Matchday 6 of the 2024/25 Europa League group stage between Malmo (Sweden) and Galatasaray (Turkey) will take place on December 12 at the Eleda Stadium. Malmo vs. Galatasaray: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Predicted lineups for Malmo vs. Galatasaray
Malmo (4-5-1): Ricardo Friedrich – Jens Stryger Larsen, Colin Rösler, Nils Setterström, Gabriel Busanello – Lasse Berg Johnsen, Sergio Peña, Otto Rosengren, Anders Christiansen, Hugo Bolin – Erik Botheim.
Galatasaray (3-4-3): Fernando Muslera – Abdulkerim Bardakci, Davinson Sanchez, Victor Nelsson – Barış Yılmaz, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Yunus Akgün – Dries Mertens, Victor Osimhen, Michy Batshuayi.
Each team listed their starting lineup from their last match in this tournament.
Malmo
The Swedish club suffered their third consecutive defeat in the Europa League, losing heavily to Ferencvaros 1-4 in the last round. Moreover, Malmo has lost 10 of their last 11 encounters in the second-tier European competition, securing just one win. It's also noteworthy that they have failed to keep a clean sheet throughout the current group stage, with their streak of conceding goals in the Europa League extending to 11 matches. In the Europa League standings, Malmo is in 30th position, trailing the playoff zone by 2 points.
- The club has not scored more than one goal in 8 of their last 9 Europa League matches.
- At home, the team has lost without scoring in their last 5 encounters in the second-tier European competition.
- No more than 2 goals have been scored in Malmo's last 5 home matches in the Europa League.
Galatasaray
The Istanbul side remains unbeaten in the group stage of the Europa League, with 3 wins and 2 draws, placing them fourth in the standings, 2 points behind the leader. In their previous tournament match, the club drew 1-1 away to AZ Alkmaar. Notably, Galatasaray is among the 7 teams in the current Europa League campaign that have not lost in the main stage. Additionally, Okan Buruk's team shares the title of the highest-scoring club in the group stage with Ajax, having scored 13 goals.
- The team's scoring streak in the Europa League stands at 8 matches, with at least two goals scored in 5 of them.
- Both teams scored in Galatasaray's last 8 matches in this tournament.
- The club has not won away in their last 5 Europa League matches (4 draws, 1 loss).
Malmo vs. Galatasaray: Match Prediction
The Swedish team suffered a heavy defeat in Hungary in the last round, although the scoreline does not reflect the nature of the game, which was generally even. Nonetheless, Malmo has performed poorly in the current Europa League campaign, unlike the visitors, who are in the leading group. Even on their home turf, the Scandinavians have shown disappointing results, losing without scoring in their last 5 Europa League matches. I do not expect them to break through in attack against a strong opponent like Galatasaray.
Even if Malmo manages to end their 5-match scoring drought in home games in the second-tier European competition, they are unlikely to score more than once. Considering that the Turkish team has not conceded more than one goal in 6 of their last 8 away Europa League matches.
Therefore, my prediction is Malmo Individual Total Under 1.5
