Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check across both squads

Aston Villa's overall sample of 20 matches shows nine wins, two draws and nine losses, with 40 goals scored and 32 conceded. Zoom into the last five though and it looks brighter: wins over Tottenham, Coventry and Club Brugge sit next to a draw at Hull and a home defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Aston Villa: 20 completed matches; Fenerbahce: 20 completed matches.

Aston Villa

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

32

Difference

+8

Fenerbahce

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

45

Conceded

18

Difference

+27

Fenerbahçe's wider record reads a touch stronger - 12 wins, five draws and three losses from 20, with 45 scored and only 18 conceded. Recently it's been patchier: an 8-0 thrashing of Eyüpspor followed two draws and a loss to Beşiktaş.

Both sides look capable of good performances but neither has settled into a clear rhythm.

Comparative Team Statistics: Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce

Previous meeting

Fenerbahçe beat Aston Villa 1-0 at home in the Europa League back in January. It's the only meeting on record between them, and with a different competition and months having passed since, it doesn't carry much weight for this fixture.

Group standings so far

This Champions League league phase is barely underway, with both teams having played just the one match. Aston Villa sit ninth with three points after a win, while Fenerbahçe are down in 20th with a single point from a draw.

One game each isn't enough to draw firm conclusions, but Villa have made the sharper start.

Players to watch

Fenerbahçe's available numbers point to Talisca as their main threat, with four goals in six appearances. Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Mason Greenwood have also been involved, with Greenwood contributing both goals and assists.

Aston Villa:

Best assist providers:

Pau Torres - 2

Fenerbahce:

Best scorers:

Talisca - 4

M. Greenwood - 2

A. Brown - 2

Best assist providers:

M. Greenwood - 2

K. Aktürkoğlu - 2

On the Villa side, the only individual figure we have is Pau Torres with two assists from a single match, which isn't enough to say much about where their attacking threat is coming from.

How it could play out

Villa have conceded 32 goals across their sample compared with Fenerbahçe's 18, which hints at a tighter defensive record for the visitors on paper. But Villa have picked up some notable away wins recently, and Fenerbahçe have shown they can be pegged back by mid-table sides too.

With both teams capable of scoring and both showing defensive lapses at times, this doesn't look like a fixture with an obvious pattern locked in yet.