GalatasarayGalatasaray cruise past Konyaspor
Galatasaray beat Konyaspor 4-0 on Friday 30 October 2026 at the Medaş Konya Büyükşehir stadium in the 10th round of the Süper Lig. Victor Osimhen, Yunus Akgün, Aleksey Batrakov and Rafael Leão scored for the leaders, who now have 25 points.
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Twelve minutes to tip the match
Galatasaray scored during their spells of dominance while Konyaspor had no answer. That is the whole gap in a 4-0 that was more clear-cut than the game itself. In the very first minute, Rafael Leão found himself one-on-one with Bahadır Han Güngördü, who won that duel. In the 12th, from a Gabriel Sara free-kick on the left, Victor Osimhen rose above the defence to head in.
Akgün doubled the lead in the 28th with a long-range strike after a corner played short. Güngördü went off in the 40th, and the 0-2 held until the break.
The restart settled everything: Batrakov in the 49th, then Leão from the penalty spot in the 55th, after a VAR check.
Eight shots on target, four goals
Konyaspor — Galatasaray
Konyaspor — Galatasaray
Konyaspor — Galatasaray
Konyaspor — Galatasaray
Konyaspor — Galatasaray
Konyaspor — Galatasaray
Konyaspor — Galatasaray
Attacking output
Totals at the final whistle.
Galatasaray had 16 shots, 8 of them on target and 12 from inside the box. Konyaspor managed 9 attempts, only 4 of them inside the box. The expected goals, 2.80 to 1.38, show a real gap, without making it a one-sided game. The scoreline exceeds what the chances produced.
Possession, 54% to 46, settled nothing. Corners, 9 to 3, say more about the visitors' pressure, and it was from two set pieces that Galatasaray opened their account.
Sara pulling the strings
Key moments
V. Osimhen · 0–1. From a free kick delivered from the left, a header gets the better of the defence.
Y. Akgun · 0–2. After a short corner and a lay-off, a long-range strike doubles the lead.
A. Batrakov · 0–3. Found in the box, the midfielder finishes for his first league goal.
R. Leao (pen) · 0–4. Penalty converted after a VAR review, for his first goal in these colours.
Gabriel Sara provided two assists, on the first goal and on Batrakov's, when he found him in the box in the 49th. The Russian was scoring for the first time in the league, and Leão for the first time in his new colours. The Portuguese had four shots.
The turning point came at the restart
SNA verdict: the turning point was the start of the second half. At 0-2, Konyaspor were still two goals down, with 1.38 expected goals over the whole match. Their side, who had lost their first-choice goalkeeper in the 40th, gave way straight after the restart, in the 49th and then the 55th.
Wilfried Singo played 90 minutes in defence, and Galatasaray did not concede.
Five substitutions at once in the 61st
With the game won, Buruk replaced Batrakov, Torreira, Sara, Akgün and Osimhen in one go in the 61st, four days before Stuttgart in the Champions League and with the league's 2nd-placed side to come. El Chadaille Bitshiabu then played his first minutes in this shirt, in place of Sánchez, in the 69th.
Withdrawals to monitor
Went off during the match, replaced by Deniz Ertaş. No diagnosis or return timeline confirmed.
No return timeline is given here without official confirmation.
Osimhen got the night going, Singo held firm
Nigeria's Osimhen scored the first goal, with five shots, three of them on target, in 61 minutes, despite winning only 2 of 7 duels. Ivorian Singo went the full game with 5 of 10 duels won and two interceptions. Guinea-Bissau's Renato Nhaga played 29 minutes late on, with one shot off target. For Konyaspor, Nigerian Chidozie Awaziem and DR Congo international Arthur Masuaku played 90 minutes, DR Congo international Jackson Muleka lasted 45 minutes, Egyptian Mostafa Mohamed played as many, Congolese Yhoan Andzouana went off in the 56th without winning any of his four duels and Gambian Ebrima Colley came on in the 71st.
Nigeria · Galatasaray · 61 min, 1 goal, 3 shots on target
Côte d’Ivoire · Galatasaray · 90 min
DR Congo · Konyaspor · 45 min
Egypt · Konyaspor · 45 min
Guinea-Bissau · Galatasaray · 29 min
Nigeria · Konyaspor · 90 min
DR Congo · Konyaspor · 90 min
Congo · Konyaspor · 56 min
Gambia · Konyaspor · 19 min
African national-team internationals who played. Not rated: fewer than 20 minutes.
SNA man of the match: Aleksey Batrakov
One goal, one assist and three key passes in 61 minutes. The Russian midfielder played the lay-off for the 2-0, then killed off any local hope as early as the 49th with his first league goal. Two clean actions, at the two moments when Konyaspor could still believe.
SNA ratings
Konyaspor
SNA rating out of 10, decided by the editorial team based on the match numbers. Players who played at least 20 minutes. In colour: African internationals.
Galatasaray
SNA rating out of 10, decided by the editorial team from the match figures. Players who played at least 20 minutes. In colour: African internationals.
Hits and misses
One goal and one assist in 61 minutes. SNA rating: 9.5/10.
Two assists and five key passes. SNA rating: 8.5/10.
His first goal in these colours, four shots, three of them on target, and seven duels won out of eight. SNA rating: 9.0/10.
No duels won out of four before being substituted in the 56th minute. SNA rating: 5.5/10.
Two duels won out of five and a yellow card for dissent just before half-time. SNA rating: 6.0/10.
No duels won out of four and only one shot on target out of two, replaced at half-time with the score at 0-2. SNA rating: 6.0/10.
These judgements concern today's performance, never the individuals themselves.
Two-point lead before the showdown
Galatasaray have 25 points, two clear of Amed and three ahead of Trabzonspor. Konyaspor stay on 8 points. The leaders host Stuttgart on Tuesday 3 November in the Champions League, then meet Amed on Saturday 7 November in a direct clash at the top.
10 matches played, goal difference +11.
10 matches played, goal difference -7.