Ajax vs Galatasaray

30 January 2025 · Europa League · Matchday 8 · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bertrand Traoré 23’
  • Kian Fitz-Jim 58’
  • Victor Osimhen 90+4’

Match summary

Ajax saw off Galatasaray 2-1. Ajax led 1-0 at half-time.

Bertrand Traoré put Ajax ahead in the 23rd minute, Kian Fitz-Jim made it 2-0 in the 58th minute, and Victor Osimhen pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in stoppage time.

Galatasaray can feel hard done by, creating 2.77 expected goals (xG) from 28 shots to Ajax's 1.68 from 12.

Key events

Ajax Galatasaray
Kick-off
Chuba AkpomMika Godts
12’
12’
Victor OsimhenShot on target
Bertrand TraoréLeft foot shot1-0 (Ajax)
23’
Chuba AkpomShot on target
23’
Brian BrobbeyShot on target
28’
38’
Victor OsimhenFoul
44’
Yunus AkgünShot on target
Half-time1-0
47’
Gabriel SaraShot on target
Second half underway
53’
Lucas TorreiraArgument
Kian Fitz-JimShot on target
54’
57’
Kaan AyhanShot on target
Kian Fitz-JimRight foot shot2-0 (Ajax)
58’
58’
Victor OsimhenShot on target
61’
Michy BatshuayiBerkan Kutlu
61’
Elias JelertYunus Akgün
Brian BrobbeyShot on target
64’
66’
Gabriel SaraShot on target
69’
Yusuf DemirDries Mertens
Bertrand TraoréFoul
72’
Wout WeghorstBrian Brobbey
73’
Steven BerghuisBertrand Traoré
73’
74’
Yusuf DemirShot on target
Daniele RuganiJordan Henderson
77’
Jorthy MokioKian Fitz-Jim
77’
79’
Davinson SánchezFoul
89’
Victor NelssonDavinson Sánchez
89’
Efe AkmanBarış Alper Yılmaz
90+3’
Yusuf DemirShot on target
90+4’
Victor OsimhenRight foot shot2-1 (Galatasaray)
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 2.77 23’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), 1-0 23’ 58’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), 2-0 58’ 90+4’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), 2-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 2.77 23’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), 1-0 Traoré 23’ 58’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), 2-0 Fitz-Jim 58’ 90+4’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), 2-1 Osimhen 90+4’
Ajax 1.68 xGGalatasaray 2.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Galatasaray attacking Ajax attacking 
23’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 90+4’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 67’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 28’ Brian Brobbey (Ajax), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 66’ Michy Batshuayi (Galatasaray), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 11’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 44’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 90+3’ Yusuf Demir (Galatasaray), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 58’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+5’ Chuba Akpom (Ajax), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 18’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 58’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 79’ Steven Berghuis (Ajax), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 69’ Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 43’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Dries Mertens (Galatasaray), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Brian Brobbey (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Chuba Akpom (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Jordan Henderson (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Chuba Akpom (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Yusuf Demir (Galatasaray), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Abdülkerim Bardakcı (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 90+4’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 67’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 28’ Brian Brobbey (Ajax), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 66’ Michy Batshuayi (Galatasaray), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 11’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 90+3’ Yusuf Demir (Galatasaray), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 44’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 58’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+5’ Chuba Akpom (Ajax), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 18’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 44’ Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 79’ Steven Berghuis (Ajax), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 69’ Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 43’ Bertrand Traoré (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Dries Mertens (Galatasaray), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Brian Brobbey (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Chuba Akpom (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Jordan Henderson (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Chuba Akpom (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Yusuf Demir (Galatasaray), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Abdülkerim Bardakcı (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Ajax 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pasveer
Hato
Šutalo
Baas
Gaaei
Fitz-Jim 77’
Henderson 77’
Taylor
Brobbey 73’
Godts 12’
Traoré 73’
Galatasaray 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Muslera
Sánchez 89’
Bardakcı
Kutlu 61’
Ayhan
Torreira
Sara
Akgün 61’
Mertens 69’
Yılmaz 89’
Osimhen

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Remko Pasveer
90′ 8 1 51 3 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Anton Gaaei
90′ 3 1 – 4 – 21 2 – – –
Josip Šutalo
90′ 1 3 1 3 2 43 – – – –
Youri Baas
90′ 1 1 1 4 1 43 1 – – –
Jorrel Hato
90′ 4 4 – 7 2 29 – – – –
Daniele Rugani Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Kian Fitz-Jim Taken off
77′ 1 – – – –
Jordan Henderson Taken off
77′ – – 61 1 – 1 3 1 – – –
Kenneth Taylor
90′ – – 34 1 – 1 – 1 2 – –
Bertrand Traoré Taken off
73′ 1 1 12 2 – 3 2 5 2 –
Jorthy Mokio Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 4 1 – 2 – 2 – – –
Forwards5 players
Brian Brobbey Taken off
73′ – – 2 2 0.37 – 1 3 1 10 –
Mika Godts Taken off
12′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
Chuba Akpom Came on as a substitute
78′ – – 3 1 0.23 – – 4 3 17 –
Steven Berghuis Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 – 0.10 – – – – 16 –
Wout Weghorst Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – – – – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Ajax WWLLL
Galatasaray WWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Ajax 0-3 Galatasaray, 05 Nov 25  All Ajax vs Galatasaray meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.