Fenerbahce vs Nordsjaelland prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-09-20 16:45.
Fenerbahçe will take up residence in Group H of this season’s UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) after successfully negotiating three two-legged ties starting in the second qualifying round to earn their spot the hard way. That being said, the Turkish outfit made mincemeat of their opposition in the process, winning all six games by a combined score of 21-2!
As a result, the Yellow Canaries find themselves participating in their third successive European competition group stages, where they’re expected to be a formidable force since those qualifying matches form part of an incredible 12-game winning streak. Zooming out further you’ll find only one loss on Fenerbahçe’s record in their last 25 games (W21, D3), meaning the only thing that can make the prospect of beating them more daunting is visiting the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, where İsmail Kartal’s men will take to the field protecting a record of just one single defeat in their last 18 European ties (W14, D3).
FC Nordsjælland won’t be the easiest of teams to intimidate though, as they currently boast their own impressive record of one defeat in their last 13 matches (W8, D4). Encompassed in that run are their two qualifying ties that landed them in UECL Group H, where they impressively came through the four matches without a goal conceded to record their first group stage participation since the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League.
It was no surprise the Tigers were incredibly out of their depth that season, registering only a single draw and finishing last in their group. Manager Flemming Steen Pedersen will be priming his side to embark on a more fruitful journey this time around, and knowing they’ve lost only one of their last six away matches (W3, D2), he could be eyeing an upset to start their campaign.
Players to watch: Fenerbahçe’s İrfan Kahveci has scored nine of his 12 European goals at home, with three of his four in this campaign’s qualifiers adding to that tally. His counterpart is Nordsjælland’ Marcus Ingvartsen who also scored four goals in qualification, which contributed to eight of his last nine goalscoring outings ending in victory (L1).
Hot stat: Only four of Nordsjælland’s last 14 European matches have seen both teams score.