Galatasaray to clinch Super Lig title with 1 point

Facing Trabzonspor away in the 35th week of the Super Lig, the yellow-reds secured a 2-0 victory with goals from Abdülkerim Bardakcı in the 66th minute and Alvaro Morata in the 84th minute.

Entering the week with 26 wins, 5 draws, and 1 loss, Galatasaray returned from the Trabzon away game with 3 points, bringing their win total to 27. With 86 points, "Cimbom" maintained their 8-point lead over their closest rival, Fenerbahçe, with 3 weeks left in the league.

Galatasaray, who will face Bellona Kayserispor (H), Göztepe (A), and RAMS Başakşehir (H) in the remaining part of the league, will declare their 3rd consecutive and 25th overall championship if they earn 1 point, regardless of the results obtained by Fenerbahçe. 

HEAD-TO-HEAD ADVANTAGE BELONGS TO GALATASARAY

The yellow-reds hold the head-to-head advantage against Fenerbahçe, with whom they are competing for the title.

Galatasaray defeated their rival 3-1 in the first half of the league at Ülker Stadium and drew 0-0 in the second half at RAMS Park. Having secured the head-to-head advantage, "Cimbom" will finish the league ahead of their rival in the event of a potential points tie at the end of the season.

THEY WILL BE THE FIRST TEAM TO WEAR THE FIFTH STAR

Galatasaray will wear their 5th star if they earn 1 point in the remaining 3 matches of the league.

Continuing to be the only team with the right to wear 4 stars on their jersey, the yellow-reds will celebrate their 25th title if they become champions this season as well.

"Cimbom" will thus become the first team to earn the right to wear 5 stars on their jersey.

UNBEATEN IN THE LAST 6 MATCHES IN TRABZON

Galatasaray has not experienced a defeat in their last 6 Super Lig matches as guests of the Black Sea representative.

The yellow-reds, who suffered their last defeat in Trabzon with a 4-0 score in the 2018-2019 season, have achieved three wins and three draws in the subsequent 6 away matches.

GALATASARAY WON THE LAST 5 MATCHES

The yellow-reds have won their last 5 matches against Trabzonspor.

Galatasaray, who drew 0-0 in the first half of the 2022-2023 season, managed to defeat their opponent in the following 5 encounters. "Cimbom" achieved victories of 2-1, 2-0, 5-1, 4-3, and 2-0 in these matches, respectively.

THE TWO TEAMS WILL MEET IN THE CUP IN 4 DAYS

The two teams will face each other once again in 4 days.

Having won the Super Lig encounter, Galatasaray will play the Ziraat Turkish Cup final match against the Black Sea representative on Wednesday, May 14. The yellow-reds, who are very close to the championship in the league, aim to close the season with a double victory by winning the Turkish Cup in the final match in Gaziantep.

WON THEIR LAST 7 MATCHES

Galatasaray has not bowed to their opponents in their last 7 official matches.

The yellow-reds, who suffered their only defeat this season in the Super Lig and Ziraat Turkish Cup during the Beşiktaş derby on March 29, have won all 7 subsequent matches.

During this period, Galatasaray defeated Reeder Samsunspor and Sipay Bodrum FK 2-0, ikas Eyüpspor 5-1, Net Global Sivasspor 4-1, and Trabzonspor 2-0 in the league. In the cup, the yellow-reds beat Fenerbahçe 2-1 and TÜMOSAN Konyaspor 5-1.

Galatasaray scored 22 goals in these matches and conceded only 4.

BARDAKCI REACHED 5 GOALS

Galatasaray's national defender Abdülkerim Bardakcı scored his 5th goal in official matches.

Opening the scoring with a header in the 66th minute against Trabzonspor, Abdülkerim celebrated a goal for the 3rd time in his 31st Super Lig match. The national footballer, who has one goal each in the UEFA Europa League and the Ziraat Turkish Cup, has found the net for the 5th time this season in the yellow-red jersey.

MORATA SCORED HIS 6TH GOAL

The yellow-reds' Spanish star Alvaro Morata celebrated a goal for the 6th time in official matches.

Morata, who joined the squad during the mid-season transfer window, played his 13th official match. Scoring a stylish goal in the 84th minute of the Trabzonspor match to extend the lead to 2, Morata found the net for the 5th time in the Super Lig. The star center-forward also managed to score 1 goal in the Turkish Cup.