As part of the Europa League group stage match, the players of Fenerbahce and Antwerp will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce players in the last season of the Turkish Super League failed to win their 20th anniversary title of the national championship, which the team will certainly strive for in the new championship. For nine rounds of the current championship, the Istanbul team has 6 wins and 1 draw, which brought her 19 points and the third place in the standings. After the victory over Kasimpasha, Pereira's team lost to Trabzonspor (1:3). In the Europa League, the Yellow Canaries recorded only one draw. It happened in a duel with Eintracht (1:1). In the second game, the Canaries lost without a chance to Olympiacos (0:3).
Antwerp
The visiting team plays in the group round of the Europa League in a far from the best way. The guests lost both meetings, giving three points to Olympiacos (1:2) and Eintracht (0:1). Such a disappointing result brought the Belgians to the last place in the group. In the Jupile League tournament, the red-and-white team took the 4th place after 11 matches played. It is worth noting that today's guests have 6 wins and 8 draws in their assets, which allows the team to have 20 points in their assets. The gap from the leader is only 2 points.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Kahvedji (muscle injury) - Fenerbahce. Buta (muscle injury), Nainggolan (injury) - all Antwerp.
- Under question:
- Vines (injury), Kopman (knee), Nsimba (leg), Engels (muscle injury) - all Antwerp.
Statistics and figures:
- "Fener" is the favorite of the meeting;
- "Canaries" won 3 meetings from the previous 5;
- Antwerp has 3 wins in 5 matches;
- The rivals have not previously crossed paths in face-to-face matches.
Forecast
As a rule, in fights involving Fenerbahce, corner totals are held in rare cases. It is unlikely that the upcoming duel will be an exception. We are waiting for indoor football, which will cause rare serves from the corner flag.
