Galatasaray and Göztepe face off in the third round

Galatasaray takes the pitch tonight to face Göztepe in a match valid for the third round of the championship. The clash takes place at RAMS Park and features refereeing led by Mehmet Türkmen.

Match details and kick-off time

The match is scheduled to kick off at nine thirty p.m. Referee Mehmet Türkmen will officiate the game, assisted by Ceyhun Sesigüzel and Abdullah Bora Özkara. The fourth official is Ayberk Demirbaş, while Pawel Malec is on VAR duty and Özer Özden is the AVAR.

Teams' standings in the table

Galatasaray enters the third round in second place with four points. In their opening match, the team drew two-two with Arca Çorum FK, and then defeated Erzurumspor FK four-nil away from home. Meanwhile, Göztepe is in fourteenth place with one point, after a three-three draw with Samsunspor and a one-nil defeat to Gençlerbirliği.

Victor Osimhen's performance

Player Victor Osimhen has stood out in the opening rounds of the competition. The athlete scored two goals against Arca Çorum FK and another two against Erzurumspor FK, totaling four of the six goals scored by the team in the tournament. In addition, the player has scored sixteen goals in his last fourteen league matches.

New players and lineup

Galatasaray's starting lineup features Uğurcan, Jakobs, Sanchez, Sallai, Sara, Yunus, Torreira, Abdülkerim, Osimhen, Barış, and Lemina. Among the substitutes are names like Jankat, Sane, Eren, Ugochukwu, İlkay, Kaan, Nhaga, Batrakov, Arda, and Singo. New player Aleksey Batrakov and Sane start the match on the bench.

Recent home record

Galatasaray maintains an unbeaten run playing at their stadium in the league. Their last home defeat occurred against Fenerbahçe. Since then, the team has accumulated wins and draws in the subsequent matches played on their home turf.

With information from NTV Haber, GZT.