Galatasaray vs. Young Boys Predictions

Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Galatasaray vs. Young Boys for UEFA Champions League

Where: Rams Park, Istanbul, Turkey
When: Wednesday, August 28, 03:00 AM

The first match between these units brought five goals, and that’s something we all expected to see. Galata is down 2-3, which is not a bad result, considering that the Turkish champs trailed by two goals at one point. On the other hand, Young Boys managed to hit the back of the rival’s net in the finish and boost the morale ahead of this challenging trip to Istanbul, and one of the most hostile environments in Europe.

Galatasaray vs. Young Boys Preview

Galtasaray

Once again, Galata’s defense presented the biggest problem for this unit. Since the start of the preseason and the beginning of the competitive part of the campaign, the Turkish champions haven’t managed to keep a clean sheet. To be precise, this happened in nine straight games.

The upside in their game was showing the will and the power to erase a two-goal deficit, making things much easier in the rematch. They couldn’t keep the same pace until the end, allowing a goal, but the final situation was far better than at halftime.

The offense netted two goals in three consecutive meetings, and we can’t say anything negative about this part of the team.

Young Boys

When you look at the overall result, there is room for regret, but the Youngers can also be satisfied with a minimal win. They have a positive result in their hands and a realistic chance of reaching the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Not counting the cup game against the lower-tier Printse-Nenadz, this was the first victory of the season for the Swiss champs, who played five domestic league games, losing three and posting two ties.

We’ve mentioned in the preview for the opening clash that in each of those appearances, Young Boys conceded multiple goals, and that trend continued against Galatasaray.

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Galatasaray and Young Boys Possible Lineups

Galatasaray: Muslera; Dubois, Nelsson, Baltaci, Kohn; Torreira, Demirbay; Ziyech, Mertens, Akturkoglu; Icardi

Young Boys: Van Ballmoos; Blum, Zoukrou, Husic, Hadjam; Males, Niasse, Chaiwa; Colley, Ganvoula, Ugrinic

Galatasaray vs Young Boys Head to Head

The first meeting ended 3-2 in favor of the Swiss team. They were up 2-0 at halftime, with Monteiro netting a brace, but Galata responded in six minutes through Batshuayi, who scored both goals. Four minutes before the end, Ugrinic converted a penalty for the hosts and set the final result.

Galatasaray vs. Young Boys Predictions

Galata will attack at home right away and try to use the atmosphere to knock out Young Boys. However, the guests aren’t without chances, and we expect them to be very dangerous. Like in the first meeting, we expect to see high efficiency and at least three goals at Rams Park on Tuesday night. One more info. Galata won’t have two center-backs available (Bardakci and Ayhan are suspended), meaning the defense will be under great pressure.

Our verdict: Over 2.5 goals