Galatasaray
Europa League | Knockout Round Playoffs | 1st Leg
Feb 15, 2024 at 5.45pm UK
Rams Global Stadium

Galatasaray
3 - 2
Sparta Prague

Demirbay (19'), Mertens (60'), Icardi (90+1')
Yilmaz (47'), Akturkoglu (82')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Preciado (47'), Kuchta (65')
Laci (41'), Rynes (49'), Birmancevic (79'), Krejci (82')
Rynes (80')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Galatasaray and Sparta Prague, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

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Last Game: Galatasaray 3-0 Kasimpasa
Sunday, December 21 at 5pm in Turkish Super Lig
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Last Game: Sparta Prague 3-0 Aberdeen
Thursday, December 18 at 8pm in Conference League
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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Galatasaray win with a probability of 59.3%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Sparta Prague had a probability of 20.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.5%) and 1-0 (8.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.3%), while for a Sparta Prague win it was 1-2 (5.37%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Galatasaray would win this match.

Result
GalatasarayDrawSparta Prague
59.3% (0.023999999999994 0.02)20.58% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)20.13% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 60.22% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.4% (0.018999999999998 0.02)36.6% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.25% (0.022000000000006 0.02)58.75% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)
Galatasaray Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.9% (0.012 0.01)12.09% (-0.012 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.36% (0.026999999999994 0.03)37.64% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
Sparta Prague Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.5% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)31.5% (0.004999999999999 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.11% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)67.89% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Score Analysis
    Galatasaray 59.3%
    Sparta Prague 20.13%
    Draw 20.58%
GalatasarayDrawSparta Prague
2-1 @ 9.82% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 8.5% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 8.05% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 6.91% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 5.99% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 3.99% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-1 @ 3.65% (0.0029999999999997 0)
4-0 @ 3.16% (0.004 0)
4-2 @ 2.11% (0.0019999999999998 0)
5-1 @ 1.54% (0.0029999999999999 0)
5-0 @ 1.34% (0.002 0)
Other @ 4.24%
Total : 59.3%
1-1 @ 9.3% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-2 @ 5.67% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 3.81% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 1.54%
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 20.58%
1-2 @ 5.37% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-1 @ 4.4% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
0-2 @ 2.54% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2.18% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 2.07% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 0.98% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 20.13%

How you voted: Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague

Galatasaray
86.7%
Draw
5.6%
Sparta Prague
7.6%
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