It's time for episode two of the Galatasaray - Olimpija 3rd Qualifying Round battle

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 15.Aug
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: NEF Stadyumu (52650 seats)

It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round meeting between Galatasaray and Olimpija. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!

It's quite the trip for Olimpija when visiting Galatasaray as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.

It's no vacation for neither Galatasaray nor Olimpija as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Galatasaray form and stats

Galatasaray have not come this way in the Champions League without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Zalgiris. Galatasaray was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Europa League. Barcelona was too strong.

On the other hand, in the Champions League, Galatasaray has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.

The Galatasaray goalkeeper Nestor Fernando Muslera Micol is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 254 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super Lig.

An away draw last time out for Galatasaray, facing Kayserispor in a game that ended 0-0. Midfielder Oliveira was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.7 (out of ten) in that game. Oliveira hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

In the game before, a strong away victory at Olimpija. A Champions League game. Galatasaray are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 5 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 1 and lost 0.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Galatasaray as they have a new game in only four days, a Super Lig match thankfully also at home. Trabzonspor are visiting.

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Olimpija form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Valmiera / BSS and Ludogorets in order to reach 3rd qualifying round of Champions League.

0-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Olimpija in their 1. SNL matches away. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 3W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.

Impressive finishing from Ratnik and Pedro secured the home win 2-1 against Domzale in their previous game.

The match before was the Champions League-duel against Galatasaray, a home defeat (0-3).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 1. SNL trip to Aluminij.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Olimpija has managed {1 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other before in this season, with the match result Olimpija - Galatasaray 0-3 registered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

OlimpijaS. Fadida
S. Fadida
3 goals
OlimpijaR. da Silva e Sousa
R. da Silva e Sousa
2 goals
OlimpijaM. Karamatic
M. Karamatic
1 goals

Galatasaray missing players

Olimpija missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Galatasaray Olimpija
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   9 25
15 8   Won W   2 15
5 2   Drew D   2 3
5 2   Lost L   5 7
58 28   Scored S   13 46
27 12   Conceded C   13 30
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
84% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 84%
60% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   78% 72%
44% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 28%
32% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 20%
48% 33%   BTTS BTTS   78% 64%
48% 67%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 24%
8% 0%   Failed to Score F T   11% 16%
 
6 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.6
3.5 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   2.2 3.8
1.2 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 1.9
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
16 17.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.1 14.4
6.4 6.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 5.4
36% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 34%
 
9.5 6.8   Shots against (avg) S A   8.6 10
3.2 2.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5 4.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hatayspor 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
2 Kasimpasa 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Trabzonspor 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Konyaspor 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Istanbulspor 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Galatasaray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Kayserispor 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Rizespor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Samsunspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fenerbahce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Alanyaspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sivasspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Besiktas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Adana Demirspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Istanbul Basaksehir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Fatih Karagumruk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Gazisehir Gaziantep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ankaragucu 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
19 Antalyaspor 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Pendikspor 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olimpija 3 2 0 1 8 3 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 6
2 Maribor 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 6
3 Koper 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
4 Celje 2 1 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 4
5 Bravo 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
6 Aluminij 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 4
7 Domzale 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
8 Mura 2 0 0 2 2 8 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
9 Rogaska 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 0
10 Radomlje 3 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -7 0

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olimpija 3 2 0 1 8 3 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 6
2 Maribor 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 6
3 Koper 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
4 Celje 2 1 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 4
5 Bravo 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
6 Aluminij 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 4
7 Domzale 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
8 Mura 2 0 0 2 2 8 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
9 Rogaska 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 0
10 Radomlje 3 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -7 0

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.