Fenerbahçe vs Royal Union prediction and betting tips on September 26, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between Fenerbahçe and Royal Union will be held in the 1st round of the Europa League on September 26, 2024. Mourinho will demand from his wards a victory over a less experienced opponent.
Fenerbahçe vs Royal Union: key statistics and trends
- Fenerbahçe has lost only in 2 out of 12 previous matches.
- Royal Union has won once in 7 games.
- Fenerbahçe has scored at least once in 11 previous confrontations.
- Saint-Gilloise has not scored in 4 previous meetings.
- Fenerbahçe wins the first half in 51% of matches, Saint-Gilloise – in 37% of games.
Our prediction for the match Fenerbahçe vs Royal Union
“The Canaries” had high hopes for the previous cycle. Still, they actually lost the race for 1st place to their neighbour and enemy, Galatasaray, albeit with considerable scandal. “The Unionists” repeated the scenario of the first time after returning to the elite division: they were in the lead, but they again allowed a more experienced fighter, Brugge, to overtake them at the finish line.
A new mentor appeared in Belgium – Pocognoli. He faced the fact that many leaders, especially if we speak about the attack group, were sold (for instance, Amoura, Nilsson, Puertas). At the same time, they should be replaced, including Ousseynou Niang from Riga, Ivanovic from Rijeka and Khalaili from Maccabi Haifa (the footballers who are potentially talented, but from second-rate leagues). It’s a different matter in Istanbul: the coaching position was taken by Mourinho and there are the newcomers like Cenk Tosun, Amrabat, Kostic, Saint-Maximin and En Nesyri.
“The Special One” failed the first task. He did not make it to the Champions League – the club overcame Lugano, but lost to Lille, having missed the decisive goal on the native field when playing in the majority. Speaking about the Turkish Süper Lig, the points have been already lost – the team played only a 2-2 draw in the struggle with Goztepe. And there happened a 1-3 loss to Galatasaray. The Belgians started by winning the Super Cup, beating Brugge with a 2-1 score on the away field. As for the Champions League, they lost twice to the very first opponent, Slavia Prague. Speaking about in their championship, they started losing points from the very beginning. The previous match, which was against Standard, did not bring any goals – 0-0.
Fenerbahçe vs Royal Union: possible starting line-ups
Fenerbahçe (possible line-up): Livaković – Oosterwolde, Söyüncü, Rodrigo Becao, Müldür – Yuksek, Fred, Szymanski, Saint-Maximin, Tadic – En Nesyri.
Royal Union (possible line-up): Maris – Leysen, Machida, Mac Allister – Fuseini, Ait El Hadj, Vanhoutte, Sadiki, Castro-Montes – Rodriguez, Ivanovic.
Previous head-to-head matches: Fenerbahçe vs Royal Union
The clubs played in the Conference League and exchanged away victories in March. The Turkish club was the one which went further because it scored more: 3-0 and 0-1.
Free prediction for the match Fenerbahçe vs Royal Union
The Turks need rehabilitation for the failure in the derby, and the game against the unstable Belgians creates excellent conditions for the higher mentioned task. We believe that Mourinho will use them and win (odd: 1.65).