Fenerbahçe to face Anderlecht looking to improve its own record

Fenerbahçe, which finished the UEFA Europa League league phase in 24th place with 10 points, was paired with Anderlecht in the knockout round play-offs. Playing the first leg at home, the yellow-navies managed to secure a major advantage by defeating their opponent 3-0 with goals from Tadic, Dzeko, and En Nesyri. Even if Fenerbahçe loses to its opponent by a 2-goal margin, it will still advance to the next round.

A 3-goal defeat would send the match to extra time, while a defeat by 4 or more goals would mean an exit from Europe. All other results will be enough for Fenerbahçe to qualify for the round of 16.

While Çağlar Söyüncü and Alexander Djiku continue to deal with injuries at Fenerbahçe, it seems unlikely that Dominik Livakovic and İsmail Yüksek will play due to their own injuries. On the other hand, new signing Diego Carlos was not added to the UEFA list due to his injury.

Having played a total of 12 official matches against Belgian teams, our representative has recorded 7 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses in these encounters. Having faced Anderlecht 7 times previously, Fenerbahçe has defeated its opponent 4 times and lost once. In 2 matches, the deadlock was not broken.

Key statistics for the Anderlecht - Fenerbahçe match

Anderlecht is the team Fenerbahçe has defeated the most in its European competition history, with 4 victories. Fenerbahçe will take the field aiming to increase this number to 5.

In all 6 away matches Fenerbahçe has played in Europe this season, both teams have scored.

At least 2 goals were scored in the first half of Anderlecht's last 4 European matches.

Anderlecht has lost its last 3 matches played in Europe.