Galatasaray and Sparta Praga face each other in a match valid for the round of 32 stage of the 2023/24 Europa League. The duel will take place this Thursday (15), at 2:45 pm (Brasília time), in Istanbul, at Rams Park. Check out our prediction, find out where to watch and see the likely lineups for today’s clash.
Prognosis
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Best Odd
1.73
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Check out the History of Galatasaray x Sparta Prague
The two teams have only been face-to-face on 4 occasions in history, with a victory for Galatasaray, a draw and 2 victories for Sparta Prague. The last clash played was a long time ago, in the group stage of the Champions League in the 1997/98 season, with Galatasaray winning 2-0 at home.
The two teams faced each other in the knockout stage only once, in the 1995/96 Europa League qualifiers, which Sparta Praga came out on top, and qualified on that occasion, with a win and a draw.
Galatasaray
Current Performance
The Galatasaray team qualified for the round of 32 of the Europa League, after finishing in 3rd place, and being eliminated in Group A of the Champions League, in a group that included FC Copenhagen, Bayern Munich and Manchester United. The Turkish team has already won the Europa League title once, in the 1999/00 season, when they beat Arsenal in the grand final, on penalties.
The Galatasaray team is going through a very favorable moment, as it has gone 12 matches without losing, with 10 wins and 2 draws. The team is coming off a 2-0 victory against Basaksehir at home in the Turkish Super League, which is having a very good campaign, as it is fighting for the title, as it is the leader, but has only 2 points more than 2nd placed Fenerbahce. .
Galatasaray’s team is very strong playing at home, as it comes from 9 consecutive victories at its stadium, however, in the group stage of the Champions League, the team did not have a great performance, with a defeat to Bayern Munich, in addition of draws against United and FC Copenhagen.
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Probable Galatasaray Lineups
Hakim Ziyech is injured and is left out, while Abdulkerim Bardakci, Sergio Oliveira, Kerem Akturkoglu and Victor Nelsson are recovering from injuries and will be re-evaluated.
- Muslera; Ayhan, Sanchez, Nelson, Kutlu; Demirbay, Torreira; Yilmaz, Mertens, Zaha; He was out.
Sparta Prague
Current Performance
The Sparta Prague team qualified for the round of 32 stage of the Europa League, after being in 2nd position in Group C, with 10 points won, with 3 wins, a draw and 2 defeats, in addition to 9 goals scored and 7 goals conceded, in a group that had Rangers, Betis and Aris. The team doesn’t have much of a tradition in the competition, but has already managed to reach the quarterfinals twice, in 83/84 and 15/16, their best appearances in the tournament.
The Sparta Prague team is going through a very good phase, as it has won 12 consecutive games, but we are including 4 friendlies, as the team was coming off a mini pre-season. In their first match after these friendlies, the team achieved a 3-0 victory against Karvina away from home in the Fortuna Liga, which they have a very good record of, given that they are in the lead, with 5 points ahead of 2nd place.
The Sparta Praga team has won 7 consecutive games away from home, and is trying to surprise in this first leg of the round of 32 of the Europa League to take an advantage into the second leg.
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Probable Lineups for Sparta Prague
Andreas Vindheim and Lukas Haraslin are in the medical department, and are absent.
- Vindahl; Vitik, Krejci, Panak; Preciado, Kairinen, Laci, Zeleny; Karabec, Kuchta, Birmancevic.
Prediction and Prediction for Galatasaray x Sparta Prague – Galatasaray is stronger on the field
The Galatasaray team comes from 8 consecutive victories, and will try for another victory to start this decision on the right foot, the team is technically stronger, and will play at home, not to mention that they will face a team that came from a break , until the return of the national championship last weekend, so it is a little off the pace. With all this, my bet is on Galatasaray to win the match.
Galatasaray x Sparta Prague Predictions Bet Best Odd Total Goals Over 2.5 1.84 in Bet365
Result Final Galatasaray 1.73 na Newbies
Find out where to watch Galatasaray x Sparta Prague
The match between Galatasaray x Sparta Prague will take place at:
- TV: no broadcast;
- Live Streaming: Star+.
Technical details of the clash between Galatasaray x Sparta Prague
Check out the match details!
- Match: Galatasaray x Sparta Prague
- Competition: Europa League 2023/24
- Data: 15/02/2024
- Time: 2:45 pm (Brasília time)
- Location: Rams Park, Istanbul, Netherlands
- Streaming: Star+
- Referee: Alejandro Hernández
- Assistants: José Naranjo and Diego Sanchez Rojo
- VAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande