Galatasaray vs Stuttgartpredicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch

Predicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch for Galatasaray vs Stuttgart: everything you need to know before the game.

Galatasaray host VfB Stuttgart at Rams Park in Istanbul on Tuesday 3 November, with kick-off at 11:45 Mexico City time, in Matchday 4 of the Champions League league phase.

The hosts sit 23rd with three points from three games. Stuttgart are sixth with seven and remain unbeaten in the competition.

Match preview

Galatasaray have made an uneven start to their European campaign. They lost 4-1 to Barcelona in Istanbul on 13 October and have three points from three games, with a goal difference of minus three.

Okan Buruk's side have recovered since. They won 4-2 at Lille on 21 October and are on a four-match winning run in all competitions, beating Gençlerbirliği 1-0 and Fenerbahçe 2-1 before a 4-0 win at Konyaspor on Friday.

Their only home game of the league phase ended in defeat, with one goal scored and four conceded. The defence is the concern, having shipped seven goals in their first two Champions League matches.

Victor Osimhen is the focal point, with 10 goals in 10 competitive appearances this season. Nine have come in the Süper Lig and one in Europe.

Stuttgart are unbeaten in the competition, with two wins and a draw from three. They sit sixth with a goal difference of plus five, and drew 1-1 at home to Atletico Madrid on 20 October.

Away from home, they won their only league-phase game 3-0. At home, they have a win and a draw, scoring four and conceding two.

Domestically, they beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on Saturday, having lost 3-2 to Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1-0 to Hamburg before that. They also won 1-0 at Paderborn in the DFB-Pokal on 28 October.

Ermedin Demirovic leads the line with four goals this season. Stuttgart have still conceded in four of their last five games.

This is the first meeting between the two clubs, so there is no head-to-head record to draw on.

The context matters for both. Galatasaray are 23rd in a 36-team table and need points at home to avoid complicating qualification. Stuttgart, in sixth, are inside the places that go straight to the last 16.

Team news

Galatasaray have no significant injury concerns, and Buruk should have most of his squad available after the win at Konyaspor. Our data lists E. Aydin, K. Ayhan, A. Guner, K. Karatas, A. Unyay and A. Yilmaz as unavailable, all off the roster.

Stuttgart have more problems. Angelo Stiller, key to their build-up play, is out with a groin injury. Leo Sauer, Josha Vagnoman, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Justin Diehl are also sidelined with muscle problems.

With Stiller absent, Atakan Karazor and Grischa Promel are likely to carry more responsibility in midfield. Leonidas Stergiou and Stefan Drljaca are not among the available players either.

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