Galatasaray face Young Boys in the second leg of the Champions League qualifiers as both teams fight for a place in Europe's biggest competition.
Last Wednesday, the Swiss and Turkish champions clashed at the Wankdorf Stadium in a tumultuous, high-scoring match. The home team won 3-2 after Filip Ugrinic scored the winner from the penalty spot in the 86th minute.
Now, the second leg is here, and the team with the most goals in both games will secure their place in the 2024/25 Champions League. The Young Boys are winless in their first five league games, but Patrick Rahmen's side will have momentum coming into the most important game, while Galatasaray are under pressure to get points.
Here it is 90 min Galatasaray vs Young Boys guide on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Galatasaray vs Young Boys H2H record
Current form (all competitions)
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Young Boys 3-2 Galatasaray – Aug. 27, 2024 |
Young Boys 3-2 Galatasaray – Aug. 27, 2024 |
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Printse-Nendaz 0-10 Young Boys – Aug. 17, 2024 |
Konyaspor 1-2 Galatasaray – Aug. 16, 2024 |
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Yverdon 2-2 Young Boys – August 10, 2024 |
Galatasaray 2-1 Hatayspor – August 9, 2024 |
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Young Boys 2-2 FC Zurich – Aug. 4, 2024 |
Galatasaray 0-5 Besiktas – August 3, 2024 |
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St. Gallen 4-0 Young Boys – July 28, 2024 |
Galatasaray 0-2 Parma – July 27, 2024 |
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United States |
Paramount+, TUDN, FuboTV |
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Amazon Prime Video |
Despite the injury to Davinson Sanchez, Galatasaray's backline will get a boost at home with the return of Kaan Ayhan from suspension. Expect the defender to replace Abdulkerim Bardakci, who was sent off in the first leg after picking up two yellow cards.
Fernando Muslera came off at half-time after a collision with Joel Monteiro, and is still a doubt for Tuesday's game. If you have a completely unsuitable starting goalkeeper, Gunay Guvenc may concede between the posts.
Galatasaray predicted to face Young Boys (4-2-3-1): Muslera; Jelert, Nelson, Ayhan, Kohn; Torreira, Sara; Yilmaz, Mertens, Akturkoglu; The card
Young Boys will still be without Facinet Conte and Saidy Janko who are injured, but Kastriot Imeri was on the bench for the first leg, apparently having recovered from his left ankle.
David von Ballmoos was forced off the field in the 32nd minute against Galatasaray on Wednesday after injuring his shoulder in a collision with Mauro Icardi. Expect Marvin Keller to start in his place if the 29-year-old is not ready for the tournament.
Young Boys predicted to face Galatasaray (4-4-2): Keller; Blum, Camara, Zoukrou, Hadjam; Monteiro, Niasse, Lauper, Colley; Ganvoula, Ugrinic
Although they did not play well last Wednesday, Galatasaray are ready to bounce back in front of their home crowd. They have not kept a clean sheet in their last 13 games, so the Junior Boys will force a penalty shoot-out unless Okan Buruk's side win by two or more goals.
Prediction: Galatasaray 2-1 Young Boys (Galatasaray to win on penalties)
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