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AZ v Galatasaray : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

Okan Buruk guides his Galatasaray charges to the AFAS Stadion in the Europa League on Thursday night, with Maarten Martens's AZ the opponent. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a well-informed wager is published below. Flip between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for it all.

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AZ's next match is v Galatasaray at 17:45 on Thursday 20th February
Galatasaray's next match is v Caykur at 17:00 on Monday 17th February
The last European Europa League meeting between AZ Alkmaar and Galatasaray was on Thursday 13th February 2025
European Europa League
February 13th 2025
AZ Alkmaar 4
1 Galatasaray
 
S. Mijnans 12'20' R. Sallai
T. Parrott 37'
J. Clasie 57'
D. Wolfe 66'
 
AZ
GAL
Shots On
9
2
Shots Off
4
2
Corners
7
1
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
12
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/1
 
AZ AlkmaarGalatasaray
 
R. Owusu-Oduro
W. Goes
S. Maikuma (D. Kasius 77')
D. Wolfefootball icon
A. Penetra Correia
S. Mijnansfootball icon
J. Clasiefootball icon
P. Koopmeiners (Z. Buurmeester 77')
T. Parrottfootball icon (S. van Duijn 90')
E. Poku (K. Smit 83')
M. Lahdo (R. Daal 83')
N. Muslera Micol
(M. Baltacı 71') E. Jelert Kristensen
A. Bardakcı
C. Cuesta Figueroa
K. Ayhan
G. Gomes Sara
(Y. Demir 71') B. Kutlu
football iconR. Sallai
(K. Demirbay 56') D. Mertens
B. Yılmaz
(E. Akman 90') Á. Morata Martín

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there's no obvious winner here, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that AZ Alkmaar and Galatasaray will score at least a couple of goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head historically, and neither Maarten Martens or Okan Buruk has suffered the frustration of many 0-0s lately either. The bookmakers are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.25 equating to about a 79% probability.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think AZ Alkmaar are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.62.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
AZ Alkmaar
44%
13/10
15%
13/10
16%
Draw
24%
23/10
8%
23/10
13%
Galatasaray
31%
11/5
34%
21/10
30%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2
13%
5/1
20%
AZ Alkmaar 2-1
9%
8/1
18%
15/2
11%
AZ Alkmaar 1-0
9%
15/2
43%
7/1
33%
Galatasaray 2-1
7%
10/1
10%
17/2
12%
Galatasaray 1-0
7%
10/1
15%
8/1
18%
AZ Alkmaar 2-0
7%
11/1
29%
9/1
33%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
30%
10/1
16%
Draw 0-0
5%
10/1
42%
8/1
40%
AZ Alkmaar 3-1
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
Galatasaray 2-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
AZ Alkmaar 3-0
4%
20/1
28%
16/1
19%
Galatasaray 3-1
3%
22/1
35%
18/1
46%
AZ Alkmaar 3-2
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Galatasaray 3-2
3%
28/1
53%
20/1
40%
Galatasaray 3-0
2%
33/1
48%
22/1
21%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
10/11
27%
5/6
24%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
10/11
27%
10/11
27%
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11
16%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
5/4
30%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1
42%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/6
19%
4/6
16%
BTTS - No
42%
11/10
24%
11/10
22%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
10/316/5
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
8%
16/5
BTTS - Away Win
17%
5/1
60%
17/4
50%
Home/draw
69%
4/11
11%
7/20
14%
Away/draw
56%
4/7
9%
3/5
11%
Home/away
76%
1/3
3%
1/3
6%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/7
13%
2/7
13%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
11/4
32%
5/2
33%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
11/5
45%
2/1
43%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
4/11
19%
7/20
19%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5/1
60%
9/2
57%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/8
13%
1/8
13%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
12/1
100%
10/1
83%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/25
6%
1/25
6%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/20
3%
1/20
3%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
10/1
42%
8/1
40%
Home DNB
61%
8/13
19%
8/13
19%
Away DNB
48%
6/5
27%
23/20
24%
AZ Alkmaar win to nil
22%
3/1
38%
-
Galatasaray win to nil
15%
9/2-
AZ Alkmaar / AZ Alkmaar
22%
11/4
13%
13/5
14%
AZ Alkmaar / Galatasaray
3%
28/1
38%
22/1
35%
AZ Alkmaar / Draw
6%
12/111/1
9%
Draw / AZ Alkmaar
15%
9/2
21%
17/4
19%
Draw / Galatasaray
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
13%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/2
15%
18/5
23%
Galatasaray / AZ Alkmaar
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
Galatasaray / Galatasaray
16%
4/1
33%
19/5
37%
Galatasaray / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Win / draw / win Europa League table

AZ Alkmaar have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league. AZ Alkmaar are unbeaten at home after 4 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 1. AZ Alkmaar have conceded 8 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

AZ Alkmaar have played 4 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and scored in every home league game.

