Galatasaray will host Kocaelispor in the 5th week of Trendyol Super League

Galatasaray will host Kocaelispor in the 5th week of Trendyol Super League.

The match at RAMS Park will start at 20.00. The match will be directed by referee Atilla Karaoğlan. Slovenian referee Matej Jug will sit in the VAR chair of the match. The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1.

TOP 11'S

Galatasaray: Uğurcan, Sallai, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Eren, Torreira, Sara, Yunus, Barış, Leao, Deniz.

Kocaelispor: Serhat, Dijksteel, Zoukrou, Maglica, Haidara, Show, Berkan, Susoho, Agyei, Gonçalo, Aye.

The yellow-red team, which had 3 wins and 1 draw in the first 4 matches in the Super League this season, finished last week at the top with 10 points.

Kocaelispor took the third place with 9 points.

4 MISSING YELLOW-REDS

Galatasaray has 4 missing players before the Kocaelispor match.

Injured Nigerian star Victor Osimhen, Gabon Mario Lemina, Ivory Coast Wilfried Singo and experienced goalkeeper Günay Güvenç will not be able to take part in the match.

UNDEFEATED IN THE LAST 37 HOME MATCHES IN THE LEAGUE

Galatasaray was undefeated in the last 37 home matches in the league.

The yellow-reds, who suffered their last home defeat in the match against Fenerbahçe on May 19, 2024, achieved 29 victories in their subsequent league matches. Galatasaray drew 8 times in this process.

HE COULD NOT DEFEAT KOCAELİSPOR IN 2 MATCHES LAST SEASON

One of the two teams that Galatasaray could not beat in the Super League last season was Kocaelispor, under the management of coach Selçuk İnan.

The yellow-reds, who lost 1-0 away to Kocaelispor in the 12th week of last season, drew 1-1 with their opponent in their home match in the 29th week.

Thus, Galatasaray finished the 2025-2026 season in the Super League without defeating Trabzonspor and Kocaelispor.

SARA SCORED A GOAL IN TWO MATCHES IN A ROW

Galatasaray's Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Sara celebrated scoring goals in two consecutive league matches.

Sara scored one goal each in Göztepe and İstanbul Başakşehir matches played in the last two weeks of the league.

BERKAN KUTLU AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM

Kocaelispor's 28-year-old midfielder Berkan Kutlu can play against his former team Galatasaray.

Berkan Kutlu, who played for the yellow-reds in 2021-2025, will play against his former team if coach Selçuk İnan gives him a chance.

Berkan Kutlu scored 3 goals in 159 matches with Galatasaray.

EMOTIONAL MATCH FOR SELÇUK İNAN

Kocaelispor Coach Selçuk İnan will have an emotional match against Galatasaray.

Selçuk İnan, who played and captained the yellow-red team for 9 seasons, will play for the 6th time as a coach against Galatasaray, for whom he played for many years.

Selçuk İnan, who had previously suffered 3 defeats against Galatasaray while managing Gaziantep FK and Kasımpaşa, also had one win and a draw each while managing Kocaelispor.

The green-black team collected 9 points as a result of 3 wins and one loss in the remaining part of the league.

Jovanovic, Petkovic and Rivas, whose treatment and preparation processes are continuing in Kocaelispor, are not expected to play in the match.

43. APPOINTMENT

Galatasaray and Kocaelispor will face each other for the 43rd time in the Super League.

In the competition that started when Kocaelispor took part in the Super League for the first time in the 1980-1981 season, Galatasaray won 25 of the remaining 42 matches and Kocaelispor won 7. All 10 matches in the league ended in a draw.

Kocaelispor responded to Galatasaray's 77 goals in total with 40 goals.

MATCHES IN ISTANBUL

Galatasaray and Kocaelispor have met 21 times in Istanbul before in the league.

In the matches in Istanbul, Galatasaray won 13 times, Kocaelispor 4 times, and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Kocaelispor was able to respond to Galatasaray's total of 47 goals in Istanbul with 27 goals.

YELLOW REDS CANNOT DEFEAT KOCAELİSPOR FOR 3 MATCHES

Galatasaray could not win against Kocaelispor in the last 3 league matches.

The yellow-reds, who last beat their opponent 4-1 away on September 21, 2008, lost the match played in Istanbul on February 22, 2009, 5-2.

The two teams met again last season, when Kocaelispor returned to the Super League after a 16-year break. While the home team won the match in Kocaeli 1-0, the match in Istanbul ended in a 1-1 draw.

WINS WITH THE MOST DIFFERENT SCORES

Galatasaray had the victory with the most different scores so far in the matches between the two teams.

Galatasaray experienced its biggest victory against Kocaelispor with a score of 5-0 in Istanbul in the 1999-2000 season.

Kocaelispor achieved its biggest victory against Galatasaray with a 4-0 result in Istanbul in the 1995-1996 season.

On the other hand, the match played between the two teams in Istanbul in the 1993-1994 season was completed with Galatasaray leading 5-4, and this match was recorded as the highest scoring match between the two teams.