Saturday , 14 November 2026

Galatasaray SK vs AZ, Europe 2024-25 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
Galatasaray SK
2 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Thu 20 Feb 2025 · 17:45 UTC NEF Stadyumu HT 45' · FT 45'
Elias Jelert Kristensen 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Galatasaray SK vs AZ — Europe at NEF Stadyumu.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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

2
1
Galatasaray SK 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-20 Galatasaray SK 2–2 AZ 2025-02-13 AZ 4–1 Galatasaray SK 2024-11-28 AZ 1–1 Galatasaray SK

Recent Form

Galatasaray SK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb AZ H 2–2 D
13 Feb AZ A 1–4 L
30 Jan AFC Ajax A 1–2 L
21 Jan FK Dynamo Kyiv H 3–3 D
12 Dec Malmo FF A 2–2 D
28 Nov AZ A 1–1 D
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Galatasaray SK A 2–2 D
13 Feb Galatasaray SK H 4–1 W
09 Feb PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
02 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 2–0 W
30 Jan Ferencvarosi TC A 3–4 L
26 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 3 G
Weslley Patati 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Galatasaray SK and AZ is underway.
  • 5' Wouter Goes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maarten Martens might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 12' AZ make a change. Sven Mijnans trudges off to be replaced by Zico Buurmeester on 12 minutes.
  • 17' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Galatasaray SK that had 166 games and scored 102 goals.
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' A goal from the Japan international Seiya Maikuma! He fires home on 42 to make it 0-1!
  • 46' Metehan Baltaci gets the nod from Galatasaray SK. He replaces Davinson Sanchez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Galatasaray SK in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Denso Kasius gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Victor Osimhen gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Berkan Kutlu is replacing Lucas Torreira for the Galatasaray SK side.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Kristijan Belic as he leaves the pitch. Kees Smit steps in for AZ.
  • 65' That is a card for Galatasaray SK. Elias Jelert Kristensen will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' The Hungary Roland Sallai breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 2-2!
  • 73' A tactical swap from Galatasaray SK — Yusuf Demir on, Gabriel Sara off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' It’s high time Okan Buruk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' The Galatasaray SK manager makes a substitution. Victor Osimhen departs to be replaced by Berat Lus.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' The AZ bench stirs into life. Troy Parrott is withdrawn and Ibrahim Sadiq gets his opportunity.
  • The points are shared — Galatasaray SK 2-2 AZ. Honours even.

Lineups

Galatasaray SK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Okan Buruk

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Galatasaray SK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 AZ xG
I would bet for: Galatasaray SK or AZ 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Galatasaray SK36% Draw26% AZ38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Galatasaray SK or Draw
62%
Draw or AZ
64%
Galatasaray SK or AZ
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Galatasaray SK27% Draw42% AZ31%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Galatasaray SK

Handicap Galatasaray SK covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Galatasaray SK keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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