Galatasaray SK vs FK Zalgiris Vilnius, Champions League Q 2023 ROUND 2
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Overview
Match Preview
Galatasaray SK vs FK Zalgiris Vilnius — Champions League Q at NEF Stadyumu.
- Galatasaray SK 0 games · 0 pts (2025/25)
- FK Zalgiris Vilnius 0 games · 0 pts (2025/25)
Match Details
- Referee Willy Delajod
22 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Aug FK Zalgiris Vilnius H 1–0 W 25 Jul FK Zalgiris Vilnius A 2–2 D 17 Mar FC Barcelona H 1–2 L 10 Mar FC Barcelona A 0–0 D 25 Nov Olympique de Marseille H 4–2 W 04 Nov FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Aug Galatasaray SK A 0–1 L 25 Jul Galatasaray SK H 2–2 D 18 Jul FK Struga A 2–1 W 11 Jul FK Struga H 0–0 D 25 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 3–3 D 18 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
FK Zalgiris Vilnius this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FK Zalgiris Vilnius0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/246-601/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Galatasaray SK is hosting FK Zalgiris Vilnius for another epic battle.
- 5' Joel Bopesu is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Galatasaray SK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zalgiris Vilnius that had 134 games and scored 27 goals.
- 20' Sacha Boey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
- 25' Halil Dervisoglu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 31' What a strike from Dries Mertens! The score is 1-0.
- 36' FK Zalgiris Vilnius is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' The Galatasaray SK manager makes a substitution. Halil Dervisoglu departs to be replaced by Yunus Akgun.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' It’s gonna be a card for Mathias Oyewusi.
- 59' Another change for FK Zalgiris Vilnius made on 59 minute. Petar Mamic leaves to be changed by Arni Vilhjalmsson.
- 62' Galatasaray SK player sees a card in front of him.
- 67' FK Zalgiris Vilnius started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
- 69' Galatasaray SK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fredrik Midtsjo is hanging Sergio Oliveira on the field on 69 minute.
- 74' Another substitution for FK Zalgiris Vilnius to replace Oliver Buff by Yukiyoshi Karashima on 74 minute.
- 77' Nassim Hnid was booked on 77.
- 78' Galatasaray SK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Olimpiu Morutan is hanging Dries Mertens on the field on 78 minute.
- 79' Another substitution for Galatasaray SK to replace Baris Yilmaz by Cedric Bakambu on 79 minute.
- 84' 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.
- 89' The Galatasaray SK manager makes a substitution. Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu departs to be replaced by Kaan Ayhan.
- 90' Kaan Ayhan was booked on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
Galatasaray SK Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
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10
Dries Mertens ↓ Olimpiu Morutan 78'
- 27
- 1
- 25
- 93
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21
Halil Dervisoglu ↓ Yunus Akgun 46'
- 22
- 7
- 42
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53
Baris Yilmaz ↓ Cedric Bakambu 79'
Bench
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6
Fredrik Midtsjo ↑ 69'
- 54
- 2
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23
Kaan Ayhan ↑ 89'
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11
Yunus Akgun ↑ 46'
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80
Olimpiu Morutan ↑ 78'
- 40
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94
Cedric Bakambu ↑ 79'
- 88
- 35
- 81
- 63
FK Zalgiris Vilnius Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 1
- 15
- 3
- 31
- 7
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12
Petar Mamic ↓ Arni Vilhjalmsson 59'
- 26
- 5
- 99
- 71
Bench
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22
Ovidijus Verbickas ↑ 89'
- 13
- 80
- 33
- 25
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77
Arni Vilhjalmsson ↑ 59'
- 4
- 2
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8
Yukiyoshi Karashima ↑ 74'
- 23
- 70
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Abdulkerim Bardakci 1 Donatas Kazlauskas 1 Mathias Oyewusi 1 Dries Mertens 1 Halil Dervisoglu 1 Head to Head
Galatasaray SK Form
2023-08-02 Galatasaray SK 1–0 FK Zalgiris Vilnius W 2023-07-25 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2–2 Galatasaray SK D 2022-03-17 Galatasaray SK 1–2 FC Barcelona L 2022-03-10 FC Barcelona 0–0 Galatasaray SK D 2021-11-25 Galatasaray SK 4–2 Olympique de Marseille W 2021-11-04 Galatasaray SK 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva DFK Zalgiris Vilnius Form
2023-08-02 Galatasaray SK 1–0 FK Zalgiris Vilnius L 2023-07-25 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2–2 Galatasaray SK D 2023-07-18 FK Struga 1–2 FK Zalgiris Vilnius W 2023-07-11 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 0–0 FK Struga D 2022-08-25 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 3–3 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad D 2022-08-18 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–0 FK Zalgiris Vilnius L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.36 Galatasaray SK xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.01 FK Zalgiris Vilnius xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Galatasaray SK winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.37Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Galatasaray SK or Draw 75%Draw or FK Zalgiris Vilnius 53%Galatasaray SK or FK Zalgiris Vilnius 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Galatasaray SK win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 11.5%2 – 1 8.4%2 – 0 8.4%0 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 2 4.6%2 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 3.9%3 – 0 3.7%1 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — Galatasaray SK
Handicap Galatasaray SK covers Push FK Zalgiris Vilnius covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 22% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Galatasaray SK keeps clean sheet 37% ✗FK Zalgiris Vilnius keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.