Galatasaray 1-0 Kocaelispor: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Süper Lig Matchday 5 · Sunday 13 September 2026 · Rams Park, İstanbul · referee A. Karaoğlan · full time
Full time: Galatasaray 1-0 Kocaelispor
Galatasaray won 1-0 at home to Kocaelispor in Süper Lig Matchday 5 on Sunday 13 September 2026. The goals: Abdülkerim Bardakcı 71'.
How Galatasaray won it
Abdülkerim Bardakcı put Galatasaray ahead in the 71st minute, set up by Aleksey Batrakov.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, A. Karaoğlan, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to Galatasaray and 2 to Kocaelispor.
Galatasaray: O. Buruk, 4-2-3-1 · Kocaelispor: S. İnan, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.71 for Galatasaray and 2.59 for Kocaelispor.
Kocaelispor left about 2.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Kocaelispor created the better chances, 2.59 xG to 0.71, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Galatasaray had 9 shots on target, Kocaelispor 1.
Kocaelispor's goalkeeper made 8 saves.
Galatasaray had 60% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Galatasaray came into it with 11 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 2.06 expected goals for and 1.00 against, and had won 82% of their matches.
Kocaelispor came into it with 11 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.17 expected goals for and 1.56 against, and had won 55% of their matches.
Galatasaray vs Kocaelispor: the match in numbers
| Galatasaray | Match statistics | Kocaelispor |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Ball possession | 40% |
| 0.71 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.59 |
| 28 | Total shots | 12 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Big chances | 1 |
| 481 | Total passes | 325 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 75% |
| 16 | Corners | 3 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 1 | Saves | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Roland Sallai (Galatasaray), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Galatasaray
- Roland Sallai 8.5
- Davinson Sánchez 8.3
- Abdülkerim Bardakcı 8.2
- Barış Alper Yılmaz 7.3
- Gabriel Sara 7.2
Kocaelispor
- Serhat Öztaşdelen 7.5
- Anfernee Dijksteel 7.2
- Berkan Kutlu 7.1
- Florian Ayé 7.1
- Matej Maglica 7.1
The lowest-rated starter was Dan Agyei at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Galatasaray: Galatasaray vs Samsunspor Saturday 21 November 2026 · Süper Lig
- Kocaelispor: Kocaelispor vs Fenerbahçe Saturday 21 November 2026 · Süper Lig
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Galatasaray vs Kocaelispor
What was the score in Galatasaray vs Kocaelispor?
Galatasaray 1-0 Kocaelispor (half-time 0-0), Süper Lig, Sunday 13 September 2026.
Who scored in Galatasaray vs Kocaelispor?
Abdülkerim Bardakcı 71'.
Did Moneyball predict Galatasaray vs Kocaelispor correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Galatasaray vs Kocaelispor?
Roland Sallai, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Galatasaray vs Kocaelispor?
A. Karaoğlan.
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