Galatasaray vs Juventus Predictions

Match info: UEFA Champions League Playoff

Venue: Rams Park, Istanbul

Date: Tuesday, 17^th February2026

Time: 6:45 pm Nigerian time

Turkish heavyweights Galatasaray and Italian giants Juventus will commence their battle for a place in the Champions League’s last 16 when they meet in Istanbul on Tuesday evening.

Convening for the first leg of their playoff, Gala are into the knockout rounds for the first time in 12 years, while Juventus have lost their last five elimination ties.

Head-to-head:

• Galatasaray have won two of the six UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.

• Juventus recorded just one victory.

• The remaining three clashes ended in draws.

• Galatasaray are on a four-match winning streak.

• Juventus have won only one of their last five games.

• The Old Lady have secured only one win in their six attempts against the Aslan.

• Three of their last four encounters produced at lest two goals.

Form:

• Galatasaray in the Champions League: L-W-W-W-L

• Galatasaray in all competitions: L-W-W-W-W

• Juventus in the Champions League: D-W-W-W-D

• Juventus in all competitions: D-W-L-D-L

Team News:

• Galatasaray will miss out on the services of Enes Emre Buyuk as he is injured, and Metehan Baltaci due to his suspension.

• Khephren Thuram, Dusan Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik are not going to be in action for Juventus. They are not match fit.

Player(s) to watch:

• Mauro Icardi is coming in after scoring a sensational hat-trick in the Turkish Super Lig and is going toplay an important role in the attacking front yet again. It was a top performance by the 32-year-old. He will be keen to put up another top performance, but this time in the UEFA Champions League.

• Manuel Locatelli will be looking to step up his game so that he can help his side both in the midfield and the final third. He scored an important goal in the previous game for Juventus, but it was not enough for his side. Locatelli can control the midfield well and is also capable of scoring goals.