In the Friendlies Clubs game on 2 October 2026, Pendikspor beat Galatasaray 3:3. Match numbers: shots on target 7:8, corners 6:11.
Match report
Pendikspor and Galatasaray played out a 3:3 draw in a club friendly on Thursday evening at the Pendik stadium. The match ended with both sides sharing the points after a contest that saw six goals across ninety minutes of play. It was the kind of fixture that lets both clubs test combinations ahead of the league season.
T.E. Ince gave the hosts an early lead in the fifteenth minute, before H. Yesil equalised for Galatasaray six minutes later. B. Karadeniz restored Pendikspor's advantage just before half-time with a third goal. The pattern of the match followed a familiar rhythm in these friendlies, with teams feeling each other out before committing fully.
Both sides made wholesale changes at the break. Pendikspor brought on E. Bassan, S. Abifade, E. Aydin and A. Guner, while Galatasaray introduced Rogerio Thuram. M. Ozdemir picked up a yellow card at the restart, and the intensity shifted as the second half unfolded. Gabriel Sara and L. Sane came on for Galatasaray in the sixty-fourth minute.
A. Unyay extended Pendikspor's lead in the sixty-seventh minute, and A. Kolazli added another in the eighty-fourth to make it look like the hosts would take all three points. Things came to a head in the eighty-eighth minute when K. Ayhan converted a penalty for Galatasaray. They rescued a point from what looked like a losing position.
The statistics tell a story of two very different approaches. Pendikspor held just thirty-four percent possession but managed seven shots on target to Galatasaray's eight. The visitors dominated passing with 577 total passes compared to 299, yet their expected goals of 2.31 produced only one goal. Many of their chances went begging.
Pendikspor have now played five matches in this preparation period, winning one and drawing four. Galatasaray have shown more variety in their results, with wins against Kodjaelispor, Istanbul Basaksehir and Goztepe, but also defeats to Trabzonspor and Sporting. Both sides will take something from this encounter before the competitive season begins.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %34–66
Shots on target7–8
Shots off target5–5
Expected goals2.05–2.31
HT⚽15' T. E. Ince — Goal⚽24' H. Yesil — Goal⚽35' B. Karadeniz — Goal⇄46' E. Bassan — Substitution⇄46' Rogerio Thuram — Substitution🟨46' M. Ozdemir — Yellow card⇄46' S. Abifade — Substitution⇄46' U. Yuvakuran — Substitution⇄46' E. Aydin — Substitution⇄46' A. Guner — Substitution⇄64' Gabriel Sara — Substitution⇄64' L. Sane — Substitution⚽67' A. Unyay — Goal⇄67' M. Ozdemir — Substitution⇄67' K. Kalafat — Substitution⇄76' D. Hrelja — Substitution⚽84' A. Kolazli — Goal⇄85' B. Karadeniz — Substitution⇄85' H. Yesil — Substitution⇄85' K. Karatas — Substitution⇄85' I. Gundogan — Substitution⚽88' K. Ayhan — Penalty⇄90+1' B. Lus — Substitution
0'45'90'
Match events
15'1:0Pendikspor⚽GoalT. E. Ince assist: B. Karadeniz
