Champions League: Juventus vs Galatasaray 25/02/2026

An open and high-scoring match is expected, with Juventus forced to attack and chase goals, while Galatasaray will look for their own strike, making the both teams to score option the most logical choice.

Betting on Goals

One of the shocking results of last week was Galatasaray’s 5-2 victory over Juventus in Istanbul. It was a crazy match in an incredible atmosphere, with the home side exceeding expectations and the visitors delivering a particularly problematic defensive display.

Juventus have been unable to find rhythm since last year. They continue to struggle defensively without visible improvement, while offensively they appear unstable, which raises doubts about their overall strength. Their latest setback was a home defeat to Como, their fourth loss in five matches, and frustration among the Bianconeri has reached critical levels.

The Old Lady will certainly regroup, and I expect them to give everything for their history and pride, exhausting every remaining chance. They can draw optimism from their strong home performances in this competition and the visitors’ mediocre away displays. They need many goals and will create chances against Galatasaray’s average defense, but keeping a clean sheet will be extremely difficult.

Galatasaray are close to a major objective – reaching the Champions League Round of 16, a stage they have not seen in many years. They seemed affected in the recent 2-0 domestic defeat to Konyaspor a few days ago. It would seem unwise to sit back after scoring five goals in the first leg; their strength lies in their consistently powerful attacking play, and I believe they will chase a goal here as well. They have a poor record, without an away win in Italy in 13 matches, but it is enough for them not to lose by a large margin. If they score, it will be very difficult for them to be eliminated; if they score first, they could psychologically break the vulnerable hosts early.

Everything points toward an open game, and the price on both teams to score provides solid betting value. Of course, this is also a match that could easily go over 2.5 goals.