 390
444 Accurate passesContext 327
88% Pass accuracyContext 84%
7.07 Team ratingContext 6.83
11.91 FoulsContext 12.22
10.22 Fouls sufferedContext 14.43
1.74 Yellow cardsContext 2.39
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 23 and 23 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 0.98
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
+0.79 Goals minus xGContext +0.22
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.10 ShotsContext 12.90
5.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
38% On target shareContext 31%
10.60 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
74% Box shareContext 64%
17% ConversionContext 9%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.60 Shots allowedContext 9.90
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.60
3.10 BlocksContext 2.44
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
70% Save rateContext 71%
59% PossessionIn forecast 48%
525 PassesContext 389
461 Accurate passesContext 333
88% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.83
11.40 FoulsContext 12.20
11.80 Fouls sufferedContext 14.10
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Galatasaray
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km926 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Alanyaspor
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel563 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Galatasaray Alanyaspor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Süper Lig 2025-2026, 21 Feb7.2Süper Lig 2025-2026, 21 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km563 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways926 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one79

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Galatasaray Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1U. Çakır(G)
17E. Elmalı 6D. Sánchez 90W. Singo 93S. Boey
8Gabriel Sara 34L. Torreira
77N. Lang 53B. Yılmaz 10L. Sané
45V. Osimhen
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Alanyaspor Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
48Paulo Victor(G)
50Ü. Akdağ 5F. Aliti 3Nuno Lima
11Ruan 17N. Janvier 42G. Makouta 94F. Hadërgjonaj
16U. Hwang 12M. Elia
9S. Mounié
+1 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Galatasaray Absences are shown before kick-off
Alanyaspor Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Galatasaray+0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Alanyaspor+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Galatasaray · Home 2.50points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
9-3-0
Scored
2.67
Conceded
0.83
Alanyaspor · Away 1.00points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
1-8-2
Scored
1.18
Conceded
1.36

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

5 Galatasaray wins0 draws0 Alanyaspor wins
Goals per game2.40 – 0.20 Over 2.560% Both scored20% Clean sheets80% · 0%
  • 26 Sep 2025Alanyaspor0–1Galatasaray
  • 9 Mar 2025Alanyaspor1–2Galatasaray
  • 6 Oct 2024Galatasaray1–0Alanyaspor
  • 15 Apr 2024Alanyaspor0–4Galatasaray
  • 25 Nov 2023Galatasaray4–0Alanyaspor

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Ali Sansalan Türkiye · 16 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.81league 4.45
Red cards0.25league 0.22
Cards 5+56%league 46%
Fouls24.9league 26.0
Penalties0.63league 0.26
Home wins56%league 38%
Galatasaray2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.3.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against3 · 0
  • W8 Aug 25A · Gazişehir Gaziantep3–03
  • W18 May 25H · Kayserispor3–04
Alanyaspor2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D8 Nov 25A · Trabzonspor1–13
  • L27 Apr 25A · Trabzonspor3–43

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Galatasaray23 games · scored 55 · conceded 17
9 2 0-15
9 2 16-30
5 1 31-45
8 2 46-60
12 5 61-75
12 5 76-90
Alanyaspor23 games · scored 25 · conceded 27
5 5 0-15
4 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 6 46-60
4 4 61-75
7 8 76-90
Galatasaray10 games · scored 24 · conceded 13
4 2 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 2 31-45
5 46-60
5 4 61-75
6 2 76-90
Alanyaspor10 games · scored 12 · conceded 13
4 3 0-15
2 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 61-75
3 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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