Juventus vs Galatasaray Predictions

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Turin

Date: Wednesday, 25^th February 2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Requiring a minor miracle to gain Champions League redemption, fallen giants Juventus will welcome Galatasaray to Turin on Wednesday evening.

Last week, the Italian side were thumped 5-2 in Istanbul, so Gala are huge favourites to win their playoff tie and stride straight through to the last 16.

Head-to-head:

• Juventus have won just one of the seven UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.

• Dortmund recorded three victories.

• The remaining three clashes ended in draws.

• Galatasaray won the first leg 5-2.

• Juventus scored nine goals in those games, while Galatasaray scored 14 goals.

• Juventus have failed to secure a win in their last five fixtures.

• Galatasaray have won four of their last five games.

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

• Only one of their encounters did not produce at least two goals.

Form:

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

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

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

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

Team News:

• Dusan Vlahovic, Arkadiusz Milik and Emil Holm are not going to be in action for Juventus. They are injured. Juan Cabal is suspended. Gleison Bremer is not yet confirmed to be part of the squad.

• Galatasaray will miss out on the services of Enes Emre Buyuk due to his injury and Metehan Baltaci because he is suspended. Mauro Icardi might also sit out due to a lack of fitness.

Player(s) to watch:

• Teun Koopmeiners scored a sensational brace against the Aslan in the first leg, but it was not enough to help Juventus avoid defeat. He will be looking to step up and come up with a top performance to help his side. He can control the midfield well and is also capable of scoring goals.

• Noa Lang also scored a brace for Galatasaray, but it helped his side to secure a crucial win in the first leg. He will be looking to come up with another top performance. Lang will lead the attack from the left for the visitors and will look to come up with continuous problems for the Bianconeri.