Juventus

vs

Galatasaray

Injuries & Suspensions

• Juventus: J. Cabal (Red Card), A. Cambiaso (Yellow Cards), E. Holm (Foot Injury), A. Milik (Injury), D. Vlahovic (Groin Injury), Bremer (Muscle Injury), K. Yildiz (Calf Injury)
• Galatasaray: M. Baltaci (Suspended), C. Guner (Inactive), G. Gurpuz (Inactive), A. Kutucu (Knock), R. Nhaga (Inactive)

Form (Last 5)

• Home: W W W D L
• Away: L L D L W

H2H (Last 5)

• 2026-02-17 · Galatasaray · 5-2 · Juventus
• 2013-12-11 · Galatasaray · 1-0 · Juventus
• 2013-10-02 · Juventus · 2-2 · Galatasaray

Match Preview

Under 2.5 - Juventus weakened up front and both sides trend to low totals; expect a cautious, tight second leg with limited goals.

Key Notes

Market: O/U 2.5 - Selection: Under 2.5

This second-leg clash should be tighter and more cautious than the unusually open first meeting. Juventus arrive with serious attacking absences: Arkadiusz Milik, Dusan Vlahovic and Elanga Holm are all listed as missing, with Juan Cabal also unavailable after a red card. Right-back A. Cambiaso is suspended through yellow-card accumulation; centre-back Bremer is questionable. Those absences dent Juventus’s usual goal threat and limit their ability to press high and create consistent chances at home.

Galatasaray also have a suspension in M. Baltaci, but overall their away scoring record is modest - around one goal per away game in this competition - and they have produced under 2.5 goals in the majority of recent fixtures. Juventus’s competition numbers show under 2.5 occurred in seven of nine matches, and Galatasaray recorded under 2.5 in six of nine. Those trends point to lower aggregate goals in knockout ties where teams prioritise caution.

Head-to-head context: the Round of 32 first leg finished 5-2 in Istanbul, an outlier influenced by an early Juventus lead and a chaotic collapse that followed. Knockout return legs at Juventus Stadium historically produce fewer goals as the home side controls tempo and both coaches adapt tactics. With Juventus weakened offensively and Galatasaray likely to play compact and protect an away aggregate, the match dynamic should favour a low-scoring affair.

Given the selection odds and the teams’ recent under/over profiles, Under 2.5 is a sensible play. Expect a disciplined game with limited clear chances - possibly a single late goal deciding matters rather than a high-scoring shootout. Keep stake conservative given Galatasaray’s capacity to score on the break and the unpredictable nature of two-legged ties.

Prediction

Under 2.5 • Odds 2.85 • Confidence 7/10