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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 Dusseldorf 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Galatasaray SK and FC Schalke 04.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Skrzybski made 406 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Galatasaray SK seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' FC Schalke 04 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Daniel Caligiuri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' FC Schalke 04 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Galatasaray SK is showing some good football. However, Galatasaray SK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 49' FC Schalke 04 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 50' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 52' Yuto Nagatomo is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Galatasaray SK player. Martin Linnes gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' Selcuk Inan is replacing Sinan Gumus for the Galatasaray SK side.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 406 games and scored 311 goals.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Mugdat Celik. He replaces Eren Derdiyok on 70 minute.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 77 minute. Yevhen Konoplyanka leaves to be changed by Steven Skrzybski.
  • 82' Galatasaray SK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Omer Bayram is hanging Yuto Nagatomo on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' It looks surprising FC Schalke 04 does not make any changes. Mark Uth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' The referee shows Galatasaray SK player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Mark Uth as he departs to be replaced by Guido Burgstaller.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

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.