Galatasaray vs Tottenham

Galatasaray have won three of their opening four games in a major European campaign for the first time since 2009-10, also in the UEFA Europa League.

Tottenham faced 28 shots in their loss to Galatasaray, their most in a game under manager Ange Postecoglou; it is the most efforts faced by an English team in a UEFA Europa League group stage match since Everton faced 39 shots against Wolfsburg in November 2014.  

Tottenham conceded three goals in the first half of a UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup game for the first time and for the first time in any European competition since April 2019, when they trailed 3-2 against Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.  

Galatasaray have won just one of their last six meetings with English sides (D2 L3), with this their first ever game against Tottenham Hotspur.

All three of Tottenham’s previous meetings with Turkish opponents have been against Besiktas (W1 D1 L1), most recently a 1-0 away loss in the 2014-15 UEFA Europa League.

Galatasaray have had the most shots (64), shots on target (27), have the highest expected goal tally (8.1) and have scored the joint-most goals (9) of any side in the UEFA Europa League this season.

Tottenham Hotspur have spent 69.3% of their UEFA Europa League matches in the lead this season – only Lazio have led for a higher percentage of their games (80%).

94% of the passes Tottenham Hotspur have played in the UEFA Europa League this season have been short passes, the highest percentage of any team.