UEFA EL——Fenerbahce VS Athletic Bilbao

 

 

The home team, Fenerbahçe, has shown impressive form in their last six matches, achieving a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. Their home performance in the Turkish Super League has been particularly strong, with 5 wins and 1 loss in six games, demonstrating solid scoring ability on home turf. However, Fenerbahçe recently suffered a 0-1 defeat against Beşiktaş on December 8, which may have impacted the team's morale. Additionally, in their last two Europa League matches, they secured a 2-1 victory and endured a 1-3 defeat, revealing some defensive vulnerabilities despite their scoring capability. Fenerbahçe's tactical approach is clear, focusing on pressing in the opponent's half and conducting positional play. They favor a possession-based style with short passes as their main strategy.

 

The away team, Athletic Bilbao, has also performed well in their recent six matches, recording an impressive 5 consecutive wins. In La Liga, their form has been stable, with a balanced away record of 3 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses across seven games. In their last two Europa League matches, Athletic Bilbao secured convincing victories of 3-0 and 2-1, showcasing solid defensive performance with few goals conceded. This highlights their strong defensive and organizational abilities on the European stage.

 

Athletic Bilbao’s tactical style leans toward solid defense and efficient counterattacks. Under coach Ernesto Valverde, the team frequently employs high pressing and tight defensive strategies. Their central midfielders and wingers play pivotal roles in transitioning between defense and attack.

UEFA Europa League - Synot Slovacko vs Fenerbahce Predictions

 

 

Analysis:

Synot Slovacko and Fenerbahce faced each other in the 1st game of the matchup last week. In that match, Fenerbahce came out victorious with a 3-0 scoreline.

 

Synot Slovacko

After playing two opening matches without a win in the new campaign, Synot Slovacko finally achieved success last weekend 1-0 at home ground against Hradec Kralove. Nevertheless, the squad where not left without many problems, like in the past matches, they managed to make Improvement in defense as they did not leak any goals this time, but it is still difficult to expect them to have triumph against a much stronger Fenerbahce. Synot Slovacko have obvious problems in defensive line. They have leaked 5 goals in 2 matches before a victory against Hradec Kralove. Those two matches went over 2.5 goals. In this match they will play without Stanislav Hoffmann, who was given a red card in the first match against the Turkish side.

 

Fenerbahce

Fenerbahce have their own setback at the start of the new campaign. They won just one of four played matches. On Monday, Fenerbahce played 3-3 at home against Umraniyespor. That was another unsatisfactory result, especially because they saved one point in the 2nd half stoppage time. Meanwhile, Fenerbahce have a good attacking line. They have netted 6 goals in the last 2 matches. Both matches went over 2.5 goals.

 

Verdict: We should expect attack-oriented Fenerbahce to dominate in this second round.

 

1x2 Pick: x2

 

O/U Goals : Under 2.5 Goals