Galatasaray Istanbul - AZ Alkmaar tips & predictions for sports betting
Europa League play-offs: Turkish champions in despair?
For Galatasaray Istanbul, the round of 16 in the Europa League is now a long way off. Can the Turks make up for their 4-1 defeat in the second leg of the play-offs? For the match against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday evening (February 20, 2025) from 18:45 at RAMS Park, we have dared to make an exact betting tip analysis. Here you will not only find our expert tips, but also the corresponding odds from the bookies. We also reveal the AI prediction for this match. So read on straight away.
Galatasaray Istanbul
- Galatasaray have lost just two of their last 32 competitive matches.
- Istanbul have been unbeaten in their Europa League home games for five matches.
- The Over 2.5 always came up seven times at home in this competition, and the Over 3.5 six times.
AZ Alkmaar
- AZ won the first leg 4-1 after the two teams had drawn 1-1 in the league phase.
- The Dutch side have not won their last seven away games in the Europa League.
- In addition, a whopping eleven goals were scored in their last two guest appearances.
| Galatasaray Istanbul Home | AZ Alkmaar Away |
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| Torku Konyaspor 1:0 | 3:3 Roda JC Kerkrade |
| Dynamo Kyiv 3:3 | 0:2 Willem II Tilburg |
| Istanbul Basaksehir 2:2 | 4:3 Ferencvarosi TC |
| Goztepe S.K. 2:1 | 2:1 Helmond Sport |
| Trabzonspor 4:3 | 0:0 FC Utrecht |
What's the betting tip for Galatasaray Istanbul vs AZ Alkmaar?
Our football predictions start with a suitable analysis for the home side, who almost have to put all their eggs in one basket after the clear 1:4 in the Netherlands. Let's start with the most important information first: you shouldn't underestimate the team from Istanbul. The defeat in Alkmaar was only the second in the last 32 competitive matches. Galatasaray had not conceded a defeat at home. Prior to that, the Turkish champions had only lost 2-1 at Ajax Amsterdam.
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Caykur Rizespor
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Galatasaray Istanbul
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1:2 (0:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17.02.2025 - Turkey Süper Lig
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AZ Alkmaar
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Galatasaray Istanbul
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4:1 (2:1) | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13.02.2025 - UEFA Europa League
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| Türkischer Fußballpokal |
Boluspor
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Galatasaray Istanbul
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1:4 (1:2) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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06.02.2025 - Türkischer Fußballpokal
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| Turkey Süper Lig |
Gazisehir Gaziantep
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Galatasaray Istanbul
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0:1 (0:1) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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03.02.2025 - Turkey Süper Lig
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Ajax Amsterdam
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Galatasaray Istanbul
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2:1 (1:0) | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30.01.2025 - UEFA Europa League
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RAMS Park recently saw an extremely high number of goals in the Europa League
Galatasaray have also been unbeaten at home in the Europa League for five matches. However, there is a small caveat, as they only managed a 3:3 draw against Dynamo Kiev in their last match at RAMS Park. In the past seven games, the score has always been Over 2.5. Even more interesting for your betting slip: Six times we have recorded the Over 3.5, five times even the Over 4.5 with at least five goals. It looks like an extremely high-scoring encounter, especially as Galatasaray will have to take some risks due to their defeat in the first leg.Galatasaray Istanbul won another point match in the Süper Lig at the weekend with 2:1 and will therefore at least go into the second match of these play-offs in a stronger position. Especially as Gala also recently won 3-0 at home against Adana Demirspor to pick up another three points.
Galatasaray Istanbul
System: 4-3-3.
How good is AZ Alkmaar's current form?
The next part of our betting tip analysis is all about the visitors from the Netherlands. AZ Alkmaar finished the league phase in the Europa League 2024/25 in 19th place - completely even. After the eight matches, the Dutch side had three wins and three defeats, scored 13 goals and conceded 13. On average, more than three goals were scored per match. We can already say that and it was confirmed in the first leg with a 4:1 win.
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AZ Alkmaar
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Galatasaray Istanbul
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4:1 (2:1) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13.02.2025 - UEFA Europa League
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AZ Alkmaar
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PEC Zwolle
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2:0 (1:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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09.02.2025 - Eredivisie
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Roda JC Kerkrade
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AZ Alkmaar
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3:3 (2:1) | U | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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07.02.2025 - Eerste Divisie
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AZ Alkmaar
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VVV Venlo
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3:0 (1:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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03.02.2025 - Eerste Divisie
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| Eredivisie |
Willem II Tilburg
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AZ Alkmaar
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02.02.2025 - Eredivisie
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Weak away record for Alkmaar in the Europa League
But how did the team from Alkmaar fare in the away games? At Ferencvaros Budapest, AZ conceded a high-scoring defeat (3:4) at the end of the league phase. Which also speaks for a higher Over bet, which we have already worked out for Istanbul. However, it was also the only defeat in the last six Europa League games for the Dutch side. It is also true that Almaar only managed a draw away from home at Ludogorets with a 2-2 draw. The remaining six of the last seven away games were all lost. AZ Alkmaar are therefore by no means guaranteed a place in the round of 16.Alkmaar go into this match fully rested, having not been in action at the weekend. AZ won their last point game in the Eredivisie 2-0 against PEC Zwolle. The final score away at Willem II was also 2-0.
AZ Alkmaar
System: 4-2-3-1.
Third clash in a short space of time: First win for Galatasaray?
As always, you should also take a look at the H2H record to ensure that your betting tips are as accurate as possible today. The two clubs had never met before this season. This will be the third meeting in the 2024/25 season. In the league phase, the two teams drew 1:1 in Alkmaar. In the first leg of the play-offs, the Both Teams To Score worked again. However, AZ prevailed more than clearly with 4:1.
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AZ Alkmaar
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Galatasaray Istanbul
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13.02.2025 - UEFA Europa League
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AZ Alkmaar
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Galatasaray Istanbul
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28.11.2024 - UEFA Europa League
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Comparison statistics last 10 events
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5 Wins 5 |
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3 Draw 2 |
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2 Defeats 3 |
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18 Goals scored 20 |
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15 Goals received 12 |
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12 Shots on target 8 |
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Our expert tips & predictions for Galatasaray Istanbul v AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar have only managed one draw in their last seven away games, losing six away games, the last two of which were extremely high-scoring with a total of eleven goals. This, in turn, makes us lean towards Over 3.5 with attractive odds in this betting tip analysis. And we therefore also consider the Home win 1 to be likely in the expert tips. Especially as Galatasaray have not lost at home in their last 16 competitive matches.
