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Manchester City v Galatasaray : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Galatasaray are on the road on Wednesday night, as manager Okan Buruk takes his side to visit Manchester City and Josep Guardiola i Sala at the Etihad Stadium in the Champions League. We have predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across every major market, so there really is only one place to get ready for this Champions League clash.

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Manchester City's next match is v Liverpool at 16:30 on Sunday 8th February
Galatasaray's next match is v Rizespor at 00:00 on Sunday 8th February
The last European Champions League meeting between Man City and Galatasaray was on Wednesday 28th January 2026
European Champions League
January 28th 2026
Man City 2
0 Galatasaray
 
E. Haaland 10'
M. Cherki 29'
 
MCI
GAL
Shots On
5
4
Shots Off
2
Corners
4
4
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
8
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
Man CityGalatasaray
 
N. Aké
M. Cherkifootball icon (N. González Iglesias 82')
B. Silva
O. Marmoush (T. Reijnders 67')
E. Haalandfootball icon
J. Doku (P. Foden 37')
G. Donnarumma
R. Aït Nouri
N. O'Reilly
A. Khusanov
M. Nunes
U. Çakır
I. Jakobs
D. Sánchez Mina
R. Sallai
(M. Icardi Rivero 86') G. Gomes Sara
(K. Ayhan 80') L. Sané
(L. Torreira Di Pascua 68') İ. Gündoğan
(E. Elmalı 68') A. Bardakcı
M. Lemina
V. Osimhen
(Y. Akgün 68') B. Yılmaz

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Best Tip: Man City to win

After looking at the bookmakers' odds and collated statistics regarding both sides ahead of this Champions League game, a bet on win / draw / win for Man City to win and delight their home supporters is what we would suggest. We predict they'll overpower Galatasaray, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have the pedigree to do so. There could be some bumps along the way, but Man City winning is the bet come Wednesday night.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Man City are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 79% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man City
79%
2/91/1000
5%
Draw
13%
6/180/1
18%
Galatasaray
8%
10/1750/1
27%
Man City 2-0
9%
15/27/20
6%
Man City 3-0
9%
15/24/1
11%
Man City 2-1
8%
9/110/1
6%
Man City 3-1
8%
9/128/1
Man City 4-0
7%
10/125/1
15%
Man City 1-0
6%
12/114/1
Man City 4-1
6%
12/1
15%
90/1
Draw 1-1
6%
12/118/1
10%
Man City 5-0
4%
18/1
11%
90/1
21%
Draw 2-2
4%
20/160/1
13%
Man City 3-2
4%
20/1125/1
12%
Man City 5-1
4%
20/1125/1
10%
Man City 4-2
3%
25/1150/1
Galatasaray 2-1
3%
28/133/1
21%
Draw 0-0
2%
28/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
74%
3/10
6%
21/10
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
26%
5/2
16%
1/3
4%
Home 1st Goal
61%
2/72/7
6%
Away 1st Goal
38%
5/25/2
15%
No 1st Goal
1%
28/122/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/107/1
9%
BTTS - No
44%
21/201/20
9%
BTTS - Home Win
40%
13/10
4%
15/2
BTTS - Draw
11%
13/2
7%
50/1
22%
BTTS - Away Win
5%
16/1100/1
26%
Home/draw
92%
1/201/1000
3%
Away/draw
21%
3/1
6%
50/1
19%
Home/away
87%
1/10
1%
1/1000
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
90%
1/12
1%
1/80
Under 1.5 Goals
10%
7/1
7%
14/1
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
54%
4/514/1
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
46%
1/11/66
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
34%
7/4
7%
50/1
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
66%
4/9
3%
1/1000
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
19%
7/270/1
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
81%
1/51/1000
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/80
1%
1/1000
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
22/1
9%
25/1
12%
Home DNB
88%
1/161/1000
4%
Away DNB
17%
9/1100/1
27%
Man City win to nil
39%
5/4-
Galatasaray win to nil
3%
22/1-
Man City / Man City
50%
8/131/500
9%
Man City / Galatasaray
2%
40/140/1
21%
Man City / Draw
4%
20/120/1
13%
Draw / Man City
18%
10/370/1
2%
Draw / Galatasaray
4%
22/1125/1
13%
Draw / Draw
7%
11/1
9%
90/1
13%
Galatasaray / Man City
6%
14/11/50
13%
Galatasaray / Galatasaray
5%
20/1
10%
1/50
20%
Galatasaray / Draw
4%
22/11/50
13%
Win / draw / win Champions League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Man City
Galatasaray
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal88001924 
-
-
-
-
2
Bayern87011421 
-
-
-
-
3
Liverpool86021218 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
-
4
Spurs85211017 
-
-
-
-
5
Barcelona8512816 
-
-
-
-
6
Chelsea8512716 
-
-
-
-
7
S. Lisbon8512616 
-
-
-
-
8
Man City8512616 
-
-
-
l
 
