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Champions League · League phase, matchday 5

Galatasaray vs Aston Villa: Match Preview & Stats

Galatasaray crest Galatasaray
vs
Aston Villa crest Aston Villa
RAMS Park, İstanbul

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Galatasaray: 7 of 8 right
  • Aston Villa: 3 of 8 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Champions League, League phase, matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
RAMS Park, İstanbul
Since last match
Galatasaray: 3 days (Süper Lig) · Samsunspor Aston Villa: 3 days (Premier League) · Sunderland
Next match
Galatasaray: 6 days (Süper Lig) later Aston Villa: 3 days (Premier League) later

Last starting XI

Galatasaray 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Çakir
  2. 7 Sallai
  3. 6 Sánchez
  4. 4 Jakobs
  5. 13 Elmali
  6. 34 Torreira
  7. 99 Lemina
  8. 17 Akgün
  9. 83 Batrakov
  10. 27 Leão
  11. 21 Yilmaz

Coach: Okan Buruk vs Amed Sportif, 4-3 · Süper Lig · 7 Nov

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Suzuki
  2. 4 Harwood-Bellis
  3. 3 Lindelöf
  4. 14 Torres
  5. 22 Maatsen
  6. 8 Kamara
  7. 27 Goretzka
  8. 47 Edward
  9. 7 McGinn
  10. 44 Manzambi
  11. 11 Jackson

Coach: Unai Emery at Manchester United, 4-4 · Premier League · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Galatasaray

  • FW Rafael LeãoInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Victor OsimhenInjured · Late November 2026

Aston Villa

  • DF Matteo RuggeriInjured · Mid December 2026
  • MF Amadou OnanaInjured · Mid April 2027

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Galatasaray

High impact
Missing attack share 25.0%
Missing minutes share 10.0%
2 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Victor Osimhen 13% attack · 5% mins
  • FW Rafael Leão 12% attack · 5% mins

Aston Villa

Low impact
Missing attack share 1.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
2 players out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Galatasaray Aston Villa
Box & Territory Pressure 67 57
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 70 54
Finishing Efficiency 66 86
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 40 57
Underlying Play Power 60 51
Galatasaray Results above play quality (running hot)
Aston Villa Results above play quality (running hot)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Galatasaray

When scoring first 77% won · 85% unbeaten (13 matches)
When conceding first 50% points rescued · 50% won (2 matches)
1st Half: 51% 2nd Half: 49%
First 15': 20% Last 15' (76-90'): 20%

Aston Villa

When scoring first 75% won · 100% unbeaten (8 matches)
When conceding first 33% points rescued · 17% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 54% 2nd Half: 46%
First 15': 21% Last 15' (76-90'): 11%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Galatasaray

  1. 1. MF Aleksey Batrakov 6G · 3A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 8.0%
  2. 2. FW Bariş Alper Yilmaz 2G · 2A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 7.0%
  3. 3. MF Yunus Akgün 2G · 0A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 6.0%

Aston Villa

  1. 1. FW Nicolas Jackson 8G · 1A
    Team attack 21.0% Team shots 23.0%
  2. 2. MF Johan Manzambi 3G · 3A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 16.0%
  3. 3. FW John McGinn 2G · 3A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 6.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Galatasaray Aston Villa
Over 1.5 goals 8/10 9/10
Over 2.5 goals 7/10 8/10
Over 3.5 goals 6/10 5/10
Both teams scored 5/10 6/10
Clean sheet 4/10 2/10
Failed to score 1/10 2/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.2 / 1.5 2.2 / 1.7

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Galatasaray

  • W 4-3 vs Amed Sportif (H) Süper Lig · 7 Nov
  • W 2-0 vs VfB Stuttgart (H) Champions League · 3 Nov
  • W 4-0 at Konyaspor (A) Süper Lig · 30 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Fenerbahçe (H) Süper Lig · 26 Oct
  • W 4-2 at Lille (A) Champions League · 21 Oct

Aston Villa

  • D 4-4 at Manchester United (A) Premier League · 8 Nov
  • L 0-3 at Barcelona (A) Champions League · 3 Nov
  • D 1-1 vs Fulham (H) Premier League · 31 Oct
  • L 0-3 at AFC Bournemouth (A) EFL Cup · 28 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Manchester City (H) Premier League · 24 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Galatasaray

Aston Villa

Goals in each 15-minute period, Champions League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Galatasaray

Player G A
Aleksey Batrakov 4 0
Victor Osimhen 1 0
Yunus Akgün 1 0

Aston Villa

Player G A
Ross Barkley (1 pen) 3 1
Nicolas Jackson 3 0
Emiliano Buendía (1 pen) 2 0
Johan Manzambi 1 0
John McGinn 1 0

Goals and assists in the Champions League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Galatasaray Aston Villa
  • 3.5 Corners won 7.5
  • 3.5 Corners conceded 5.2
  • 2.2 Yellow cards 1.5
  • 2.5 Opponents' yellow cards 1.5

Per match in the Champions League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

GalatasarayAston Villa
Attack 43 77 2.0 goals per match this season3.0 goals per match this season
Defence 20 74 2.3 conceded per match this season1.5 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Champions League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1988Elo #29 Elo rating 2098Elo #10

Head-to-head

Galatasaray and Aston Villa have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 400 20:5 +15 12
2 Real Madrid 4 400 13:7 +6 12
3 Arsenal 4 310 8:3 +5 10
4 Como 4 301 19:6 +13 9
5 Barcelona 4 301 14:6 +8 9
6 Aston Villa 4 301 12:6 +6 9
7 Manchester City 4 301 12:7 +5 9
8 Liverpool 4 301 14:10 +4 9
9 Club Brugge 4 301 11:7 +4 9
10 Sporting CP 4 301 8:4 +4 9
11 Real Betis 4 301 8:6 +2 9
12 Borussia Dortmund 4 301 7:5 +2 9
13 Bayern München 4 220 12:5 +7 8
14 VfB Stuttgart 4 211 7:4 +3 7
15 Inter 4 202 8:6 +2 6
16 LASK 4 202 10:9 +1 6
17 Manchester United 4 202 8:8 0 6
18 Galatasaray 4 202 8:9 -1 6
19 Fenerbahçe 4 121 6:11 -5 5
20 Roma 4 112 10:8 +2 4
21 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 112 4:4 0 4
22 Viking 4 112 9:10 -1 4
23 Atlético Madrid 4 112 4:5 -1 4
24 PSV Eindhoven 4 112 3:4 -1 4
25 Bodø/Glimt 4 112 4:9 -5 4
26 FC Porto 4 103 6:7 -1 3
27 Napoli 4 103 6:11 -5 3
28 Villarreal 4 103 8:14 -6 3
29 AEK Athens 4 103 5:11 -6 3
30 RB Leipzig 4 103 5:11 -6 3
31 Sabah FK 4 103 4:10 -6 3
32 Feyenoord 4 103 4:11 -7 3
33 Lens 4 103 4:16 -12 3
34 Slavia Prague 4 013 5:9 -4 1
35 Lille 4 013 4:10 -6 1
36 Slovan Bratislava 4 004 1:17 -16 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Champions League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Galatasaray 6
Aston Villa 9

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