Kick-off on 30.01.25 22:00.

In the eighth round of the Europa League group stage, a match between Ajax and Galatasaray will take place at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. The hosts are in 16th place (10 points), while the visitors are in 9th position (13 points). Since the early 2000s, the teams have met twice in friendlies. In 2011, they played to a 0-0 draw, and in 2014, the Lions defeated their opponents in the Antalya Cup semifinals, 2-1. Before this season, the Sons of the Gods had hosted only one Turkish team in UEFA competitions – Fenerbahçe (0-0, 2015/16). Until the 2024/25 campaign, the Yellow-Reds visited the Netherlands in European tournaments only to face PSV, with all four encounters taking place in the Champions League.

Watch Ajax vs. Galatasaray online on MEGOGO on January 30, 2025.

At home, the hosts thrashed Beşiktaş, 4-0, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, 5-0, but lost to Lazio, 1-3. The Lucky Ones have scored 10 goals at home, the second-highest in the tournament. Kenneth Taylor has recorded five goal contributions in the group stage, while Mika Godts and Brian Brobbey each have four. In their last 12 Europa League home games, the Amsterdam team has won only five times.

Galatasaray has drawn all three of their away matches – against RFS, 2-2, AZ, 1-1, and Malmö, 2-2. The Istanbul giants, alongside Manchester United and Lazio, remain unbeaten in the current stage. The Lions have also scored the most goals in this stage (18). Dries Mertens has provided six assists, Yunus Akgün has scored five goals, and Victor Osimhen has netted four. In their last nine Europa League away games, the Turkish team has managed only one victory. The Yellow-Reds have lost all four of their UEFA away matches in the Netherlands.

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