Champions League: Liverpool vs Galatasaray – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between Liverpool and Galatasaray and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Galatasaray go up against Liverpool on Wednesday for a Champions League meeting at Anfield.

Team form: Liverpool vs Galatasaray

Liverpool Form

Liverpool recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Wolverhampton 1-3. They were then defeated 1-0 against Galatasaray, before drawing 1-1 against Tottenham. Liverpool won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Champions League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 20 goals and conceded 12 times.

Galatasaray Form

Galatasaray are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Besiktas got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Liverpool got hammered in a 1-0 victory. Istanbul Basaksehir was the most recent victim in a 3-0 win for Galatasaray. Galatasaray claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to six.

Betting facts for Liverpool and Galatasaray

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Liverpool and Galatasaray. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Liverpool vs Galatasaray

Noa Lang shows decent form right now for Galatasaray, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Liverpool, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Alexis Mac Allister also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Champions League matches.

Popular betting markets: Liverpool vs Galatasaray

Full-time result

Liverpool claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Galatasaray won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing four in this series of matches. Galatasaray won their last 5 matches. Galatasaray have beaten Liverpool in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Liverpool scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Impressively, Galatasaray scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Galatasaray have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Liverpool have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Galatasaray scored the first goal of the game in eight of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Galatasaray, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.5 times goals per game.