Feyenoord (Ned) vs Fenerbahce (Tur) prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-08-05 19:00.
[p]Feyenoord legend Robin van Persie begins his first full season as head coach with a UEFA Champions League (UCL) third qualifying round tie against Fenerbahçe, one of the four clubs he represented over a distinguished playing career. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Feyenoord suffered from minor instability last season following Arne Slot’s departure to Liverpool as they dropped out of the Eredivisie’s top three for the first time since 2021/22. The UCL third qualifying round awaits them as a result, with the Dutch giants looking to prevail and reach the main draw of the competition after going all the way to the Round of 16 last season, where they were knocked out by eventual runners-up Inter Milan. Van Persie put that result behind them with eight wins in their final ten games of the Eredivisie season (L2), so carrying that momentum forward ought to have been his focus in pre-season.[/p]
[p]Fenerbahçe last appeared in the UCL main draw back in 2008/09, falling short of reaching Europe’s top table in the qualifying rounds eight times since then. That includes an exit at this stage last term against Lille under the guidance of two-time UCL winning manager José Mourinho, who will look to kickstart his second season at the helm of the Yellow Canaries with a better outcome this time around after a busy summer in the transfer market.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the fifth competitive H2H between these sides, and the first since 2016/17, when Fenerbahçe won both Europa League group stage encounters 1-0. That was Feyenoord’s most recent match against a Turkish club, while Fenerbahçe emerged winless from two trips to the Netherlands in last season’s Europa League (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Five of Feyenoord’s last seven wins in UEFA competition came by a 2+ goal margin. [/p]
[p]Feyenoord’s 12 UCL games last season produced an average of 3.9 total goals. [/p]
[p]Fenerbahçe scored in all eight of their European away matches last season (W3, D3, L2). [/p]
[p]Each of Mourinho’s five personal meetings with Feyenoord saw the home side on the day win (W3, L2).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ayase Ueda scored in Feyenoord’s last two home wins of last season, and is shaping up nicely after registering a brace in their final pre-season friendly at the weekend. The same can be said of Fenerbahçe’s İrfan Can Kahveci following goals in three of his last four pre-season matches.[/p]
[p]Feyenoord’s Quinten Timber made a long-awaited return from a knee injury at the weekend but may not be risked, while Thomas Beelen, Gijs Smal and Gernot Trauner are also struggling with injuries. Cengiz Ünder was a surprise omission from Fenerbahçe’s squad for this tie. [/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Feyenoord are favourites, but betting against Mourinho is always perilous, making both teams to score an appealing prospect.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]