Anderlecht vs Fenerbahce Prediction: the Istanbul Team Will Extend Their Winning Streak

On February 20, 2025, the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels is going to be the site of the rematch of the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League in the 2024/2025 season. The local team, Anderlecht, is going to be hosting Fenerbahce from Istanbul. The game is set to start at 11:00 p.m. Telecomasia has the latest Anderlecht vs. Fenerbahce predictions and stats.

Anderlecht

Anderlecht is the most titled team in the history of the Belgian championship. The team has already piled up 34 championships, but they last won one in the 2016/17 season. Since then, their performance has been slipping. In the last national championship draw, they finished third, and now they're fighting just to get into the top three. Right now, the team is in fourth place, 15 points behind Genk.

They're doing well in the Europa League overall, though. They beat Ferencvaros 2:1, Real Sociedad 2:1, and Ludogorets 2:0. Then they had draws with RFS and Porto (1:1 and 2:2), and then, they managed to defeat Slavia 2:1. It looked like the club was on track to make it to the last 16, but they ended up losing to Victoria 0:2 and Hoffenheim 3:4. This put them in tenth place overall, but they still made it to the knockout games.

Anderlecht gets to face Fenerbahçe. The first match of the last 32 was held in Istanbul, where all opponents are extremely tough. The Belgians couldn't handle it, and they lost 0:3. Now, it's pretty unlikely they'll make it to the next round of the Europa League.

Fenerbahçe

It's pretty clear that Fenerbahçe is losing interest in winning titles in the Turkish Super League. The Canaries have won the national championship 19 times, but their last trophy was in the 2013/14 season. They're doing well in the tournament right now, though, and haven't lost in the last seven rounds. But that's not enough to overtake Galatasaray in the standings. Right now, they're in second place, just six points behind Galatasaray.

Jose Mourinho's squad has had a bit of a disappointing showing overall in the Europa League stage. They've got a great squad, but they've only won two games, beating Union and Slavia 2:1 each. They tied with Twente 1:1, Manchester United 1:1, Lyon 0:0, and Middtjylland 2:2. At the same time, the Turks lost to AZ and Athletic, 1:3 and 0:2, occupying only 24th place in the overall standings.

But as soon as they got to the Europa League's final matches, the team turned things around. In the first round of the last 32, Jose Mourinho's team scored two goals against Anderlecht before halftime, and then sealed the deal with a third goal in the second half, ending with a 3:0 victory. This pretty much seals their fate and sends them to the next round.

H2H Meetings

Anderlecht and Fenerbahce have played seven head-to-head matches in their history. The Belgians have won one, the Turks have won four, and two games ended in a draw. The Turks have a slight edge in goals, with an average of 11:7. In the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, Jose Mourinho's team won 3:0.

Stats Betting

• Fenerbahçe has won their last five matches in a row.
• Fenerbahçe has scored at least two goals in each of their last seven consecutive matches.
• Six of the last seven matches of Fenerbahçe ended with the total over.
• Six of Anderlecht's last nine home matches have seen goal exchanges.
• Anderslecht has scored at least two goals in 12 of their last 14 home games.

Bookmakers' Offers

Anderlecht to qualify to the next round of the Europa League can be bet at odds of 17.00 at 1xbet. On the final success of Fenerbahce in the confrontation can be bet for 1.006.

The bookmaker believes that the return match between Anderlecht and Fenerbahce will be rich in goals. You can bet on a total over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.863, and on a total under 2.5 goals - for 2.09.

Expert Betting Tips

Fenerbahce put an end to the suspense by beating Anderlecht 3:0 in the first match of the Europa League last 32. Now, it's just a matter of the Istanbul team not losing by a big margin on the road to moving on in the tournament, but they probably won't be satisfied with that. Based on their recent performance, Jose Mourinho's team has a good shot at winning the next match. The Canaries haven't lost since mid-December, and in their last five matches, they've won all of them.

Anderlecht has a pretty good shot at making it to the next round, but they're not out of the woods yet. If they want to catch up, they'll have to take risks right from the start of the second leg. It's looking like it'll be an open and productive match. Also, the hosts have scored at least two goals in 12 of their last 14 home games, while the visitors have scored at least twice in seven previous matches in a row.

Our picks:

W2 for 2.63 

TO (3.5) for 3.00 

BTTS & TO (2.5) for 2.05