Galatasaray are capable of scoring at home but no team have been able to stop Barcelona this season. Lamine Yamal is set to get back on the score sheet and fire the Spanish side to victory.
Key Stats
- Galatasaray have scored in 16 of their last 17 home matches.
- Barcelona have won by 2+ goals in their last 9 matches.
- Barcelona have won with BTTS in their last 2 away matches.
- Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal has scored 12 goals in his last 11 matches for club and country.
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Galatasaray have met Barcelona 10 times, winning once alongside six defeats and three draws.
Galatasaray Winning at Home
Galatasaray had a solid start in the Super Lig, their first defeat coming in the Champions League. They took an early lead at Sporting CP before losing 3-1 in Lisbon.
The Turkish club suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat at Trabzonspor before the international break. They had 13-7 shots but failed to make them count, ending with 0.96-2.20 xG.
Okan Buruk’s side are coming off a 3-1 win against Kasimpasa. It was an impressive effort after Lucas Torreira was sent off in the 65th minute, Victor Osimhen coming off the bench to assist Mario Lemina in added time.
The victory was their third straight at home where they have scored nine goals in four games.
Barca on Fire
Barcelona are the form team in Europe right now, winning all nine matches with 39 goals scored. Raphinha has scored 14 of those with Lamine Yamal netting eight times.
Hansi Flick’s side have been thumping teams at home, crushing Rayo Vallecano 5-2, Feyenoord 5-1 and Racing Santander 7-2 at Camp Nou.
The Catalan club won 3-1 at Sevilla before the international break. They conceded first but turned it around in style, Raphinha hitting a hat trick with Yamal providing two assists.
Barca are coming off a regulation 3-0 win against Getafe. They had an impressive 83% possession, taking 23-4 shots which included 8-1 on target.
Predicted Lineups & Team News
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1) Uğurcan Çakir; Roland Sallai, Davinson Sánchez, Abdülkerim Bardakci, Ismail Jakobs; Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara; Leroy Sané, Aleksey Batrakov, Rafael Leão; Bariş Alper Yilmaz
Wilfried Singo remains out injured and Lesley Ugochukwu us suspended. Star striker Victor Osimhen is lacking match fitness and set to come off the bench.
Barcelona (4-3-3) Joan García; Jules Koundé, Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, João Cancelo; Fermín López, Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Gabriel Jesus, Anthony Gordon
Andreas Christensen and Frenkie de Jong are out with Roony Bardghji gone for the season. Raphinha picked up a thigh injury on international duty with Gabriel Jesus to continue up front.