Manchester City vs Galatasaray

2 - 0
🕒 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alejandro Hernandez 🔁 League Stage - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 8
League Stage Table
Manchester City 7 · Galatasaray 20
Referee Stats
7 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.57
Over 4.5 cards 14%
Home wins 57%
Draws 0%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (10-4).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 3-0-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 5
Avg: 1.80 / 1.00

Points

9
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Galatasaray (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 1-0-5

Goals For / Against

4 / 15
Avg: 0.67 / 2.50

Points

3
Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80
PPG
0.50
1.80
GF
0.67
1.00
GA
2.50
25%
O2.5
50%
25%
BTTS
25%
75%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Manchester City rank7th
Galatasaray rank20th
Manchester City points16
Galatasaray points10
Manchester City: #7 · 16 pts · GD +6
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Galatasaray: #20 · 10 pts · GD -2
11 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W L W W
Points9/12
Weighted index70
Goals8-3
Record3-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Galatasaray last 5 away

L L W L
Points3/12
Weighted index20
Goals4-8
Record1-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Galatasaray trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home75%
Manchester City clean sheet at home50%
Galatasaray score away50%
Galatasaray clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first75%
Manchester City win after scoring first100%
Galatasaray score first50%
Galatasaray win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 0% · Galatasaray 0%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 29.7' · Galatasaray 33.5'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home1.80 vs 1.93
Manchester City concede at home1.00 vs 1.45
Galatasaray score away0.67 vs 1.45
Galatasaray concede away2.50 vs 1.93
Manchester City score 7% below league average, while Galatasaray score 54% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 31% below league average at home, and Galatasaray are 29% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals2.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Galatasaray goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
10
4
Shots off Goal
2
0
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
8
3
Shots Outside Box
2
1
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
8
10
Offsides
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
525
516
Passes Accurate
460
450
Passes %
88%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
11' ⚽
⚽
11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
E. Haaland
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Doku
19'
19' M. Lemina
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
R. Cherki
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Doku
37' ↑↓
↑↓
37' ⇄ J. Doku
1st substitution · For: P. Foden
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ Omar Marmoush
2nd substitution · For: T. Reijnders
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ İ. Gündoğan
1st substitution · For: L. Torreira
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ B. Yılmaz
2nd substitution · For: Y. Akgün
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ A. Bardakcı
3rd substitution · For: E. Elmalı
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ L. Sané
4th substitution · For: K. Ayhan
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ R. Cherki
3rd substitution · For: Nico González
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ Gabriel Sara
5th substitution · For: M. Icardi

Manchester City vs Galatasaray 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Galatasaray 2-0 on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Alejandro Hernandez. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 11' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to J. Doku, making the score 1-0. M. Lemina received a yellow card for Galatasaray at 19'. Manchester City extended the lead at 29' when R. Cherki scored, with the assist credited to J. Doku, making the score 2-0. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 37', with J. Doku replacing P. Foden.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Omar Marmoush replacing T. Reijnders. Galatasaray made their 1st substitution at 67', with İ. Gündoğan replacing L. Torreira. Galatasaray made their 2nd substitution at 68', with B. Yılmaz replacing Y. Akgün. Galatasaray made their 3rd substitution at 68', with A. Bardakcı replacing E. Elmalı. Galatasaray made their 4th substitution at 80', with L. Sané replacing K. Ayhan. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with R. Cherki replacing Nico González. Galatasaray made their 5th substitution at 86', with Gabriel Sara replacing M. Icardi.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Galatasaray used 5 substitutions. Galatasaray got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (10-4).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Manchester City vs Galatasaray Head-to-Head History by Season