Galatasaray SK - FC Barcelona: head to head and statistics

Galatasaray SK - FC Barcelona, 13 Oct 2026

Barcelona have scored 36 goals in eight official matches this season and won all of them, the best start in the club’s history. Thirty-one of those goals came in seven La Liga games, among them a 7–2 victory over Racing Santander, and Raphinha (14) and Lamine Yamal (8) lead the scoring across all competitions. In the Champions League they opened with a 5–1 win over Feyenoord.

On 13 October they visit Galatasaray at RAMS Park. The Turkish champions lost their league-phase opener 3–1 at Sporting CP, and their domestic form has been mixed. Six Süper Lig matches have brought four wins, a draw and a defeat, giving 13 points and second place on goal difference behind the leaders, with 13 goals scored and 10 conceded.

The defeat was a heavy one: 4–0 away at Trabzonspor on 19 September, the biggest loss of Galatasaray’s season so far. That single match accounts for four of the ten goals they have conceded in the league.

The contrast in the numbers is clear. Barcelona have averaged 4.4 league goals per game and conceded seven in seven matches, while Galatasaray have averaged just over two goals scored per game. A win for the visitors would give them six points after two matchdays, while Galatasaray, with three points, would move to six only by winning.

Galatasaray SK - FC Barcelona, 17 Mar 2022

FC Barcelona advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals by winning 2:1 in Istanbul. The first leg at Camp Nou, played on 10 March, ended in a goalless draw, so the second leg decided the tie. The match was refereed by Italian official Daniele Orsato.

The hosts took the lead in the 28th minute through a header from Marcao inside the penalty area. The scorer had, incidentally, been booked in the same minute. Barcelona equalised in the 37th minute: Pedri finished off a fluent move, with Ferran Torres providing the assist. Early in the second half, in the 49th minute, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang poked the ball home from close range after two outstanding saves by goalkeeper Iñaki Peña and a header from Frenkie de Jong. Peña is a Barcelona player on loan at Galatasaray, so he twice denied his own club. In the 56th minute, the injured Sergiño Dest was replaced by Ronald Araújo. Eric García was also booked before the break.

The statistics show clear dominance by the visitors. Barcelona had 68% possession to 32% and took 19 shots (to the hosts' 9), of which 4 were on target (to 3). According to Opta data, the expected goals figure was 2.58 for Barcelona and only 0.65 for Galatasaray. The visitors created 5 big chances, while the hosts created none. The number of corners was equal (3 each), and the hosts committed more fouls (9 to 7). Yellow cards: 3 for Galatasaray and 4 for Barcelona.

The result was more modest than the numbers suggested. With an xG of 2.58, Barcelona won by a single goal, and Peña played a key role in Galatasaray's defence. Even so, their dominance in possession and shots was enough to secure progress.

Galatasaray SK - FC Barcelona, 23 Nov 1994

A 2–1 victory over FC Barcelona gave Galatasaray three points in the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League group stage. The visitors took the lead in the 15th minute through Romário, who put Barcelona ahead during a first half in which the hosts were unable to equalise. The score remained 0–1 at the interval.

The match changed after the break as Galatasaray scored twice. Hakan Şükür converted a penalty in the 71st minute to level the score, while Arif Erdem completed the turnaround with the winning goal in the 88th minute. The Istanbul side therefore recorded a 2–1 home victory over Barcelona. The match was played at Ali Sami Yen in Istanbul.