Probable Lineups
3-4-1-2
4-2-3-1
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
Goals
Assists
(6.7)
6.9
Average Ratings
6.7
(6.5)
28.4
Average Age
23.1
180.3
Average Height (cm)
182.5
(1.6)
1.8
Shots pg
1
(0.9)
(62%)
65%
Aerial Duel Success
36%
(38%)
(0.6)
0.8
Dribbles pg
0.7
(0.7)
(1.5)
1.2
Tackles pg
1.2
(1.3)
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Europa League Final Stage.
Missing Players
Galatasaray
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ismail Jakobs | Out | 6.7 | |
| Yunus Akgün | Out | 7.48 | |
| Álvaro Morata | Out | 6.82 | |
| Mauro Icardi | Out | 6.94 | |
| Kaan Ayhan | Out | 6.28 | |
| Mario Lemina | Out | N/A | |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | Out | N/A |
| Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexx Meerdink | Out | 6.1 | |
| Jayden Addai | Out | 6.62 | |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | Doubtful | 6.02 | |
| Ruben van Bommel | Doubtful | 7.01 | |
| Sem Westerveld | Doubtful | N/A |
Team News
Galatasaray
AZ Alkmaar
- Galatasaray host AZ Alkmaar with as many as five players absent, including the suspended Kaan Ayhan.
- The likes of Mauro Icardi, Alvaro Morata, Ismail Jakobs and Yunus Akgun are sidelined through injury for the hosts.
- Even with the welcome of Fenerbahce looming, Galatasaray may go for a strong XI as an early goal may swing the tie in their favour.
- Mexx Meerdink and Jayden Addai are both ruled out for the visitors through injury.
- Injury doubts Ibrahim Sadiq, Ruben van Bommel and Sem Westerveld will continue to be assessed.
Well done Zoltan i had DNB instead of double chance.
@Marbella Thanks my friend! As you have seen, double chance was a necessary safety because even though AZ Alkmaar had zillions of gargantuous chances, Galatasaray got really lucky with the fact that they subbed their keeper and that Gunay Guvenc had a great day goalkeepingwise. Without that outstanding goalkeeping performance, AZ would have won easily - they were just so much better as a team and they were much more fresh in every department. It was also nice that AZ Alkmaar has an excellent coach (I know, I never say that too often, but for a good reason) who did not take a chance by trying to defend his team's 3 goal lead, but kept them counterattacking. This way, they could compensate the excellent day of the subbed Turkish goalkeeper.
But wait, there is more! Now imagine what a goldmine just one game like this is for the betting companies? Imagine how much money is lost on all those risky Galatasaray wins, BTTS, and OVER bets that go out just because the intentional manipulation and shortening of the relative turnaround days between consecutive games regularly goes under the radar unnoticed, so much so, that even the betting advisors don't seem to notice it (I am convinced that they intentionally don't notice it, as they work as an extension of the betting companies, rather then as our assistants as bettors)? And how does FIFA, UEFA, the Club owners benefit from this conspiracy, you may ask? The answer is simple: they all sit on the boards of all of the betting companies as shareholders. It is worth to note that even if 2 teams with 3-3 turnaround days face each other (which is the lower human limit for not losing surely), the outcome of the game will be much more unpredictable then if that factor would be 7-7 days.
Although it is not over yet, it nicely unfolds what I have predicted: the secret power of relative turnaround days between consecutive games of opposing teams. In a normal, fair world (which, by the way the world of sports one might expect it to be even if the rest of the world is highly corrupt), the relative turnaround day factor should always be set equal, otherwise the competing teams don't compete on equal grounds: the game is highly unfair and unjust toward the team with less time of preparation and rest for the next game. Yet, we clearly see here that this is a worldwide phenomenon in the past couple of years (it hasn't been so before) due to the FIFA, UEFA, the Clubs and the club owners intentionally agreeing to this type of injury prone and game quality damaging tight scheduling. How did these entities manipulated the Clubs into accepting these clearly unfair terms? By waiving in front of them the increased revenue coming from the higher tv-rights due to more frequent games.
0-0, 1-0
Osi +100 / Parrott +210 TSA
Victor Osimhen and Mertens start the game.
@Marbella Then AZ Alkmaar Double Chance. Mertens is out of form even when he is rested. Oshimen just spent all his firepower in the last game, scoring 2 goals. With only 2 day's rest, he will be inaccurate, along with the other forwards. The most I can see from him is 1 goal, which should be answered by a well rested AZ. But, Galata might not score at all!
Gala will be resting players for Monday nights huge game at home to Fener.
@Marbella Great info! Then the AZ Alkmaar win is even more likely! But to be absolutely safe, AZ Alkmaar Double Chance works probably the best.
Easy win for AZ Alkmaar @ 4.33 odds, based on analysing turnaround days for the two teams (a ridiculous, inhumane 2 days for Galatasaray as opposed to the customary 7 day turnaround for AZ Alkmaar). Learn this rule in modern, corrupt football pitted against bettors through intentional tough and unfair scheduling: the number of turnaround days between consecutive games is king; everything else is secondary. When a team has only 2 days to rest AND train, NONE of that will happen properly. An unrested, not properly trained team will ALWAYS lose against a rested, properly prepared team, it does not matter who is your star forward or how many stars you have on your team!
@Zoltan AZ had a real chance of winning, but absurd defenses and crossbars prevented it.
@Zoltan how's your bet
@vvilde Well, after much elaboration, I decided on AZ Alkmaar Double Chance (above I communicated my final decision with @Marbella) and it worked. It was a necessary safety because of the great goalkeeping performance of Gunay Guvenc. Without that performance, it would have been an easy AZ win.
@Zoltan yeah, but tbf both keepers were good
@Zoltan Gala complained about having no rest but the Turkish FA and UEFA ignored them.Gala could get a lot of injuries due to the very small rest period they have had.
@Marbella Valuable info again my friend! If Gala complained, it shows that they themselves think that their odds are very low of advancing to the next stage under present conditions. If, the official lineup shows the resting of a lot of Galatasaray players, then that's a clear indication that the Gala coach has given up on this game and they only participate to pocket the tv-rights flowing in from this Europa League game. In other words, we will witness a formality. What's interesting, none of the bet advisors discuss this important aspect of betting, highlighting that they don't exist to truly help us, but to confuse us. It is still our job to weed out all the stats they present and try to make sense out of it (which, more often then not means going against their "expert" advice)!
BTTS
Btts 100%
I can't even waste my money on straight win. I just bought V. Osimhen TSA, R. Sallai and S. Mijnans 1+ SOT
There’s no way Galatasaray starts with that XI 4 days ahead of the Fenerbahce game. They’re already out after that 4-1 loss in the first leg. I expect both teams to score in both halves though