Player of the match Aleksey Batrakov 9.1
GolVolt rating 3.5GolVolt rating
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Galatasaray kept a clean sheet against 1.5 xG.
Galatasaray: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 84.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 45% to 65% (Galatasaray).
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90+4' · 2:0Galatasaray 95%draw 4%VfB Stuttgart 1%
90+4' · 2:0xG Galatasaray 1.19xG VfB Stuttgart 1.51
90+4' · 2:0Last 10 minutes: level (6:7 dangerous attacks)
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Batrakov scores, Galatasaray 1–0 VfB Stuttgart
Aleksey Batrakov scored the opening goal of the Champions League matchday 4 game in the 12th minute and put Galatasaray ahead. It is the striker's third league goal of the season.
Number of the match: 3 — That is how many goals Batrakov has this season after scoring in the 12th minute.
Galatasaray lead VfB Stuttgart 2–0 after the first half of Matchday 4 in the Champions League. Aleksey Batrakov scored both goals, in the 12th and 15th minutes.
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Two goals in the first quarter of an hour. Batrakov opened the scoring in the 12th minute and doubled the lead in the 15th after an assist from Davinson Sánchez. Galatasaray have scored 4 of their 8 goals in this season's Champions League in the first 15 minutes, including both from this match. In the first half the hosts had 59% possession, took 7 shots, 3 of them on target, and won 4 corners. Stuttgart had 5 shots, none on target, and won 2 corners. Before this match the Stuttgart side had scored in 4 consecutive matches in all competitions.
Batrakov adds to his tally. Before this match Batrakov was Galatasaray's top scorer in the Champions League, with 2 goals in 3 matches. He now has 4 goals in this season's competition. Galatasaray had scored in 6 consecutive matches in all competitions before this game.
Galatasaray host VfB Stuttgart in matchday 4 of the Champions League, the first meeting between the two clubs. The hosts have scored in seven straight matches.
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Galatasaray have not lost in four straight matches. In home games against German teams, their last win came in November 1992, when they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 in the UEFA Cup. Since then, in nine home matches against German sides, they have drawn five and lost four.
After three Champions League matchdays, VfB have not lost. They beat Viking Stavanger and won in Bratislava, and drew 1–1 with Atletico Madrid. The Stuttgart side have scored in four straight matches. In the Bundesliga they won 4–2 away at Bayer Leverkusen and ended a run of poor results. Demirovic scored two goals, and Leweling and El Khannouss one each. Schick and Maza scored for Leverkusen.
For Galatasaray, Aleksey Batrakov has scored the most goals in the competition: two in three matches. For VfB, Ermedin Demirovic leads the way with four goals in three matches.
Six Galatasaray players will miss the match through suspension: Arda Yılmaz, Arda Ünyay, Armando Güner, Eyüp Aydın, Kaan Ayhan and Kazımcan Karataş. For VfB, Justin Diehl, Leonidas Stergiou and Stefan Drljaca are suspended. Angelo Stiller, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Josha Vagnoman are injured.
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Batrakov scored the winner.
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GolVolt rating 3.5more watchable than 35% of Champions League matches
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Unlock from €3.25 a monthGalatasaray · 6 out
since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 11 matches missed
since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 11 matches missed
since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 11 matches missed
since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 11 matches missed
since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 11 matches missed
since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 11 matches missed
VfB Stuttgart · 5 out
since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 13 matches missed
since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 13 matches missed
since 29 Oct · return date unknown · 1 match missed · Groin Injury
since 8 Aug · return date unknown · 17 matches missed · Hamstring Injury
since 27 Oct · return date unknown · 2 matches missed · Muscle Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.
