Fenerbahçe (Home)
- Fenerbahçe have won four and drawn one of their last five matches in all competitions, including three consecutive Süper Lig victories.
- Fener are flying high in second place in the 2025 - 26 Süper Lig with 52 points after riding a wave of confidence that carried them to a dramatic 3-2 away win over Trabzonspor in their most recent outing.
- Domenico Tedesco has made them a highly organised and possession-based side with a compact style of pressing and a system that allows for quick transitions through the wide players.
Nottingham Forest (Away)
- Nottingham Forest have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five, with a 4-0 Europa League win over Ferencváros offset by a 1-3 defeat to Leeds and a 0-0 draw with Wolves.
- Nottingham Forest have changed managers after a string of poor domestic results and now sit around 16th or 17th place in the Premier League.
- The Nottingham club are more compact and pragmatic under ex-Burnley boss Sean Dyche, but Pereira is expected to introduce a more progressive, possession-based approach that may be less established.
Key Players
- Morgan Gibbs-White is Forest’s creative heartbeat.
- Elliot Anderson influences Forest’s midfield transitions.
- Kerem Aktürkoğlu is Fener’s outlet on the left, either scoring or creating chances from transitions and set-pieces.
Betting Insights
Backing a 2-1 home win or 1-0 looks a good way to play the odds, but the draw, at 3.25 , is a very live option if the visitors can sit in and hold out.
Prediction
The Turkish team are a few notches above Forest right now and have the home advantage , so we are backing Fener to edge this game in the First leg.
