04.09.2025 18:53
Football Meets Data simulated the league stage of the Champions League. As a result of the simulation, the top 8 teams and the 24th place team were announced, while Galatasaray found itself in 29th place on the list.
Football Meets Data simulated the league stage of the Champions League and predicted the teams that would qualify for the top 8 and top 24. Galatasaray's position in the ranking was surprising.
THE TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF ENTERING THE TOP 8 IS ARSENAL
According to the simulation, the team with the highest chance of entering the top 8 was Arsenal, with a probability of 74%. The second team with the highest chance of entering the top 8 was Liverpool, which is also a rival of Galatasaray, with a probability of 68%. In third place was Real Madrid, where Arda Güler plays. The Spanish giant's probability of finishing the league stage in the top 8 was 58%. In fourth place was Barcelona with a probability of 54%, and in fifth place was Inter, where Hakan Çalhanoğlu plays, with a probability of 53%.
Again, Manchester City, one of Galatasaray's rivals, was predicted to have a 53% chance of finishing the league stage in the top 8. Chelsea was in 7th place, with a probability of 48%. The last team predicted to finish the league stage in the top 8 in the Champions League was PSG, with a probability of 43%.
TEAMS THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAY-OFF
According to the simulation results, the teams that will qualify for the play-off in the Champions League this season are as follows:
Bayern Munich, Napoli, Tottenham, Atalanta, Juventus, Villarreal, Newcastle, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting, Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Athletic Bilbao, PSV, Club Brugge.
GALATASARAY REMAINED IN 29TH PLACE
Football Meets Data predicted that Galatasaray would finish the league stage of the Champions League in 29th place. The probability of the yellow-reds finishing the league stage in the top 24 was shown as 46%, while the probability of finishing in the top 8 was shown as 5%.
Here is that ranking;