Galatasaray v Man Utd

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Galatasaray and Manchester United are amongst the three-team chasing pack in Group A along with Copenhagen as they're battling for one of the top two positions in the group, one of which has already seemingly been nailed down by Bayern Munich who sit top of the table with 12 points to their name, while only one point separates the Turkish hosts and their Premier League visitors ahead of this matchday 5 clash in Istanbul.

Galatasaray will head into this Champions League tie in confident mood having recorded a comprehensive and emphatic 4-0 home win against Alanyaspor in the domestic Super Lig over the weekend and the hosts will be relieved to be on home soil again for Wednesday night's encounter after being dealt back-to-back defeats on the road.

Recent losses at Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Champions League and a Turkish top flight loss at Hatayspor 2-1 were a bit of a blow to Galatasaray's previous encouraging run of just one defeat in their preceding 20 games in all competitions, that loss also being at home to the German club on matchday 3.

Goals for both teams could also be an option for this upcoming European tie as seven of Galatasaray's last 10 matches overall have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net.

Manchester United also picked up all three points in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon when they registered a 3-0 win away from home at Everton amidst a hostile atmosphere at Goodison Park which may set the Red Devils up well for this upcoming trip to Istanbul on Wednesday night.

With that win on merseyside, Manchester United have moved up into sixth place and on the fringes of the top five pack in the Premier League table but Erik ten Hag's side have also stumbled in recent times as the visitors have lost three out of their last six matches overall in all competitions.

Along with picking up expected wins against Fulham, Luton Town and Everton, United have also slipped to defeats to local rivals, Manchester City in the Premier League, Newcastle United in the League Cup and a highly entertaining 4-3 loss away from home at Copenhagen in the Champions League.

Results away from home in the Champions League have also been disappointing though in recent times for United as they have managed to capture just one win from their last eight ties on their travels, losing five of these matches while both teams have scored in seven of these last eight away ties as well.

Galatasaray v Manchester United Verdict

Galatasaray recorded a 3-2 win away from home at Old Trafford in the earlier corresponding fixture between these two teams and goals for both sides again looks likely on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS YES @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.75

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50