We saw an exciting first leg between Sparta Prague and Galatasaray in Turkey with lots of goals and emotions. Despite a 3-2 win for the Turkish team nothing is yet decided. They will head to the Czech Republic for a very difficult second leg in which Sparta will try to make up for that 1 goal deficit as soon as the whistle blows.
Sparta Prague Team News
The Czech league was recently resumed and it could be said that Sparta are still gaining momentum. Nevertheless, they have picked up two wins in their domestic league since it was picked up and suffered a very close defeat to Galatasaray that came after a Mauro Icardi goal in stoppage time. In their 3 official matches for 2024 thus far, Sparta have always scored. In fact, they have scored at least 2 goals per game, but have kept only 1 clean sheet. Their Europa League group stage performance at home was also good with 2 wins and 1 draw, albeit only 1 of these 3 games featured over 2.5 goals. The silver lining is that they kept 2 clean sheets from these fixtures.
Galatasaray Team News
Galatasaray failed to progress in the Champions League despite having a good chance to secure the 2nd spot. Now, the Turkish team find themselves in the Europa League and in front of a very difficult 2nd leg away to Sparta. Unlike the Czech League, the Turkish Super Lig has been ongoing and Galatasaray are in stellar form. So far in 2024 the team is undefeated in all competitions, managing to amass 11 wins and 1 draw. In fact, they have scored at least 2 goals in all of their last 10 games from all competitions. What could be worrying for them is that their defense seem to be leaking goals on a regular basis as well.
Head-to-Head-Games
Sparta and Galatasaray have met 3 times in their history, with the most recent game ending with a breath-taking 3-2 win for the Turks. Their other 2 visits were before the turn of the 21st century, more than 25 years ago.
Sparta Prague – Galatasaray Betting Prediction
I believe we will be looking at a fantastic game here. Both teams score a lot, but also seem to concede. Sparta will be looking for goals because they lost the first leg, but I can easily see Galatasaray looking to score a few themselves in order to get some breathing room. In my view we will see over 2.5 goals here and scoring from both Sparta and Galatasaray.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams To Score: Yes
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 1.85
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