Season so far

UEFA Europa League

Key, Malmö v Galatasaray
League position, Malmö FF 30th, Galatasaray 4thTotal points, Malmö FF 3, Galatasaray 11

Goals scored

Malmö FF 4Galatasaray 13

Form guide

All competitions

Malmö FF won
v Rīgas FS
1
0
Club Friendlies
Galatasaray won
v Sivasspor
2
3
Süper Lig
Malmö FF won
v Torslanda
5
2
Svenska Cupen
Galatasaray draw
v Eyüpspor
2
2
Süper Lig
Malmö FF lose
v Ferencváros
4
1
UEFA Europa League
Galatasaray draw
v AZ
1
1
UEFA Europa League
Malmö FF won
v Brommapojkarna
2
1
Allsvenskan
Galatasaray won
v Bodrum FK
0
1
Süper Lig
Malmö FF lose
v Beşiktaş
2
1
UEFA Europa League
Galatasaray won
v Samsunspor
3
2
Süper Lig

Match Facts

  • This is the first meeting between Malmö and Galatasaray – Malmö have won three of their four home games against Turkish sides (L1).

  • Galatasaray have lost their last two away games against Swedish sides, going down 1-0 at IFK Göteborg (October 1994) and 2-0 at Östersunds FK (July 2017).

  • Malmö FF have played just 8.1% of their passes long in the UEFA Europa League this season, the second-lowest total of any side behind only Spurs (6.8%).

  • Galatasaray have had the most shots (111), most shots on target (42) and have accumulated the highest expected goals total (13.3) of any side in this season’s UEFA Europa League. Indeed, their 22 shots per game average is the most by a side in a single Europa League season since 2009-10.

  • Yunus Akgün has scored four goals for Galatasaray in the UEFA Europa League this season, exceeding his expected goals by 2.3 (4 goals vs 1.7 xG). It’s the most goals scored for the Turkish side in a European campaign since Burak Yilmaz scored eight in 2012-13.