Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs Galatasaray SK, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
AZ
1 – 1
Full Time
Galatasaray SK
Thu 28 Nov 2024 · 17:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Ruben van Bommel 6' Y
Troy Parrott 73' Y
Y 84' Dries Mertens
Kees Smit 88' Y
Y 88' Victor Osimhen
Y 89' Davinson Sanchez
Kees Smit 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Galatasaray SK — Europe at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Horatiu Fesnic

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
2
AZ 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Galatasaray SK
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-28 AZ 1–1 Galatasaray SK

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Galatasaray SK H 1–1 D
24 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 2–1 W
10 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 1–2 L
07 Nov Fenerbahçe SK H 3–1 W
02 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–3 L
27 Oct Go Ahead Eagles H 2–2 D
Galatasaray SK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov AZ A 1–1 D
07 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–2 W
23 Oct IF Elfsborg H 4–3 W
03 Oct FK Rigas Futbola Skola A 2–2 D
25 Sep PAOK Thessaloniki FC H 3–1 W
27 Aug BSC Young Boys H 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at AFAS Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' Sven Mijnans puts AZ on the lead.
  • 6' It’s gonna be a card for Ruben van Bommel.
  • 11' Galatasaray SK come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' The 23-year-old Elias Jelert Kristensen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 21' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 26' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Alexandre Penetra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zico Buurmeester is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Galatasaray SK.
  • 36' Jeroen Zoet has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Peer Koopmeiners has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Metehan Baltaci. He replaces Victor Nelsson on 46 minute.
  • 51' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' Ruben van Bommel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Galatasaray SK! Kerem Demirbay comes on to replace Michy Batshuayi.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Osimhen, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' AZ make a change. Mayckel Lahdo trudges off to be replaced by Denso Kasius on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Troy Parrott was booked on 73.
  • 78' Abdulkerim Bardakci, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 81' Mexx Meerdink is replacing Troy Parrott for the AZ side.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Dries Mertens. He receives a card.
  • 87' Galatasaray SK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Berkan Kutlu is hanging Baris Yilmaz on the field on 87 minute.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kees Smit on 88 minutes.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Davinson Sanchez on 89 minutes.
  • 90' AZ player sees a card in front of him.
  • The points are shared — AZ 1-1 Galatasaray SK. Honours even.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Galatasaray SK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Okan Buruk

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Galatasaray SK xG
I would bet for: AZ or Galatasaray SK 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ40% Draw29% Galatasaray SK31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
69%
Draw or Galatasaray SK
60%
AZ or Galatasaray SK
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ28% Draw49% Galatasaray SK23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Galatasaray SK covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Galatasaray SK keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.