Galatasaray's worst defensive start to a season in 60 years

Serdar HocamAuthor & Editor

Having conceded 10 goals in the first 6 weeks of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray recorded its worst defensive statistic since the 1966-1967 season.

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Having conceded ten goals in the first six weeks of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray made its worst defensive start in sixty years, while the performances of the goalkeepers drew attention.

Trabzonspor Defeat and Defensive Table

Galatasaray was defeated by Trabzonspor away with four goals in the sixth week of the league. Following this result, the Yellow-Red team conceded a total of ten goals in their first six matches in the Süper Lig.

Sixty-Year Historical Statistic

Having last conceded eleven goals in the first six matches of the 1966-1967 season in Süper Lig history, Cim Bom thus left behind its worst defensive start to the league in sixty years.

Matches Without Conceding Goals

Galatasaray managed to finish two of the six league matches it played this season without conceding a goal. The Yellow-Reds kept their clean sheets in the league matches against Erzurumspor and Kocaelispor.

Shots on Target Faced

Having faced nineteen shots on target in the Süper Lig since the beginning of the season, the Lions struggled to show resistance against opponents' attacks. Having faced Çorum, Erzurumspor, Göztepe, Başakşehir, Kocaelispor, and Trabzonspor in the league since the start of the season, the team faced an average of 3.2 shots on target per match in these games.

Goalkeepers' Performance Figures

Goalkeeper Uğurcan, who has played in five league matches since the beginning of the season, picked the ball out of his net eight times, resulting in a goals-conceded average of 1.6 per match. Galatasaray's young goalkeeper Jankat Yılmaz, on the other hand, conceded two goals from Göztepe in the only match he played in the league.