Manchester City
2/5Wins
1.2Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game
Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At home, 2 wins from 2 available matches.
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UEFA Champions LeagueLeague Stage - 8THE MATCH CENTREManchester City vs Galatasaray match centre
Full time
2:0
UK time · Europe/London Goalscorers
E. Haaland11′
R. Cherki29′
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES
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THE FINAL WHISTLE
FULL TIMEThe match in numbers
Statistics and key moments from this match.
Manchester CityGalatasaray
1.640Expected goals · API-Football0.220
5Shots on target4
10Total Shots4
50%Ball Possession50%
4Corner Kicks4
8Fouls10
0Yellow Cards1
Red Cards
4Goalkeeper Saves3
526Total passes516
460Passes accurate451
— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.
BEFORE YOU DECIDE
API-FootballTeam news & availability
Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.
Manchester City 0 reported
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Galatasaray 0 reported
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Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.
THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT
From recorded resultsYour match briefing
Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.
Galatasaray
2/4Wins
1.8Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game
Keep in view: 0 losses in that sample. At away venues, 2 wins from 2 available matches.
Inspect Galatasaray’s resultsWhat could change the picture?
- Lineup data is available in the match centre.
- At least one team has fewer than five usable recent results.
- Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.
Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING
Recent form
Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.
Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.
Manchester City
5 matchesResults2 wins · 1 draws · 2 losses
Goals scored per game1.2
Goals conceded per game1.0
Games with 3+ goals2 of 5
Both teams scored1 of 5
Past results, not predictions.
Galatasaray
4 matchesResults2 wins · 2 draws · 0 losses
Goals scored per game1.8
Goals conceded per game1.0
Games with 3+ goals2 of 4
Both teams scored4 of 4
Only a few results are available.
About these numbers
Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Manchester City at home with Galatasaray away.
We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.
Updated 2 Oct, 04:53 UK.
THE SEASON SO FAR
How the teams compare
UEFA Champions League · 2025/26 · all league matches
Manchester CityGalatasaray
7Matches played7
13Points earned10
4Wins3
1.9Goals scored / match1.3
1.3Goals conceded / match1.3
2Clean sheets2
1Failed to score2
Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Manchester City at home with Galatasaray away. Small samples can be misleading.
THE STORY SO FAR
0 recorded meetingsHead-to-head
Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.
TEAM SELECTION
Confirmed lineupsLineups & formations
Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.
Manchester City
Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Pep Guardiola
- 25
G. DonnarummaG - 27
M. NunesD - 45
A. KhusanovD - 6
N. AkeD - 21
R. Ait-NouriD - 20
B. SilvaM - 33
N. O'ReillyM - 10
R. CherkiM - 7
O. MarmoushM - 11
J. DokuM - 9
E. HaalandF
Substitutes (10)
1 · J. Trafford
13 · M. Bettinelli
4 · T. Reijnders
14 · Nico
47 · P. Foden
59 · C. Gray
63 · D. Mukasa
68 · M. Alleyne
82 · R. Lewis
91 · S. Mfuni
Galatasaray
Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Okan Buruk
- 1
U. CakirG - 7
R. SallaiD - 6
D. SanchezD - 42
A. BardakciD - 4
I. JakobsD - 99
M. LeminaM - 20
I. GundoganM - 10
L. SaneM - 8
Gabriel SaraM - 53
B. A. YilmazM - 45
V. OsimhenF
Substitutes (12)
12 · B. Sen
19 · G. Guvenc
9 · M. Icardi
11 · Y. Akgun
17 · E. Elmali
21 · A. Kutucu
23 · K. Ayhan
34 · L. Torreira
64 · Y. Kahraman
67 · E. C. Karasu
68 · F. Kocak
90 · W. Singo
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
This matchPlayer statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | 7.7 | — | 0 | — | 31 | — |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 38 | — |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 40 | — |
| Nathan Aké | 90 | 7.3 | — | 0 | — | 56 | 2 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | 90 | 8.2 | — | 0 | 1 | 63 | 1 |
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | 7.3 | — | 0 | — | 78 | 4 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 90 | 7.3 | — | 0 | 1 | 79 | 1 |
| Rayan Cherki | 82 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | — |
| Omar Marmoush | 67 | 6.2 | — | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Jérémy Doku | 37 | 7.5 | — | 2 | — | 18 | — |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Phil Foden | 53 | 6.2 | — | 0 | 1 | 22 | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 23 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 7 | — |
| Nico González | 8 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | 10 | — |
| James Trafford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Bettinelli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Mfuni | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Gray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divine Mukasa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Galatasaray
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uğurcan Çakır | 90 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 40 | — |
| Roland Sallai | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 58 | 3 |
| Davinson Sánchez | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | 1 | 72 | 1 |
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 68 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 31 | — |
| Ismail Jakobs | 90 | 5.9 | — | 0 | — | 44 | — |
| Mario Lemina | 90 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 61 | — |
| İlkay Gündoğan | 68 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 37 | — |
| Leroy Sané | 80 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 37 | 3 |
| Gabriel Sara | 86 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 43 | 5 |
| Barış Alper Yılmaz | 68 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 14 | 4 |
| Victor Osimhen | 90 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Eren Elmalı | 22 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 15 | — |
| Lucas Torreira | 22 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 21 | 1 |
| Yunus Akgün | 22 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 20 | — |
| Kaan Ayhan | 10 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 12 | — |
| Mauro Icardi | 10 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Batuhan Şen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Günay Güvenç | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yusuf Dağhan Kahraman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilfried Singo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Furkan Koçak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eyüp Karasu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Kutucu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2025/26 STANDINGS
League centre ↗UEFA Champions League table
Current standings · UEFA Champions League. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 24 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Bayern München | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 21 | WWWLW |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 18 | WWWLW |
| 4 |  Tottenham | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | WWWLW |
| 5 |  Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 16 | WWWLD |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 | WWLWD |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 16 | WWLWD |
| 8 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 16 | WLWLW |
| 9 |  Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 15 | LWLWL |
| 10 |  Inter | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | WLLLW |
| 11 |  Paris Saint Germain | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 14 | DLDWL |
| 12 |  Newcastle | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 14 | DWDLW |
| 13 |  Juventus | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 13 | DWWWD |
| 14 |  Atletico Madrid | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 | LDWWW |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | LLWWW |
| 16 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 | WLDWW |
| 17 |  Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 11 | LLDWL |
| 18 |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 11 | WWWLD |
| 19 |  Club Brugge KV | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 10 | WWLLD |
| 20 | Galatasaray | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 | LDLLW |
| 21 |  Monaco | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 10 | DLWDW |
| 22 |  Qarabag | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 10 | LWLLD |
| 23 |  Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 9 | WWDLL |
| 24 |  Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 9 | WLWWL |
| 25 |  Marseille | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | LLWWL |
| 26 |  Pafos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | WLLDW |
| 27 |  Union St. Gilloise | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 9 | WLLWL |
| 28 |  PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | LLLWD |
| 29 |  Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | LWDDL |
| 30 |  Napoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8 | LDLWD |
| 31 |  FC Copenhagen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 8 | LDWWL |
| 32 |  Ajax | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 6 | LWWLL |
| 33 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 4 | LLLLD |
| 34 |  Slavia Praha | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 3 | LLLDL |
| 35 |  Villarreal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 1 | LLLLL |
| 36 |  Kairat Almaty | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 1 | LLLLL |
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