Olimpija Ljubljana vs Galatasaray Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th August 2023

Olimpija Ljubljana go up against Galatasaray with kick off on Tuesday at Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana. This is the first leg in the third round of the Champions League.

Olimpija Ljubljana booked their place in this round by knocking out Ludogorets in the second round. Their win in the second leg was a strong follow-up to the draw in the first encounter, as they finished on an aggregate score of 3-2.

Galatasaray made it through to this round of the qualifying stage in the Champions League by knocking out Zalgiris. The first match proved a bit of a shock as it ended with a 2-2 draw, but the Turks held on for a 1-0 win in the return leg.

Olimpija Ljubljana presents an average of just 1.8 goals per game in their last eight games. They scored a moderate 13 times, while also conceding 11. This amounts to an average of 1.3 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring once in this tournament.

Galatasaray average 0.6 a game in their last ten outings in this tournament, scoring a total of six goals. They conceded an average of 2.3 per game, for a total of 23 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring twice.

Olimpija Ljubljana vs Galatasaray Prediction

Olimpija Ljubljana Form

In their last three matches, Olimpija Ljubljana won 1-2 against Valmiera FC, before settling for a point in a 1-1 draw against Ludogorets. They were back on top last time out, defeating Ludogorets 2-1. Olimpija Ljubljana only pulled off two wins from a possible four in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Galatasaray Form

Galatasaray are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Fenerbahce by 3-0. This was followed by a 2-2 with Zalgiris Wilna and a 1-0 win against Zalgiris Wilna. Galatasaray are winless in their last six away games in the Champions League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 20 goals while scoring three themselves.

Form seems to favour Galatasaray when compared to home side Olimpija Ljubljana currently, which has us rooting for a narrow away win in this first of two legs.

Olimpija Ljubljana vs Galatasaray Team News

Olimpija Ljubljana vs Galatasaray H2H

This is the inaugural encounter between Olimpija Ljubljana and Galatasaray in the Champions League. They have never previously been drawn against each other before.

Olimpija Ljubljana vs Galatasaray Betting Tips

Timi Elsnik found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Dries Mertens just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Olimpija Ljubljana have been pretty scary at home, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw one of the games in the process. They were defeated in one of the games in this run. Galatasaray won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost all points in three of those matches along the way. Olimpija Ljubljana have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings at Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana. The visitors scored the first goal of the game in six of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Olimpija Ljubljana’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 1.7 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Galatasaray, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.