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Europa League: Sevilla vs Fenerbahce – Match preview and betting tip

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Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Europa League round of 16 game between Sevilla and Fenerbahce and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

Fenerbahce will go up against Sevilla on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.

Team form: Sevilla vs Fenerbahce

Sevilla Form

Sevilla endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-0 against PSV Eindhoven, before Osasuna won 2-3, while Atletico Madrid claimed all three points in a 6-1 win. Jorge Sampaoli’s side have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Europa League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum of six wins, scoring 14 while conceding four goals.

Fenerbahce Form

Fenerbahce went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Adana Demirspor. A 4-0 win against Konyaspor followed before they beat Kayserispor by 1-2. In their last six Europa League away matches, the Yellow Canaries have three wins, they’ve drawn two and lost one. They scored nine while also conceding five times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting facts for Sevilla and Fenerbahce

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Sevilla and Fenerbahce. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.

  • Sevilla have scored in 20 of the last 22 matches
  • Sevilla have won 4 of the last 5 home matches without conceding a goal
  • In 13 of the last 15 Sevilla matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Sevilla home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Sevilla have scored in 13 of the last 14 home matches
  • Fenerbahce have not lost 22 of the last 24 away matches
  • In 15 of the last 17 Fenerbahce matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Fenerbahce have scored in 24 of the last 26 matches
  • Fenerbahce have won 9 of the last 11 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Fenerbahce have not lost 14 of the last 16 matches

In-form players: Sevilla vs Fenerbahce

Enner Valencia enjoys a great season with 23 league goals to his name, and he will be a handful for even the best of defences.

Betting markets: Sevilla vs Fenerbahce

Full-time result

Sevilla claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Fenerbahce won eight of their last 10 games away, drawing one and losing one in this series of matches. The Yellow Canaries scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches on the spin, not losing any of their last 5 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Sevilla scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Fenerbahce scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Fenerbahce played. Sevilla probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Thursday, as Fenerbahce managed only one clean sheet in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sevilla’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.4 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Fenerbahce, who managed to hit the net 2.4 times on average in these games. Fenerbahce scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.

Betting tip: Sevilla vs Fenerbahce

To sum up, the upcoming match between Sevilla and Fenerbahce seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Europa League game.

Sevilla vs Fenerbahce: Who wins the game?

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