Manchester United vs Galatasaray Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd October 2023

The match between Manchester United and Galatasaray will kick off this coming Tuesday at Old Trafford. This is a match in round two of the Champions League group stage this season.

Manchester United sit as number four with zero points following their opening group match, with Galatasaray having one point as number three.

Manchester United once again rank among the teams who might make it all the way through to the final stages of the Champions League. Getting through the group should offer few challenges, and they will be eager to claim a first win here.

Galatasaray are back in this tournament after some years absence and they were very lucky to escape the first round with a single point. Only a red card to FC Copenhagen saved the Turks who were then able to turn 0-2 into a 2-2 draw.

When it comes to goal-scoring Manchester United could be more prolific, scoring 17 in their previous ten games in this tournament. That is an average of 1.7 per game in which, they conceded 17. This is an average of 1.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet once.

Galatasaray scored 16 goals, conceded 19 and managed a clean sheet three times in their previous ten matches in this tournament.

Manchester United vs Galatasaray Prediction

Manchester United Form

Manchester United are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Burnley by 0-1, before beating Crystal Palace by 3-0. The winning streak came to an end against Crystal Palace, who ran out 0-1 winners. Manchester United claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Galatasaray Form

In their last three matches, Galatasaray first beat Istanbul Büyüksehir 1-2, then Istanbulspor by 0-1 and finally Ankaragucu by 2-1. Galatasaray won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says 20 goals conceded and nine scored.

Manchester United are the bookies favourite to claim the win, when Galatasaray arrive at Old Trafford, and we believe the home side will prevail.

Manchester United vs Galatasaray Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Manchester United, as they prepare to meet Galatasaray, since seven could be missing.

Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Antony, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo and Tyrell Malacia are all absent from the Manchester United squad that faces Galatasaray at Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Galatasaray H2H

Galatasaray were knocked out cold when Manchester United took a 5-2 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Galatasaray handed out in the game before. As Manchester United go into their match against Galatasaray at Old Trafford, they put 2-0-1 record in their previous three encounters on display.

Both teams found the back of the net once in the last three matches between Manchester United and Galatasaray.

Manchester United vs Galatasaray Results

Manchester United vs Galatasaray Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Casemiro, who is performing well for Manchester United. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Champions League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Galatasaray.The visitors will be looking to Mauro Icardi to find the net once again, after managing three Champions League goals for Galatasaray in recent matches.

Manchester United claimed a win four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Galatasaray won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing one in this series of matches. Galatasaray managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

In the last three encounters between Manchester United and Galatasaray over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Manchester United averaged two goals a game. Galatasaray scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored one time. In Manchester United's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 1.4 goals goals per match across all tournaments. In the previous ten matches for Galatasaray, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Galatasaray scored 2.2 times goals per game.