International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Fenerbahçe and AEK Larnaca are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
AEK Larnaca have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Fenerbahçe have less rest than AEK Larnaca in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super Lig game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Besiktas.
Fenerbahçe form and stats
Last season, Fenerbahçe's Europa League journey ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the Super Lig, Fenerbahçe have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Fenerbahçe are confident in defense, having played 294 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
An away draw last time out for Fenerbahçe, facing Besiktas in a game that ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Bayındır got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.31 out of ten. Bayındır topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Fenerbahçe had a Super Lig home game versus Alanyaspor which ended with a victory 5-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Fenerbahçe, as the Super Lig home game vs Fatih Karagumruk is only three days away.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Fenerbahçe is on fire here. A stunning 14 from 4 league matches. Fenerbahçe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AEK Larnaca form and stats
No 1. Division points yet away for AEK Larnaca, from their first 2 matches. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
AEK Larnaca won their last game, 4-0 versus Anorthosis played at home. As mentioned above, AEK Larnaca was the only team on the pitch versus Anorthosis in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
It was a 1. Division defeat before that one as the away game against Paphos wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Larnaca have another game that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a 1. Division match vs Aris. A difficult programme for the guests!
AEK Larnaca have the goal stats of 2-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Valencia Lastra 7 goals |  A. Guler 2 goals |  J. King 2 goals |
Fenerbahçe missing players
AEK Larnaca missing players
| Fenerbahçe | AEK Larnaca | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 62 | 39 | Scored | S | 25 | 42 | ||
| 20 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 5.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.2 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.8 | ||
| 6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 33% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 12.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fenerbahçe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Rennes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Adana Demirspor | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Konyaspor | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Galatasaray | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Trabzonspor | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Besiktas | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Kayserispor | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Kasimpasa | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Alanyaspor | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | Giresunspor | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Fatih Karagumruk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 | Istanbulspor | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 5 |
| 16 | Ankaragucu | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Sivasspor | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Hatayspor | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Umraniyespor | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aris | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Paphos | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Apollon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Omonia Nicosia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | APOEL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | AEK Larnaca | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Doxa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Akritas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 4 |
| 11 | Enosis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | Karmiotissa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 13 | AEL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Olympiakos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
