Galatasaray vs Schalke 04 Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 22/10/2018, 01:12  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 22/10/2018 at 01:12 in Champions League Predictions

With a win in Turkey, Schalke will have gained more points than they have managed in their opening eight matches in Bundesliga, which shows how bad their season has been and having managed four points in the opening two group games in the Champions League they definitely know well what a loss, or a win could do to their season’s ambitions. The open nature of the group is a potential to matters changing very quickly. Schalke are joint top in the group, with four points, same to Porto who have two matches against the group’s whipping boys, Lokomotiv Moskva and hold a strong potential of winning both, which leaves both Schalke and Galatasaray in a tricky situation ahead of their back to back matches. Galatasaray have managed just one win in their last five Champions League matches, losing three, and while they have had a great run at home, unbeaten in the last six, they have not been so strong there in the Champions League. They have managed just two wins in the last eight home matches in the competition. Galatasaray lost to Porto in their last group game and will be hoping to make up for it against Schalke who troop to this game with their three – match winning run ending after a defeat to Werder Bremen on the weekend. With three clean sheets in the last five matches, Schalke can claim to be getting it right but the two goals conceded against Werder left a lot of questions on their defensive maturity and getting to face a Galatasaray side that has scored 15 goals in the last five home matches will call for a lot of great defending from the visitors.