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Ajax v Galatasaray : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 30th Jan, 20:00 BST, Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam

Ajax and Galatasaray clash at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Thursday night, with both Francesco Farioli and Okan Buruk hoping for success in the Europa League. All of the key statistics for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are included in this betting preview. It's all designed to help you make a smart bet.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ajax
45%
--
Draw
23%
--
Galatasaray
31%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Ajax 2-1
9%
--
Ajax 1-0
8%
--
Galatasaray 2-1
7%
--
Ajax 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Galatasaray 1-0
6%
--
Ajax 3-1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Galatasaray 2-0
4%
--
Ajax 3-0
4%
--
Ajax 3-2
4%
--
Galatasaray 3-1
3%
--
Galatasaray 3-2
3%
--
Ajax 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
--
BTTS - No
38%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
48%
--
Ajax win to nil
20%
--
Galatasaray win to nil
13%
--
Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Ajax
Galatasaray
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lazio65101116 
l
 
1-3A
-
-
-
2
A.Bilbao6510916 
-
-
-
-
3
Anderlecht6420514 
-
-
-
-
4
Lyon6411813 
-
-
-
-
5
Galatasaray A7340413 
Jan 30
-
-
-
6
E.Frankfurt6411413 
-
-
-
-
7
Man Utd6330412 
-
-
-
-
8
Rangers6321611 
-
-
-
-
9
Spurs6321411 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
-
10
FCSB6321211 
-
-
-
-
11
Ajax Home6312810 
-
-
-
Jan 30
12
R.Sociedad6312410 
-
l
 
2-0A
-
-
13
Bodø6312110 
-
-
-
-
14
Roma623139 
-
-
-
-
15
Olympiakos623129 
-
-
-
-
16
Ferencvaros630319 
-
-
-
-
17
Plzen623119 
-
-
-
-
18
Porto622228 
-
-
-
-
19
AZ Alkmaar622208 
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
20
Union SG622208 
-
-
-
-
21
Fenerbahce6222-28 
-
-
-
-
22
PAOK621327 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
-
23
Midtjylland6213-27 
-
-
-
-
24
Elfsborg6213-37 
-
-
w
 
4-3F
-
25
Braga6213-37 
-
-
-
-
26
Hoffenheim6132-36 
-
-
-
-
27
M. Tel-Aviv6204-66 
w
 
5-0F
-
-
-
28
Besiktas6204-76 
w
 
4-0F
-
-
-
29
Slavia6114-24 
-
d
 
1-1F
-
-
30
Twente6042-34 
-
-
-
-
31
Malmö6114-64 
-
-
-
d
 
2-2A
32
Ludogorets6033-53 
-
-
-
-
33
Qarabag6105-103 
-
w
 
0-3F
-
-
34
Rigas Futbola Skola6024-72 
-
Jan 23
-
d
 
2-2F
35
Nice6024-82 
-
-
-
-
36
Dynamo Kyiv7016-141 
-
-
d
 
3-3F
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
3
Galatasaray have drawn 3 consecutive european games
7
Galatasaray have not lost in 7 consecutive european games
Ajax 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Galatasaray 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goal Statistics

Ajax have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 24 consecutive Europa League games. Their PG of 1.7 against Galatasaray on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Ajax 11th Galatasaray 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Ajax will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Galatasaray will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Ajax have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-6
Galatasaray’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2024/2024 season
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Ajax
PG (predicted goals)
Galatasaray
1.7
1.4
Attack rating
AJA
GAL
19%
better
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Games scored19
20
Failed to score1
0
Scored first12
15
Goals scored43
50
Avg. goals scored2.2
2.5
Avg. shots per game10
15
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for21
17
Avg. XG for2
2.3
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
25%
better
AJA
GAL
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Games conceded11
17
Clean sheets9
3
Conceded first8
5
Goals conceded20
31
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against12%
20%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+25%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Ajax v Galatasaray will show here when available.

Ajax Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12436
R PasveerC AkpomK TaylorK Taylor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Pasveer GLK12
-
J Hato DEF1211
4
-
C Akpom FWD1241
2
-
Y Baas  DEF11
1
1
J Sutalo DEF111
1
-
D Rensch DEF111
-
B Boomen MID112
2
-
K Taylor MID1143
6
-
K Fitz-Jim MID1031
2
-
J Henderson MID101
3
-
M Godts FWD1043
-
B Traoré FWD932
-
B Brobbey FWD923
1
-
A Gaaei DEF8
1
-
S Berghuis  FWD812
-
C Rasmussen  FWD8
-
D Rugani DEF4
-
K Hlynsson MID4
-
O Wijndal DEF3
3
-
W Weghorst FWD311
1
-
A Kaplan DEF1
-
B Tahirovic MID1
-
J. Rijkhoff FWD1
-
Galatasaray Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7552
D SánchezY AkgünD MertensD Sánchez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Sánchez DEF711
2
-
A Bardakci DEF71
-
L Torreira MID7
2
-
K Demirbay MID72
1
-
B Kutlu MID7
-
D Mertens FWD715
2
-
M Batshuayi FWD71
-
Y Akgün FWD75
2
-
E Jelert DEF61
-
G Sara MID61
1
-
B Yılmaz FWD61
1
-
K Ayhan DEF5
1
-
V Osimhen FWD541
2
-
F Muslera GLK4
-
M Icardi FWD42
-
G Güvenc GLK3
-
I Jakobs DEF3
1
-
V Nelsson DEF3
-
H Ziyech FWD3
-
M Baltaci DEF2
1
-
Y Demir FWD2
-
E. Akman MID1
-