Thursday , 2 July 2026

Galatasaray SK vs FK Zalgiris Vilnius, Champions League Q 2023 ROUND 2

Champions League Qualification · 2023
Galatasaray SK
1 – 0
Full Time
FK Zalgiris Vilnius
Wed 2 Aug 2023 · 18:30 UTC NEF Stadyumu HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 5' Joel Bopesu
Y 56' Mathias Oyewusi
Dries Mertens 62' Y
Y 77' Nassim Hnid
Kaan Ayhan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Galatasaray SK vs FK Zalgiris Vilnius — Champions League Q at NEF Stadyumu.

Match Details

  • Referee Willy Delajod
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
1
Galatasaray SK 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FK Zalgiris Vilnius
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-02 Galatasaray SK 1–0 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2023-07-25 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2–2 Galatasaray SK

Recent Form

Galatasaray SK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FK Zalgiris Vilnius
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
50% Clean Sheets
FK Zalgiris Vilnius this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zalgiris Vilnius
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to NEF Stadyumu that hosts another battle between Galatasaray SK and FK Zalgiris Vilnius.
  • 5' Joel Bopesu was booked on 5.
  • 10' The travelling FK Zalgiris Vilnius supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Sacha Boey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Galatasaray SK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 31' Dries Mertens puts Galatasaray SK on the lead.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Gorobsov made 178 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' Another change for Galatasaray SK made on 46 minute. Halil Dervisoglu leaves to be changed by Yunus Akgun.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' FK Zalgiris Vilnius receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 59' It is a substitution in FK Zalgiris Vilnius team. Petar Mamic is replaced by Arni Vilhjalmsson on 59 minute.
  • 62' Galatasaray SK receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 67' FK Zalgiris Vilnius is showing some good football. However, FK Zalgiris Vilnius are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' The whistle greets Sergio Oliveira as he departs to be replaced by Fredrik Midtsjo.
  • 74' Another change for FK Zalgiris Vilnius made on 74 minute. Oliver Buff leaves to be changed by Yukiyoshi Karashima.
  • 77' FK Zalgiris Vilnius receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 78' The Galatasaray SK manager makes a substitution. Dries Mertens departs to be replaced by Olimpiu Morutan.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Galatasaray SK. Baris Yilmaz is replaced by Cedric Bakambu.
  • 84' 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.
  • 89' The Galatasaray SK manager makes a substitution. Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu departs to be replaced by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Galatasaray SK player. Kaan Ayhan gets a card.
  • With this win, Galatasaray SK is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Galatasaray SK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Zalgiris Vilnius Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dries Mertens 1
Halil Dervisoglu 1
Abdulkerim Bardakci 1
Donatas Kazlauskas 1
Mathias Oyewusi 1

Head to Head

2023-08-02 Galatasaray SK 1–0 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2023-07-25 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2–2 Galatasaray SK

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 D

FK 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Galatasaray SK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 FK Zalgiris Vilnius xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Galatasaray SK47% Draw28% FK Zalgiris Vilnius25%
Actual: Galatasaray SK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Galatasaray SK30% Draw50% FK Zalgiris Vilnius20%
Actual: Galatasaray SK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.