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Galatasaray-İstanbulspor appointment at Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex Rams Park will witness a fight in which the balance of power in the group is expected to be clearly reflected on the field. The home team plans to have a rotating but assertive squad on the field in order to both manage the intense tempo of the league and maintain the match rhythm of the alternative names in its large squad. The yellow-reds, who aim to display a pressured football by taking control of the game from the first minutes, intend to widen the point difference in the group with the support of the fans. On the guest team’s side, the priority will be solid defensive discipline and fast offensive transitions in a difficult away game. The Istanbul representative, who will try to keep the goal against goals with the resistance displayed despite the difference in the league level, will look for points with a strategic game setup against its giant rival. Here are the details of the Galatasaray-İstanbulspor match…
WHEN AND AT WHAT TIME IS THE GALATASARAY-İSTANBULSPOR MATCH?
Galatasaray – İstanbulspor match, which is the 3rd week match of Ziraat Turkish Cup Group A, Wednesday, February 4, 2026 will be played on the day. The exciting match that will take place at Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex Rams Park, will start at 20.30. The match will be directed by referee Reşat Onur Coşkunses.
WHICH CHANNEL IS THE GALATASARAY-İSTANBULSPOR MATCH ON?
Important appointment in the cup, Live and unencrypted from A Sports screens will meet with football fans. All the cup excitement will be on A Spor channel with pre-match analysis, live commentary and post-match evaluations.
#TodayFromDaysGALATASARAY 💪 🏆 Ziraat Turkish Cup 🗓️ Group A 3rd Week ⚽ İstanbulspor 📆 04.02.2026 ⏰ 20.30 🏟️ Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex RAMS Park 📲 #GSvIST pic.twitter.com/8JnwfeOP65
— Galatasaray SK (@GalatasaraySK) February 3, 2026
GALATASARAY-İSTANBULSPOR POSSIBLE 11’S
Galatasaray: Günay, Gökdeniz, Kaan, Abdülkerim, Kazımcan, Lemina, İlkay, Barış Alper, Asprilla, Lang (Ahmed), Icardi.
İstanbulspor: İsa, Duhaney, Duhan, Emrecan, Yusuf, Loshaj, Vorobjovas, Ömer Faruk, Sambissa, Mamadou, Krstovski.
ASLAN IS PURSUING 3 OUTS OF 3 IN THE CUP
Competing against tough opponents such as Trabzonspor, Başakşehir and Alanyaspor in Ziraat Turkish Cup Group A, Galatasaray has not made a mistake so far. Cimbom, which defeated Başakşehir 1-0 in the first match of the group and Fethiyespor 2-1 away in the second week, is at the top with 6 points. The yellow-red team wants to win against İstanbulspor and gain a great advantage in getting out of the group before the away game against Alanyaspor in the fourth week.
ROTATION SIGNAL FROM OKAN BURUK
In Galatasaray, which is in heavy match traffic, coach Okan Buruk is expected to make changes in the squad. Considering the critical matches in both the Champions League and the Super League, the experienced coach is expected to rest the main squad by giving a chance to the players who have less playing time against Istanbulspor.
TWO IMPORTANT MISSING: SANE AND ARDA ÜNYAY ARE NO
Before the Istanbulspor appointment, two injury news broke the morale of the yellow-reds. Leroy Sane, who was diagnosed with a tear and bleeding in the external collateral ligaments of his right ankle, will not be in the squad in the Champions League match against Manchester City. On the other hand, young defender Arda Ünyay, who injured his left back muscle in the cup match against Fethiyespor, will not be able to play this evening.
ICARDI IS ON THE THRESHOLD OF A HISTORICAL RECORD
Galatasaray’s Argentinian superstar Mauro Icardi can make history against İstanbulspor. Icardi, who reached his 72nd goal in his 117th match with the goal he scored in the Kayserispor match and shared the record of the legendary name Gheorghe Hagi, will alone capture the title of “the top scorer foreign football player in the history of Galatasaray” if he scores 1 more goal this evening.
HE FORGOT THE DEFEAT IN THE CUP
The yellow-reds draw attention with their consistent appearance in the Turkish Cup. Galatasaray, who had no problems in the last 8 matches of the tournament, achieved 6 wins and 2 draws in this period. Cimbom, whose last defeat was in February 2024, shook the opponent’s net 19 times in this series and conceded only 6 goals.
FULL DOMINATION AGAINST İSTANBULSPOR
In the rivalry between Galatasaray and Istanbulspor in recent years, the obvious superiority of the yellow-reds has been noticeable. Galatasaray, which won all of the last 6 official matches played between the two teams, established a 15-3 score advantage over its opponent in these matches.
