In one of the late evening matches of the third round of the Europa League group stage, Turkish Fenerbahce will play at home with AEK Cyprus. We bring to your attention the forecast for this meeting.
Fenerbahce
The Istanbul team started the current tournament normally, in the first half they managed to break the resistance of the Ukrainian Dynamo on their field (2:1), after which they pulled out a draw with the French Rennes (2:2). Last weekend, the "yellow-dark blue" in the principle derby were content with a guest draw with Besiktas in the Turkish Super League, where they eventually fell back to 7th place in the standings.
AEK Larnaca
AEK looked like a potential outsider in his group before the start of the tournament. In the first round, Larnaca lost offensively at home to French Rennes (1:2), conceding the decisive goal in the last minutes. But a week later, the Ukrainian Dynamo was beaten on the road (1-0). In the Cyprus championship, Jose Luis Oltra's team defeated Anorthosis (3-0) on their field, but this allowed them to rise in the standings only to 6th place.
Statistics and figures
- Fenerbahce has a 5-match winless streak (3 wins + 2 draws);
- In three of the last four matches of Fenerbahce, the Total bet was more than 2.5;
- Fenerbahce has a 15-match unbeaten streak at home (11 wins + 4 draws);
- AEK has a 6-match winless streak (3 wins + 3 losses);
- In three of the last four matches , AEK has not conceded;
- AEK has won 2 matches out of the six away matches played this season, having also lost twice.
Forecast
Fenerbahce has gained good form, demonstrating a fairly stable football. AEK, after the international break, was marked by a bright crushing victory, but here is still another level. Perhaps the Cypriots will be able to score their own goal in Istanbul, but still the Turks are significantly stronger in terms of the level of available performers, so they must win the home match, bringing themselves closer to reaching the playoffs.
