Sevilla vs Fenerbahce Istanbul Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 06/03/2023, 18:00  by Sridhar | Modified on 07/03/2023 at 12:42 in Europa League Predictions

In their record seventh UEFA Europa League round of 16 appearance, Sevilla will play Fenerbahçe with the first leg set to be played at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on Thursday. Sevilla have started this season in the Champions League but after coming third behind Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, they got transferred to the Europa League. They overcame PSV Eindhoven in the last month knockout play-offs with a 3-0 home win just enough to secure passage despite losing 2-0 away from home. They followed up that defeat with two successive losses in La Liga including a 6-1 loss at Atletico last weekend, which left them sweating just above the relegation zone. While they are likely to be worried with that form, Sevilla can take confidence from their recent home record. They have won five of their last six competitive matches here and will hope to override their poor league form.

Fenerbahçe have no such worries about their form as they come into this match with six wins out of their last seven competitive matches, drawing the other. The Turkish giants reached the last 16 directly by winning Group B earlier in the season where they remained unbeaten in six matches winning four. They are second in the Süper Lig standings, six points behind leaders Galatasaray but will look to be competitive in Europe. Including qualifiers, they are unbeaten in this competition this season, winning seven and drawing three. What has driven their season is their away form as Fenerbahçe have won three of their last four games on the road in this competition.