Europa League match preview: Galatasaray versus Lazio

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 16.September
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Türk Telekom Stadyumu (52650 seats)

Galatasaray and Lazio get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.

It's no vacation for neither Galatasaray nor Lazio as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Lazio, who are travelling more than 2200 kilometers to play this game.

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Galatasaray form and stats

Galatasaray was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the Europa League.

Galatasaray have played 1 Super Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, Galatasaray has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Galatasaray has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Hatayspor defeat 166 days ago.

Galatasaray shared the glory with Trabzonspor in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Midfield player Emre Kılınç got a match rating of 8.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Kılınç scored two goals and hit one key pass. Opportunity lost for Galatasaray in the Trabzonspor match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Randers.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Alanyaspor are coming to town in three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Galatasaray's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.

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Lazio form and stats

Lazio was sent out of Europa League in the group stage last season.

Things could have gone better for Lazio in their Serie A away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Two away games in a row for Lazio, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Milan in the Serie A. Defender Luiz Felipe was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Felipe won 6 of 9 duels.

That result followed a home victory 6-1 versus Spezia in the Serie A.

After this away game Lazio return home for a Serie A game against Cagliari. That game is only three sleeps after this.

3 goals so far away for Lazio, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last two meetings featuring these two participants are: zero wins for Galatasaray, one draw and one win for Lazio. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

LazioC. Immobile
C. Immobile
4 goals
GalatasarayE. Kılınç
E. Kılınç
2 goals
GalatasarayA. Cicâldău
A. Cicâldău
2 goals

Galatasaray missing players

Lazio missing players

Galatasaray Lazio
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
14 7   Won W   4 13
6 3   Drew D   0 4
5 3   Lost L   8 8
50 25   Scored S   10 53
36 19   Conceded C   21 36
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
92% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 80%
68% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 48%
44% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 36%
20% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 28%
76% 92%   BTTS BTTS   33% 52%
20% 8%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 28%
4% 0%   Failed to Score F T   42% 24%
 
6.3 7.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.6
3.6 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4 3.3
1.6 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.1
4 3   Red cards R C   2 4
 
14.1 14.6   Shots (avg) S (   11.6 12.7
5.9 5.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 5.1
35% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   21% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Galatasaray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Lazio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Olympique Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Beşiktaş 4 3 1 0 7 0 3 3 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 10
2 Trabzonspor 4 3 1 0 10 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 10
3 Fenerbahçe 4 3 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 10
4 Konyaspor 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 10
5 Galatasaray 4 2 2 0 8 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 6 4 3 8
6 Hatayspor 4 2 1 1 9 3 2 1 1 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 6 7
7 Fatih Karagumruk 4 2 1 1 7 3 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 7
8 Kayserispor 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 7
9 Altay 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
10 Yeni Malatyaspor 4 2 0 2 4 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 3 -4 6
11 Goztepe 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
12 Kasimpasa 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 5
13 Antalyaspor 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
14 Alanyaspor 3 1 0 2 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 5 -7 3
15 Sivasspor 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 2
16 Adana Demirspor 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 5 -5 2
17 Gazisehir Gaziantep 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 1
18 Rizespor 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -6 1
19 Istanbul Basaksehir 4 0 0 4 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 0
20 Giresunspor 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -5 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Roma 3 3 0 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 7 9
2 Milan 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 9
3 Napoli 3 3 0 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 9
4 Inter 3 2 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 6 7
5 Udinese 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 7
6 Lazio 3 2 0 1 9 4 1 1 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 5 6
7 Fiorentina 3 2 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
8 Bologna 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Sassuolo 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
10 Atalanta 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
11 Torino 3 1 0 2 6 4 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3
12 Empoli 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
13 Genoa 3 1 0 2 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 6 -4 3
14 Venezia 3 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4 3
15 Sampdoria 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
16 Juventus 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
17 Cagliari 3 0 1 2 5 9 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 -4 1
18 Spezia 3 0 1 2 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 8 -6 1
19 Hellas Verona 2 0 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Salernitana 3 0 0 3 2 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 7 -9 0

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.