Galatasaray lay in 14th place on 13 points in the Europa League league table having played 8 matches. Galatasaray are unbeaten in 6 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 6 games. Galatasaray are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 0 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored 15 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Galatasaray have conceded 12 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Galatasaray have played 4 away games, winning 0, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
AZ Alkmaar
Galatasaray
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lazio86111219 
-
-
-
-
2
A.Bilbao8611819 
-
-
-
-
3
Man Utd8530718 
-
-
-
-
4
Spurs8521817 
-
-
-
-
5
E.Frankfurt8512416 
-
-
-
-
6
Lyon8431815 
-
-
-
-
7
Olympiakos8431615 
-
-
-
-
8
Rangers8422614 
-
-
-
-
9
Bodø8422314 
-
-
-
-
10
Anderlecht8422214 
-
-
-
-
11
FCSB8422114 
-
-
-
-
12
Ajax8413813 
-
-
-
-
13
R.Sociedad8413413 
-
-
-
-
14
Galatasaray A8341313 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 20
-
-
15
Roma8332412 
-
-
-
-
16
Plzen8332112 
-
-
-
-
17
Ferencvaros8404012 
-
-
-
-
18
Porto8323211 
-
-
-
-
19
AZ Alkmaar Home8323011 
-
-
Feb 20
l
 
4-1A
20
Midtjylland8323011 
-
-
-
-
21
Union SG8323011 
-
-
-
-
22
PAOK8314210 
-
-
-
-
23
Twente8242-110 
-
-
-
-
24
Fenerbahce8242-210 
-
-
-
-
25
Braga8314-310 
-
-
-
-
26
Elfsborg8314-510 
-
-
-
-
27
Hoffenheim8233-39 
-
-
-
-
28
Besiktas8305-59 
-
-
-
-
29
M. Tel-Aviv8206-96 
-
-
-
-
30
Slavia8125-45 
-
-
-
-
31
Malmö8125-75 
-
-
-
-
32
Rigas Futbola Skola8125-75 
-
-
-
-
33
Ludogorets8044-74 
-
-
-
-
34
Dynamo Kyiv8116-134 
-
-
-
-
35
Nice8035-93 
-
-
-
-
36
Qarabag8107-143 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
5
AZ Alkmaar have not lost in 5 consecutive home european games
AZ Alkmaar 19TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
15
D
4
L
1
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Galatasaray 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Goal Statistics

AZ have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Europa League matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Galatasaray on Thursday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

AZ Alkmaar 19th Galatasaray 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that AZ Alkmaar will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Galatasaray will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
AZ Alkmaar’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Galatasaray have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2024/2024 season
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AZ Alkmaar
PG (predicted goals)
Galatasaray
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
AZ
GAL
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
AZ
GAL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between AZ Alkmaar v Galatasaray will show here when available.

AZ Alkmaar Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8434
R Owusu-OduroS MijnansE PokuD Wolfe
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Owusu-Oduro GLK8
-
S Maikuma DEF912
1
-
W Goes DEF6
2
-
A Penetra DEF8
-
D Wolfe DEF711
3
1
J Clasie MID811
2
-
S Mijnans MID942
1
-
P Koopmeiners MID9
1
-
E Poku FWD73
-
T Parrott FWD941
1
-
M. Lahdo FWD8
-
Subs
H Verhulst GLK
-
J Zoet GLK1
-
B Indi  DEF1
-
D Kasius DEF71
1
-
M Wit DEF2
-
M Dekker DEF3
1
-
K. Smit MID412
1
1
Z Buurmeester MID7
-
R. Daal FWD41
1
-
S. van Duijn FWD1
-
Galatasaray Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9153
A BardakciA BardakciD MertensK Ayhan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Muslera GLK6
-
C Cuesta DEF1
-
A Bardakci DEF91
1
-
B Kutlu DEF9
-
E Jelert MID81
-
K Ayhan MID7
2
1
G Sara MID81
1
-
R Sallai MID11
-
D Mertens FWD915
2
-
Álvaro Morata FWD1
1
-
B Yılmaz FWD81
1
-
Subs
G Güvenc GLK3
-
J Yılmaz GLK
-
K. Subaşı DEF
-
M Baltaci DEF3
1
-
K Demirbay MID82
1
-
E. Akman MID3
-
F. Koçak MID
-
Y Demir FWD4
-
B. Luş FWD1
-