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Galatasaray welcome Žalgiris to Rams Global Stadium on Wednesday for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round with the tie perfectly poised.
In the opening leg, Galatasaray and Žalgiris played out a 2-2 draw at Vilniaus LFF stadionas on 25 July. Mathias Oyewusi and Donatas Kazlauskas were on the scoresheet for Zalgiris. Abdülkerim Bardakçi and Halil Dervisoglu were on the scoresheet for the Türkiye side.
Abdülkerim Bardakçi and Halil Dervisoglu share the scoring lead for Galatasaray in European qualifying this season with one goal each. With one goal each, Yury Kendysh, Mathias Oyewusi, and Donatas Kazlauskas are the leading scorers in European qualifying for Žalgiris.
The hosts have scored in each of their last 34 contests in all competitions. They have been on the scoresheet ever since an Süper Lig meeting with Adana Demirspor in October 2022.
Žalgiris won their only Champions League qualifying contest on their travels to date. The Lithuanian side will be out to extend a five-match away winning streak.
Hosts Galatasaray have yet to play at home this Champions League season. The Cim Bom Bom are in the midst of a five-match home unbeaten streak (W4 D1 L0) in all competitions.
In their last six matches in all competitions, Galatasaray have won five and drawn one. They scored 16 and conceded three in that period, scoring first in four of the six contests. They had five first-half goals, while their opponents netted once in the first 45 minutes. Žalgiris have won three, drawn two and lost one in their last six. They scored 12 and conceded five over that stretch, netting first in three of the six. They had two goals in the first half, while their opponents netted only one before the break.
#Highlights
#headToHead
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD (All competitions):
Galatasaray wins: 0
Draws: 1
Žalgiris wins: 0
#lastHeadToHead
LAST TIME THEY MET:
Date: 25 July 2023
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Score: Galatasaray 2 Žalgiris 2
#topScorers
TOP COMPETITION SCORERS:
Galatasaray: Awaiting first competition goal
Žalgiris: Awaiting first competition goal
#formGuide
THE FORM GUIDE (All competitions):
Galatasaray: DWWWWW
Žalgiris: LDWWDW