Sunday , 16 August 2026

Galatasaray SK vs IF Elfsborg, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
Galatasaray SK
4 – 3
Full Time
IF Elfsborg
Wed 23 Oct 2024 · 14:30 UTC RAMS Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Terry Yegbe
Y 79' Niklas Hult

Overview

Match Preview

Galatasaray SK vs IF Elfsborg — Europe at RAMS Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Matej Jug
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

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

1
Galatasaray SK 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals IF Elfsborg
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-23 Galatasaray SK 4–3 IF Elfsborg

Recent Form

Galatasaray SK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
21 Aug BSC Young Boys A 2–3 L
22 Feb AC Sparta Praha A 1–4 L
IF Elfsborg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Galatasaray SK A 3–4 L
03 Oct AS Roma H 1–0 W
25 Sep AZ A 2–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at RAMS Park!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Galatasaray SK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Terry Yegbe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for IF Elfsborg tonight.
  • 15' IF Elfsborg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Galatasaray SK is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Galatasaray SK and IF Elfsborg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 28' GOAL! Mauro Icardi fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 33' Galatasaray SK is showing some good football. However, Galatasaray SK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' The referee shows IF Elfsborg player a card on 38.
  • 39' A stunning finish from Isak Pettersson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 44' Sensational shot from Baris Yilmaz. Galatasaray SK is back in the lead.
  • 49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Galatasaray SK and IF Elfsborg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' Niklas Hult adds to his 0 season tally! IF Elfsborg lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Galatasaray SK are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' Turkey international Yunus Akgun has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Michael Baidoo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 70' Ibrahim Buhari has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' Kerem Demirbay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Baris Yilmaz on 74 minute.
  • 77' It is a substitution in IF Elfsborg team. Arber Zeneli is replaced by Andri Baldursson on 77 minute.
  • 79' Niklas Hult picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' The IF Elfsborg bench stirs into life. Ahmed Qasem is withdrawn and Rami Kaib gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Brilliant from the ! Yunus Akgun makes it 3-3 with a superb finish on 83.
  • 85' Galatasaray SK ring the changes. Victor Osimhen has done his job and it is now time for Michy Batshuayi to step up.
  • 86' Elias Jelert Kristensen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yunus Akgun at the 86 minute mark.
  • 88' A change in the Galatasaray SK ranks — Lucas Torreira exits the field as Victor Nelsson enters on 88.
  • 90' Time for substitution for IF Elfsborg. Terry Yegbe is replaced by Johan Larsson.
  • Galatasaray SK celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Galatasaray SK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Okan Buruk

IF Elfsborg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Hiljemark

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.44 Galatasaray SK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 IF Elfsborg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Galatasaray SK51% Draw21% IF Elfsborg28%
Actual: Galatasaray SK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Galatasaray SK or Draw
73%
Draw or IF Elfsborg
49%
Galatasaray SK or IF Elfsborg
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Galatasaray SK39% Draw36% IF Elfsborg25%
Actual: Galatasaray SK win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.1%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Galatasaray SK

Handicap Galatasaray SK covers Push IF Elfsborg covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Galatasaray SK keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
IF Elfsborg keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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