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Europa League | Knockout Round Playoffs | 2nd Leg
Feb 22, 2024 at 8pm UK
Epet Arena
Galatasaray

Sparta Prague
4 - 1
Galatasaray

Preciado (8'), Tuci (74'), Haraslin (80'), Kuchta (90+6')
Sorensen (31'), Kuchta (76'), Preciado (85'), Priske (90+8')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Bardakci (16')
Demirbay (22'), Kutlu (24'), Vinicius (90+8')
Ayhan (70')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ankaragucu 0-3 Galatasaray
Sunday, February 18 at 4pm in Turkish Super Lig

We said: Sparta Prague 2-2 Galatasaray (Galatasaray to win 5-4 on aggregate)

Having found the net twice against Galatasaray last week, Sparta Prague will fancy their chances here. However, we think the visitors will do enough not to lose this match and eventually go through on aggregate. 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 Galatasaray win with a probability of 51.51%. A win for Sparta Prague had a probability of 25.05% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.46%) and 0-2 (8.35%). The likeliest Sparta Prague win was 2-1 (6.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.98%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood.

Result
Sparta PragueDrawGalatasaray
25.05% (-0.364 -0.36) 23.44% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03) 51.51% (0.39 0.39)
Both teams to score 56.92% (-0.29000000000001 -0.29)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.99% (-0.209 -0.21)44.01% (0.207 0.21)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.61% (-0.203 -0.2)66.39% (0.20100000000001 0.2)
Sparta Prague Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.68% (-0.40299999999999 -0.4)31.32% (0.401 0.4)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.32% (-0.472 -0.47)67.68% (0.47 0.47)
Galatasaray Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.87% (0.064999999999998 0.06)17.13% (-0.065999999999999 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.65% (0.117 0.12)47.34% (-0.12 -0.12)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Prague 25.05%
    Galatasaray 51.51%
    Draw 23.43%
Sparta PragueDrawGalatasaray
2-1 @ 6.38% (-0.07 -0.07)
1-0 @ 6.23% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-0 @ 3.62% (-0.047 -0.05)
3-1 @ 2.47% (-0.055 -0.06)
3-2 @ 2.18% (-0.043 -0.04)
3-0 @ 1.4% (-0.034 -0.03)
Other @ 2.78%
Total : 25.05%
1-1 @ 10.98%
2-2 @ 5.63% (-0.048999999999999 -0.05)
0-0 @ 5.36% (0.048 0.05)
3-3 @ 1.28% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 23.43%
1-2 @ 9.69% (0.022 0.02)
0-1 @ 9.46% (0.105 0.11)
0-2 @ 8.35% (0.111 0.11)
1-3 @ 5.7% (0.026 0.03)
0-3 @ 4.91% (0.076 0.08)
2-3 @ 3.31% (-0.022 -0.02)
1-4 @ 2.52% (0.017 0.02)
0-4 @ 2.17% (0.038 0.04)
2-4 @ 1.46% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 3.94%
Total : 51.51%

How you voted: Sparta Prague vs Galatasaray

Sparta Prague
25.2%
Draw
26.6%
Galatasaray
48.3%
143
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