2-0A
9
Real Madrid8503915 
-
w
 
1-2A
-
-
10
Inter8503815 
-
-
-
-
11
PSG84221014 
-
-
-
-
12
Newcastle84221014 
-
-
-
-
13
Juventus8341413 
-
-
-
-
14
A.Madrid8413213 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
-
15
Atalanta8413013 
-
-
-
-
16
Leverkusen8332-112 
l
 
0-2A
-
-
-
17
Dortmund8323211 
w
 
4-1F
-
-
-
18
Olympiakos8323-411 
-
-
-
-
19
Brugge8314-210 
-
-
-
-
20
Galatasaray8314-210 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
21
Monaco8242-610 
-
d
 
2-2F
-
l
 
1-0A
22
Qarabag8314-810 
-
-
-
-
23
Bodø8233-19 
-
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-1F
-
24
Benfica8305-29 
-
-
-
-
25
Marseille8305-39 
-
-
-
-
26
Paphos8233-39 
-
-
-
-
27
Union SG8305-99 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
-
28
PSV822408 
-
-
-
-
29
A.Bilbao8224-58 
-
-
-
-
30
Napoli8224-68 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
31
Kobenhavn8224-98 
-
-
-
-
32
Ajax8206-136 
-
-
-
w
 
0-3F
33
E.Frankfurt8116-114 
-
-
-
l
 
5-1F
34
Slavia8035-143 
-
-
-
-
35
Villarreal8017-131 
-
w
 
0-2F
-
-
36
Kairat Almaty8017-151 
-
-
-
-
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Win / draw / win form
Man City 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
57
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Galatasaray 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goal Statistics
Man City 4th Galatasaray 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
3.0
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
15%
2
23%
3
22%
4
17%
5+
23%
There is a 23% probability that Man City will score 5 or more goals in this match
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Galatasaray scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Man City’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-26
Galatasaray have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.9
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2025/2025 season
Man City
PG (predicted goals)
Galatasaray
3
0.9
Attack rating
30%
better
MCI
GAL
view stats
Games scored17
13
Failed to score3
4
Scored first14
9
Goals scored48
29
Avg. goals scored2.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal4
7
Conversion rate for22
14
Avg. XG for1.9
1.8
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
MCI
GAL
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
13
Clean sheets8
4
Conceded first5
7
Goals conceded21
15
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
10
Conversion rate against16%
10%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+1%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Man City v Galatasaray will show here when available.

Man City Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7733
G DonnarummaE HaalandJ DokuB Silva
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Donnarumma GLK7
1
-
M Nunes DEF5
-
A. Khusanov DEF4
-
N Aké  DEF4
-
R Nouri DEF4
-
B Silva MID61
3
-
N. O'Reilly MID712
2
-
R Cherki MID63
1
-
O Marmoush MID6
-
J Doku MID713
-
E Haaland FWD87
-
Subs
J Trafford GLK1
-
M Bettinelli GLK
-
M. Alleyne DEF1
-
R Lewis DEF41
-
S. Mfuni DEF
-
N González  MID7
-
P Foden MID721
1
-
D. Mukasa MID
-
C. Gray MID
-
T Reijnders MID83
-
Galatasaray Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8623
U CakirV OsimhenL SanéM Lemina
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Cakir GLK8
1
-
R Sallai DEF8
1
-
D Sánchez DEF8
2
-
A Bardakci DEF7
1
-
I Jakobs DEF8
2
-
I Gündogan MID6
1
-
M Lemina MID61
3
-
L Sané MID72
-
G Sara MID8
-
B Yılmaz MID8
1
-
V Osimhen FWD66
1
-
Subs
B Sen GLK
-
G Güvenc GLK1
-
E Elmali  DEF6
-
K Ayhan DEF4
-
W Singo DEF3
-
Y. Kahraman DEF
-
L Torreira MID8
1
-
E. Karasu MID
-
F. Koçak MID
-
M Icardi FWD7
1
-
Y Akgün FWD62
-
A Kutucu FWD1
-