Fenerbahce vs Aston Villa Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Europa League | League Phase
by Alex Lawes ·
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Turkish giants Fenerbahce will believe they can go deep into the UEFA Europa League as they welcome a strong Aston Villa side to Istanbul this midweek.
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Key stats
- The only previous UEFA meetings between the sides came in the first round of the 1977/78 UEFA Cup. Aston Villa advanced with a 6-0 aggregate victory, winning 4-0 at home in the first leg and 2-0 in Istanbul in the second leg.
- Fenerbahçe have won only one of their last eight UEFA competition matches against English teams (D2 L5).
- Fenerbahçe are unbeaten in their last five UEFA Europa League matches (W3 D2).
- Fenerbahçe have kept three clean sheets in their last four UEFA Europa League matches.
- Fenerbahçe have lost only three of their last 27 UEFA competition matches at home (W18 D6).
- Fenerbahçe have lost only one of their last 21 matches in all competitions (W15 D5).
- Aston Villa have won four of their previous six UEFA competition matches against Turkish teams (D1 L1).
- Aston Villa have won nine of their last 11 UEFA competition matches (L2).
Fenerbahce vs Aston Villa prediction
Domenico Tedesco’s Fenerbahce come into this one on the back of a 3-2 win over Alanyaspor at the weekend, closing the gap on Galatasaray at the top-of-the-table in the Turkish Super Lig. Fener sit just outside of the top eight and the automatic knockout spots in the 36-team UEFA Europa League league phase table.
Aston Villa, on the other hand, begin the penultimate match day of the season sitting third in the table but only behind Olympique Lyonnais and Midtjylland on goal difference. The Villans did suffer what could be a fatal blow to their title aspirations in the Premier League at the weekend as they succumbed to a 1-0 loss at home to Everton.
Aston Villa have been able to bounce back from the odd defeat in recent months very well but this is a tough test and both teams scoring would seem a good bet in Turkey.
Fenerbahce vs Aston Villa tip: Both teams to score
