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The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Europa League clash between Barcelona and Galatasaray.

Preview

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

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Barcelona could line up for Thursday's Europa League last-16 first leg with Galatasaray.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Europa League last-16 first leg with Galatasaray.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: A-League All Stars 2-3 Barcelona
Wednesday, May 25 at 11.05am in Pre-Season Friendlies
Last Game: Antalyaspor 1-1 Galatasaray
Friday, May 20 at 6pm in Turkish Super Lig

We said: Barcelona 3-0 Galatasaray

Barcelona certainly appear to be finding their feet under Xavi and have had no problems on the goalscoring front recently - largely thanks to an extensive amount of options in the final third. While Galatasaray have certainly improved under their new man at the helm, keeping the back door shut has not been their forte, and an in-form Blaugrana should claim a healthy first-leg advantage. Read more.

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 Barcelona win with a probability of 53.09%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Galatasaray had a probability of 22.06%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.07%) and 2-1 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.78%), while for a Galatasaray win it was 0-1 (7.29%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.

Result
BarcelonaDrawGalatasaray
53.09%24.84%22.06%
Both teams to score 49.06%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.26%52.74%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.63%74.37%
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.16%19.83%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.08%51.92%
Galatasaray Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.19%38.8%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.46%75.54%
Score Analysis
    Barcelona 53.09%
    Galatasaray 22.06%
    Draw 24.84%
BarcelonaDrawGalatasaray
1-0 @ 12.45%
2-0 @ 10.07%
2-1 @ 9.53%
3-0 @ 5.43%
3-1 @ 5.14%
3-2 @ 2.43%
4-0 @ 2.2%
4-1 @ 2.08%
4-2 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.77%
Total : 53.09%
1-1 @ 11.78%
0-0 @ 7.7%
2-2 @ 4.51%
Other @ 0.85%
Total : 24.84%
0-1 @ 7.29%
1-2 @ 5.58%
0-2 @ 3.45%
1-3 @ 1.76%
2-3 @ 1.42%
0-3 @ 1.09%
Other @ 1.48%
Total : 22.06%

How you voted: Barcelona vs Galatasaray

Barcelona
84.9%
Draw
5.8%
Galatasaray
9.3%
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