Galatasaray suffered a 4-0 away defeat to Trabzonspor in the sixth week of the Süper Lig. As a result, the Istanbul side conceded 10 goals in their first six league matches.
Galatasaray last conceded 11 goals in the first six matches of the 1966-67 season, making this their worst defensive start in 60 years.
Kept clean sheets in two matches
Galatasaray kept clean sheets in two of their six league matches this season. The matches against Erzurumspor FK and Kocaelispor were the games in which the Istanbul side did not concede.
Galatasaray's results in their first six weeks were as follows: They drew 2-2 with Arca Çorum FK, beat Erzurumspor FK 4-0, defeated Göztepe 3-2, İstanbul Başakşehir 3-2 and Kocaelispor 1-0, and lost 4-0 to Trabzonspor.
3.2 shots on target per match
Galatasaray have faced 19 shots on target since the start of the season. They faced an average of 3.2 shots on target per match across six games.
The teams Galatasaray faced during this period were Arca Çorum FK, Erzurumspor FK, Göztepe, İstanbul Başakşehir, Kocaelispor and Trabzonspor.
Uğurcan Çakır conceded eight goals in five matches
Galatasaray goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır conceded eight goals in the five Süper Lig matches he played this season. The Turkey international's average was 1.6 goals conceded per match.
Galatasaray's young goalkeeper Jankat Yılmaz also conceded two goals against Göztepe in the only league match he played.
Buruk used six different players in defense
Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk used six different players in the starting back four over the first six league matches.
During the first six weeks, Buruk fielded a back four consisting of Ismail Jakobs, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Davinson Sanchez and Roland Sallai four times. Mario Lemina replaced Abdülkerim Bardakcı against İstanbul Başakşehir, while Eren Elmalı replaced Ismail Jakobs against Kocaelispor.
Kazımcan Karataş, Wilfried Singo and Kaan Ayhan also came on as substitutes in league matches.
Worst first-six-week performance of the Buruk era
Galatasaray, under Okan Buruk, have fallen behind their defensive performances from the previous four seasons after the first six weeks of this season.
In the 2022-23 season, when Buruk took charge, Galatasaray conceded four goals in their first six league matches. The Istanbul side finished the first six weeks of the 2023-24 season with three goals conceded and the 2024-25 season with five.
Galatasaray conceded only two goals in the first six weeks of the 2025-26 season. Having conceded 10 goals in the same period this season, the team have made their worst defensive start of the Buruk era.
