Trabzonspor vs. Galatasaray Derby (19 September 2026)

Trabzonspor - Galatasaray Derby (19 September 2026) is the football match between Trabzonspor and Galatasaray scheduled for the 6th week of the 2026-2027 Trendyol Süper Lig season. The match will kick off at 20:00 on 19 September 2026 at Papara Park in Trabzon, with referee Batuhan Kolak officiating. After the first five matchdays of the league, Galatasaray sits at the top of the table with 13 points, while Trabzonspor is in 9th place with 7 points and a negative goal difference. This encounter marks the 144th official and unofficial meeting in the 52-year rivalry between the two clubs.

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Since Trabzonspor’s promotion to the Süper Lig in the 1974-1975 season, the two sides have met a total of 143 times in official and unofficial matches. Of these 143 encounters, Galatasaray has won 66, Trabzonspor has won 45, and 32 have ended in draws. Galatasaray has scored 197 goals in these matches, while Trabzonspor has netted 159. The rivalry encompasses matches from the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup, Super Cup, Presidency Cup, Prime Minister’s Cup, TSYD Cup, and special fixtures.

In the history of the Süper Lig, the two clubs have faced each other 106 times. Galatasaray has won 47 of these league matches, Trabzonspor has won 33, and 26 have ended in draws. In Süper Lig encounters, Galatasaray has scored 143 goals while Trabzonspor has scored 121. The match on 19 September 2026 will be their 107th league meeting.

In league matches played in Trabzon, home team Trabzonspor holds a two-goal advantage over their rivals in terms of wins. In 53 league matches held in Trabzon, Trabzonspor has won 21, Galatasaray has won 19 away, and 13 matches have ended in draws.

Of these league matches in Trabzon, 43 were played at Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadyumu and 10 at Şenol Güneş Spor Kompleksi. In these fixtures, Trabzonspor has scored 64 goals while Galatasaray has scored 69 goals away from home.

In the rivalry’s history, Galatasaray recorded their most decisive victories against Trabzonspor with a 5-1 win away on 21 January 2024 and a 4-0 win at home in Istanbul on 26 May 2001. Trabzonspor’s most decisive win against their rivals came during the first half of the 2018-2019 season, with a 4-0 victory at home in Trabzon on 1 September 2018.

The highest-scoring match between the two teams took place on 15 November 1998 in Istanbul. Trabzonspor won 5-3 in a match where the net was disturbed a total of eight times, making it the highest-scoring game in the history of their rivalry.

After suffering a 2-1 league defeat to Trabzonspor on 23 January 2022, Galatasaray has played 10 official matches against them, including eight Süper Lig, one Ziraat Turkish Cup, and one Turkcell Super Cup matches. In these 10 matches, Galatasaray won seven and drew two, suffering only one defeat. Galatasaray scored 23 goals in these fixtures while conceding eight.

Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk has managed the team in 10 official matches against Trabzonspor, including eight Süper Lig, one Turkish Cup, and one Super Cup fixture. Buruk has won seven and drawn two of these matches, with his only loss coming in the most recent league encounter.

In the first five matchdays of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray won all four matches following a 2-2 draw against Arca Çorum FK at home, accumulating 13 points and claiming the league lead. Galatasaray has scored 13 goals in five league matches, making them the top-scoring team in the league. Beşiktaş, Amed Sportif Faaliyetler, and Arca Çorum FK are tied with 12 goals each. Despite their offensive strength, Galatasaray has conceded six goals, placing them eighth among teams with the fewest goals conceded.

Trabzonspor has earned seven points from five league matches, with two wins, one draw, and two defeats, placing them ninth in the table on goal difference.

Ahead of this challenging fixture, Trabzonspor has injuries to Okay Yokuşlu and Malinovskyi. Although Folcarelli and Batagov have completed their treatments, they are not expected to be fit enough to play. Galatasaray’s Wilfried Singo, who remains injured, will not feature in the match. The condition of Victor Osimhen and Mario Lemina, who suffered groin injuries during the Week 4 match against Başakşehir and have not yet resumed training with the team, will be confirmed after the next training session.

Victor Osimhen, who has scored six of Galatasaray’s 13 league goals, is the team’s top scorer. Gabriel Sara has netted two goals, while Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Yunus Akgün, Lucas Torreira, Roland Sallai and Davinson Sanchez have each scored once.

The Trabzonspor–Galatasaray derby (19 September 2026) was a football match played at the Papara Park Stadium in Trabzon during the sixth matchweek of the 2026–2027 Trendyol Süper Lig season, ending in a 4–0 victory for the home team Trabzonspor. This was the first official match under the management of Trabzonspor’s new head coach Thomas Reis. The match was attended by 45,000 spectators at the stadium.

The match officials for the game at Papara Park were Batuhan Kolak, İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan, and Candaş Elbil. Trabzonspor fielded the following starting eleven: Onana, Pina, Stefan Savic, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Mustafa Eskihellaç, Melih Kabasakal, Fabinho, Ernest Muçi, Muhammed Salah, Noah Saviolo, and Dju.

Galatasaray started the match with the following starting eleven: Uğurcan Çakır, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ismail Jakobs, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Dries Mertens, Leroy Sane, and Deniz.

