Galatasaray vs Royale Union SG Prediction & Betting Tips (25 November)

We will undoubtedly have to count on Galatasaray in the race for the first 8 places in the regular season of this Champions League. If they had started with a heavy defeat suffered on the lawn of Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1, the Turks perfectly redressed the bar by stringing together 3 very good successes won against Liverpool 1-0 , Bodo/Glimt 3-1 and against Ajax Amsterdam 0-3 on the last day. A good series which allows Okan Buruk's men to reach 9th place in the ranking at mid-term. At the same time, the Istanbulites are at the top of the Turkish championship with a small point lead over their neighbor and rival Fenerbahce. Beaten by Kocaelispor before the international break, the Galatasaray players will want to restart the machine against Gençlerbirigi. On the other side of the meadow, the Union Saint-Gilloise is having a rather delicate start for what is the first participation in its history in the Champions League.

The Belgians had nevertheless achieved a nice coup when they entered the competition by winning at PSV Eindhoven 1-3 but they showed themselves incapable of maintaining the rhythm and moving on, whether against Newcastle 0-4, Inter 0-4 or Atlético Madrid 3-1 . Consequently, David Hubert's men have logically fallen to 28th position in the ranking, a short distance from 24th place. In their own championship, the Brussels residents are on pole for the moment to retain their title won last year despite the departure of their coach Pocognoli for Monaco last month. Leaders of the ranking despite their draw conceded against Mechelen before the international break, the Union players will want to increase their lead against Cercle Bruges. 

Galatasaray should approach this match without former Manchester City midfielder Gündogan and important winger Akgun who are both out of form. However, there are still some very good people in this team and the coach of Galatasaray, Okan Buruk, should be able to field formidable assets in this meeting. We think in particular of former Ligue 1 players like Mario Lemina and Ismail Jakobs, the German international Leroy Sané (3 goals, ex-Bayern) and Baris Alper Yilmaz (3 goals, 2 assists) in particular. Up front, former Parisian Icardi is a hit in the league with 6 goals. But it is the Nigerian Osimhen (another ex-L1, 3 goals in the league) who starts in the Champions League, where he is the top scorer this season with 6 goals, notably following his hat-trick scored on the last day. On the Union side, the striker Fuseini (long-term injured), rookie Pavlic (middle) and the under important Teunckens (goalkeeper) and François (striker) will not be present.

All injured, they were not included on the list of players authorized to play in this competition. Otherwise, the Belgians should be in full force for this poster. Saint-Gilloise should therefore be able to field its Canadian attacker Promise David (5 goals in the league), the Ecuadorian Rodriguez (7 goals in the league) and the Austrian Florucz (6 goals and 3 assists in the league). The former Lille resident and Angevin Boufal is relegated to a substitute role. 

• Summary: Galatasaray is going head to head with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise starting on 25 Nov 2025 at 17:45 UTC at Rams Park Stadyumu stadium, Istanbul city, Türkiye. The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League .
• Galatasaray Feedinco Rating: 6.89
• Royale Union SG Feedinco Rating: 6.62