Galatasaray vs Benfica: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on October 21, 2015 at 06:45 PM (UTC)RAMS Park, İstanbul
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What was the result of Galatasaray vs Benfica?
Galatasaray won 2-1 on October 21, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 2′N. GaitánBenfica
- 19′S. İnanGalatasaray (pen.)
- 33′Ł. PodolskiGalatasaray
Official lineup for Galatasaray vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Galatasaray
- 9U. Bulut
- 5Bilal Kısa
- 7Y. Öztekin
- 8S. İnan
- 10Wesley Sneijder
- 11Ł. Podolski
- 21Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang
- 22Hakan Kadir Balta
- 23L. Carole
- 55Sabri Sarıoğlu
- 1F. Muslera
Benfica
- 9R. Jiménez
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 10N. Gaitán
- 20Gonçalo Guedes
- 4Luisão
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 28Sílvio
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 12Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Galatasaray have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Benfica have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2015 | Gençlerbirliği S.K.(home) | 4-1 | Süper Lig |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Başakşehir(away) | 2-0 | Süper Lig |
| Sep 30, 2015 | FC Astana(away) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Gaziantepspor(home) | 2-1 | Süper Lig |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Trabzonspor(away) | 1-0 | Süper Lig |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2015 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 20, 2015 | FC Porto(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 15, 2015 | FC Astana(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Belenenses(home) | 6-0 | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Galatasaray score 1.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.7 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray | 1.8 | 1.1 | 4 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
| Benfica | 2.7 | 0.5 | 9 | 4/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Galatasaray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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