In the 4th minute, Galatasaray initiated a corner kick from the left flank via Ismail Jakobs. Trabzonspor defender Mustafa Eskihellaç cleared the ball, which was then controlled by Muhammed Salah in his own half. Salah exploited the space behind the defensive line, entered the penalty area, and shot past goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır on his right side to give Trabzonspor a 1–0 lead. In the 9th minute, Muhammed Salah’s shot from a left-wing pass by Pina went out of play. In the 18th minute, Davinson Sanchez headed a corner taken by Gabriel Sara, but his header went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Dju cleared a header from Pina following a right-wing corner by Gabriel Sara. In the 37th minute, Ismail Jakobs’ shot was deflected by goalkeeper Onana and struck the top of the crossbar before going away.

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In the 39th minute, Trabzonspor doubled their lead. Noah Saviolo received a pass from Muhammed Salah on the right diagonal of the penalty area and fired a low shot past goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır on his left side to make it 2–0. In the 44th minute, Trabzonspor’s Dju won the ball from Davinson Sanchez in Galatasaray’s defense and passed it to Muhammed Salah. Salah, receiving the ball inside the penalty area, scored with a low shot to extend the lead to 3–0. The first half ended with Trabzonspor leading 3–0.

In the 50th minute, goalkeeper Onana saved a shot from outside the penalty area by Roland Sallai. In the 59th minute, Ozan Tufan replaced Ernest Muçi and Paul Onuachu replaced Dju for Trabzonspor. In the 60th minute, Noah Saviolo’s shot from inside the penalty area struck a defender and was cleared by Uğurcan Çakır for a corner. In the 68th minute, Eren Elmalı replaced Ismail Jakobs and Lesley Ugochukwu replaced Lucas Torreira for Galatasaray.

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In the 71st minute, following a challenge by Stefan Savic on Leroy Sane, Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk protested the decision and was shown a red card by referee Batuhan Kolak in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Cabral replaced Noah Saviolo for Trabzonspor and Kazımcan Karataş replaced Roland Sallai for Galatasaray. In the 80th minute, during a sudden Trabzonspor attack, Muhammed Salah received a pass from Ozan Tufan in midfield, cut into the penalty area from the right diagonal, faced goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır, and scored with a placed shot to make it 4–0.

In the 85th minute, Galatasaray’s Lesley Ugochukwu received a yellow card for a foul on Ozan Tufan and was then shown a direct red card by referee Batuhan Kolak after a VAR review confirmed the incident. In the 89th minute, Cenk Özkacar replaced Stefan Savic and Aral Şimşir replaced Muhammed Salah for Trabzonspor. The match ended with a 4–0 victory for Trabzonspor.

Two Galatasaray players were sent off with red cards during the match. In the 71st minute, after Stefan Savic’s challenge on Leroy Sane, Okan Buruk received a yellow card and was shown a red card in the 72nd minute for protesting the referee’s decision. In the 85th minute, Lesley Ugochukwu, who fouled Ozan Tufan, was shown a direct red card following a VAR review.

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Trabzonspor’s Muhammed Salah, who scored three goals and provided one assist in the match, raised his league goal tally to seven. The goals scored by Muhammed Salah marked Galatasaray’s 2000th goal conceded in Süper Lig history. Trabzonspor replicated one of the largest margins of victory in their history against this opponent, matching their 4–0 win in the first half of the 2018–2019 season. This was Galatasaray’s second defeat in the last 11 official matches between the two teams.

Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk suffered his heaviest defeat in the Süper Lig with a four-goal margin. With this result, Galatasaray recorded their first league defeat of the 2026–2027 season and failed to score in a match for the first time ever. Additionally, Galatasaray conceded a total of 10 goals in their first six league matches, marking the worst defensive start in the club’s history since the 1966–1967 season (11 goals). Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır conceded eight goals in five league appearances for Galatasaray, averaging 1.6 goals per match. Young goalkeeper Jankat Yılmaz conceded two goals in his only league appearance. Over six matches, Galatasaray’s goal has faced 19 on-target shots, averaging 3.2 on-target shots per match.

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Trabzonspor head coach Thomas Reis stated that the match plan prepared in a short time was successfully implemented, highlighting the high-level performances of Fabinho and Muhammed Salah in midfield, and expressed pride in the team’s victory. During the press conference, Reis drew attention to the performances of Melih Kabasakal and Fabinho and congratulated Melih Kabasakal on his first-ever call-up to the Turkey national team.

Assistant coach İrfan Saraloğlu, who attended the press conference in place of Okan Buruk after his red card, stated that opportunities were not capitalized on after the early goal and that individual errors led to the conceded goals. Saraloğlu contested the red card decision, arguing that Buruk’s phrase “görmüyor musun” (“don’t you see?”) was misinterpreted as “kör müsün” (“are you blind?”). He also emphasized the impact of Victor Osimhen’s absence on the team.

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Trabzonspor club president Ertuğrul Doğan praised head coach Thomas Reis for his courage and positive energy and thanked the club’s diaspora fans for their contributions. Regarding the match officials’ decisions, Doğan criticized the referee for not issuing a direct red card to Lesley Ugochukwu in the 80th minute. He also emphasized Muhammed Salah’s character and his contribution to the vision of the city of Trabzon.

Galatasaray player Abdülkerim Bardakcı described the result as humiliating and apologized to the fans, while Lucas Torreira stated that the team accepted responsibility and would return stronger after the international break. Trabzonspor player Noah Saviolo expressed happiness at scoring his first goal at the stadium. Melih Kabasakal affirmed that the team earned a justified victory and expressed pride at being called up to the national team. Chibuike Nwaiwu reported that the coaching staff emphasized the need for seriousness in the dressing room after the match.