Europa League betting and spectator preview: Fenerbahçe and Antwerp meet at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
The hosts Fenerbahçe saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Super Lig. That game was an away game at Trabzonspor, so at least Fenerbahçe are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Antwerp have to travel 2600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Fenerbahçe form and stats
3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Super Lig numbers at home for Fenerbahçe so far this season. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi.
Fenerbahçe faced defeat in their previous match, away at Trabzonspor (1-3). Midfielder Miguel Crespo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Crespo hit one key pass.
Before that, Fenerbahçe had a Super Lig home game versus Kasımpaşa which ended with a victory 2-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Fenerbahçe's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won two matches, drawn two and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super Lig game versus Alanyaspor in only three days. This game is also played here at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi.
The Fenerbahçe fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Fenerbahçe have conceded only 3 goals.
Antwerp form and stats
Antwerp's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 16th finals against Rangers.The visitors are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 1W-0D-3L. This is both home and away.
Antwerp lost away at Zulte-Waregem (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. It is a concern for Antwerp that their keeper Jean Butez managed six saves in the Zulte-Waregem fixture, but still could not prevent a defeat. Manuel Benson got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, top player of the team. Benson scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Gent in the Pro League.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Antwerp playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and one home win.
A quick return to home after this game, as Antwerp are hosting Club Brugge in the Pro League only three days away.
The Antwerp manager B. Priske Pedersen has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 6 league matches. Antwerp have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 12 goals |  M. Benson Hedilazio 3 goals |   F. Kadıoğlu 2 goals |
Fenerbahçe missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Fenerbahçe | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Scored | S | 21 | 39 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 25 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.4 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 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 | Trabzonspor | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 | Besiktas | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Fatih Karagumruk | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Galatasaray | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | Altay | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Konyaspor | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Alanyaspor | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Adana Demirspor | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Kayserispor | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Sivasspor | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Antalyaspor | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Göztepe | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Giresunspor | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Kasımpaşa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 20 | Rizespor | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -15 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | AS Eupen | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Mechelen | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Genk | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | KV Oostende | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Gent | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 | Standard Liege | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | RFC Seraing | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 12 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 16 | OH Leuven | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -16 | 2 |