Sunday , 16 August 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
19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 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 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 Plzeň 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

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 Ferencvárosi 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds NEF Stadyumu will turn into a battlefield for Galatasaray SK and AZ.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maarten Martens might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Denso Kasius is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 12' Zico Buurmeester gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Sven Mijnans and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 17' Galatasaray SK are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 22' Galatasaray SK have won 98 goals from 163 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 300 games and scored 566 goals.
  • 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 42' Seiya Maikuma puts AZ on the lead.
  • 46' Davinson Sanchez makes way for Metehan Baltaci at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Galatasaray SK.
  • 51' 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.
  • 55' The Netherlands Denso Kasius breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 0-2!
  • 56' A goal from the Nigeria international Victor Osimhen! He fires home on 56 to make it 1-2!
  • 61' Galatasaray SK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Berkan Kutlu is hanging Lucas Torreira on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' The AZ bench stirs into life. Kristijan Belic is withdrawn and Kees Smit gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Elias Jelert Kristensen on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Against the run of play, Roland Sallai has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 73' Gabriel Sara makes way for Yusuf Demir at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Galatasaray SK.
  • 78' It’s high time Maarten Martens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Galatasaray SK make a change. Victor Osimhen trudges off to be replaced by Berat Lus on 80 minutes.
  • 85' It looks surprising Galatasaray SK does not make any changes. Alexandre Penetra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Troy Parrott makes way for Ibrahim Sadiq at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Galatasaray SK 2-2 AZ.

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.