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Galatasaray SK vs FC Schalke 04, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Wed 24 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Galatasaray SK vs FC Schalke 04 — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Benoit Millot

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct FC Schalke 04 H 0–0 D
03 Oct FC Porto A 0–1 L
18 Sep FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 3–0 W
05 May Juventus FC A 0–1 L
28 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–0 W
21 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Galatasaray SK A 0–0 D
20 Oct SV Werder Bremen H 0–2 L
06 Oct TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf A 2–0 W
03 Oct FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–0 W
29 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–0 W
25 Sep SC Freiburg A 0–1 L

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Galatasaray SK this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Galatasaray SK
Victor Osimhen 7 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Galatasaray SK vs FC Schalke 04 — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Younes Belhanda made 163 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Galatasaray SK currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Galatasaray SK have won 98 goals from 163 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' The 32-year-old Sinan Gumus has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' FC Schalke 04 is showing some good football. However, FC Schalke 04 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 49' It’s a booking for FC Schalke 04 player. Breel Embolo gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' The referee has no hesitation. Breel Embolo is booked for FC Schalke 04 — Yellow card on 50.
  • 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yuto Nagatomo.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Martin Linnes.
  • 61' Selcuk Inan gets the nod from Galatasaray SK. He replaces Sinan Gumus and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Schalke 04 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' Mugdat Celik is replacing Eren Derdiyok for the Galatasaray SK side.
  • 75' FC Schalke 04 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 77' Time for substitution for FC Schalke 04. Yevhen Konoplyanka is replaced by Steven Skrzybski.
  • 82' The Galatasaray SK manager makes a substitution. Yuto Nagatomo departs to be replaced by Omer Bayram.
  • 87' The travelling FC Schalke 04 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Younes Belhanda on 90.
  • 90' FC Schalke 04 ring the changes. Mark Uth has done his job and it is now time for Guido Burgstaller to step up.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 Galatasaray SK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Galatasaray SK or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Galatasaray SK38% Draw34% FC Schalke 0428%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Galatasaray SK or Draw
72%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
62%
Galatasaray SK or FC Schalke 04
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Galatasaray SK23% Draw58% FC Schalke 0419%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Galatasaray SK

Handicap Galatasaray SK covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% 87%
-1 13% 22% 65%
-0.5 35% 65%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 19% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Galatasaray SK keeps clean sheet
45%
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
39%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.