AEK Athens vs Galatasaray prediction and preview

Champions League · Tuesday 8 December 2026, 20:00 UTC

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AEK Athens vs Galatasaray

Champions League · Tuesday 8 December 2026, 20:00 UTC · OPAP Arena

AEK Athens · Galatasaray · Champions League predictions

AEK Athens vs Galatasaray preview

The Champions League fixture between AEK Athens and Galatasaray is scheduled for Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 20:00 UTC at OPAP Arena. AEK Athens sit 27th on 3 points after 3 matches, while Galatasaray sit 18th on 6 points after 4 matches.

AEK Athens have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Galatasaray have 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 5, AEK Athens have scored 1.4 and conceded 1.6 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Galatasaray average 2.0 scored and 2.3 conceded across their last 4, with 1 clean sheet.

At home this season AEK Athens have 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 2 matches; on the road Galatasaray have 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 2.

Across the Champions League this season, 153 matches have produced 3.2 goals per game; home sides have won 52% and 20% have been drawn.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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18Galatasaray420289-16LLWW
27AEK Athens310238-53WLL

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AEK Athens expected line-up (4-4-2)

Alberto Brignoli, Lazaros Rota, Filipe Relvas, Stavros Pilios, Harold Moukoudi, Răzvan Marin, Lovro Majer, Luka Jović, Barnabás Varga

Galatasaray expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Uğurcan Çakır, Ismail Jakobs, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sánchez, Lucas Torreira, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Yunus Akgün, Aleksey Batrakov, Mario Lemina, Victor Osimhen

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