Galatasaray vs Real Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 20/10/2019, 09:07  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 20/10/2019 at 09:09 in Champions League Predictions

Galatasaray, placed third in Group A and fourth placed Real Madrid will be facing off in Turkey on Match Day 3 of the UEFA Champions League. The two sides have a point each and only goal difference separates them. In their last match, Galatasaray lost 1-0 to Group A leaders PSG, the same side that had beaten Real Madrid 3-0 on Match Day 1. As for Real Madrid, they had to leave it late to draw 2-2 with Club Brugge in their last game in the Champions League. Real Madrid staged a second half comeback after training 2-0 at half time. After conceding five goals in their opening two matches they will be hoping to do better in Turkey. The draw with Club Brugge saw Real go winless in three matches in the Champions League. The last time Real Madrid went winless in three consecutive games in the Champions League was back in 2012. Then, they lost once and drew twice. A few years later, they played Galatasaray in Turkey and lost 3-2. Heading to this game, Real lost to Real Mallorca back in La Liga and will be hoping to get back to winning ways. In the 11 matches they have played, the Saturday loss was just the second. Drawing back to last season, Real Madrid have won just one of their last five Champions League matches.

Real Madrid have no clean sheet in the five and have conceded two or more goals in four of the five. They however have three wins in their last four away matches in the Champions League and have scored two or more in seven of the last nine away matches in the competition. Real Madrid have seven wins in 10 away matches in the Champions League. In nine meetings between the two, Real have six wins and Galatasaray three. Each of the nine matches have produced over 2.5 goals. Galatasaray have one win in their last six matches, going to this game. They have also not had a very stable run in the Champions League ahead of this game. They have no win in the last seven Champions League matches. They have just two wins in 22 matches, stretching back to 2014 though they had a three-year absence from the competition between 2015 and 2018. They have five losses in the last seven Champions League matches and have failed to score in six of them. This season, Galatasaray have not scored in their opening two matches. They are winless in their last three home matches in the Champions League and the last two were back to back losses.