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Galatasaray vs AZ Alkmaar: result 2-2 and analysis

UEFA Europa LeagueKnockout Round Play-offsKick-off on February 20, 2025 at 05:45 PM (UTC)RAMS Park, İstanbul

Galatasaray
2-2
AZ Alkmaar

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What was the result of Galatasaray vs AZ Alkmaar?

Galatasaray and AZ Alkmaar drew 2-2 on February 20, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 42′S. MaikumaAZ Alkmaar
  • 55′D. KasiusAZ Alkmaar
  • 56′V. OsimhenGalatasaray
  • 70′R. SallaiGalatasaray

Official lineup for Galatasaray vs AZ Alkmaar

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Galatasaray

4-4-2
  1. 45V. Osimhen
  2. 10D. Mertens
  1. 7R. Sallai
  2. 20Gabriel Sara
  3. 34L. Torreira
  4. 53B. Yılmaz
  1. 24E. Jelert
  2. 42A. Bardakcı
  3. 6D. Sánchez
  4. 26C. Cuesta
  1. 19G. Güvenç

AZ Alkmaar

4-2-3-1
  1. 9T. Parrott
  1. 23M. Lahdo
  2. 10S. Mijnans
  3. 21E. Poku
  1. 14K. Belić
  2. 6P. Koopmeiners
  1. 18D. Møller Wolfe
  2. 5Alexandre Penetra
  3. 3W. Goes
  4. 16S. Maikuma
  1. 1R. Owusu-Oduro
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Galatasaray have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; AZ Alkmaar have 10, 3 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Galatasaray
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 17, 2025Rizespor(away)2-1Süper Lig
Feb 13, 2025AZ Alkmaar(away)1-4UEFA Europa League
Feb 9, 2025Adana Demirspor(home)1-0Süper Lig
Feb 6, 2025Boluspor(away)4-1Türkiye Kupası
Feb 3, 2025Gaziantep FK(away)1-0Süper Lig
AZ Alkmaar
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 13, 2025Galatasaray(home)4-1UEFA Europa League
Feb 9, 2025PEC Zwolle(home)2-0Eredivisie
Feb 6, 2025Quick Boys(home)3-1KNVB Beker
Feb 2, 2025Willem II(away)2-0Eredivisie
Jan 30, 2025Ferencvarosi TC(away)3-4UEFA Europa League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Galatasaray wins, 1 draw, 1 AZ Alkmaar win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 13, 2025AZ Alkmaar 4-1 GalatasarayUEFA Europa League
Nov 28, 2024AZ Alkmaar 1-1 GalatasarayUEFA Europa League

Last archived meeting: AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray on Feb 13, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Galatasaray score 2.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; AZ Alkmaar score 2.0 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Galatasaray2.11.5312/1511/15
AZ Alkmaar2.01.069/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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10AZ Alkmaar3201626

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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