Fenerbahce vs Slavia Prague
UEFA Europa League Conference, KO: 17:45 Feb 17, 2022, Sukru Sarcoglu Stadium
A closely fought contest is predicted as Fenerbahce host Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Europa Conference League knockout round playoff. The Turks have been unconvincing lately and Slavia will be confident of taking a positive result back to the Czech Republic.
Fenerbahce had a difficult time in the Europa League and finished third in the group stage after claiming just one win from their six matches. They will view the Conference League as a chance for a fresh start and will be keen to hit the ground running on Thursday.
The problem for Fenerbahce is that they have been far from their best in recent weeks. They only just snapped a three-match winless run with a 2-1 victory at Giserunspor in a Turkish Super Lig fixture last Saturday.
Things have been just as difficult at home for Ismail Kartal’s men as they have claimed just one win from their last three matches at the Sukru Sarcoglu Stadium.
Slavia Prague have also been far from their best lately and only just ended a two-match winless run last time out. They claimed a 1-0 victory at Slovacko last Sunday with Ondrej Lingr’s first half effort proving to be the difference.
The Czech’s are in the playoffs of the Conference League after finishing second in the group stage. They recovered from a slow start and ended without suffering defeat in their last three matches, picking up a win and two draws.
Slavia Prague have surprisingly fared better on their recent travels and are unbeaten in their last six away matches. Jindrich Trpisovsky’s men have drawn two of the last three fixtures in that run, including a 1-1 scoreline at Union Berlin in their final fixture in the group stage.
How the bookies view it
Fenerbahce have the upper hand among the bookies at 21/20 with Unibet while a victory for Slavia Prague is valued at 3/1 with bet365. A draw is set at odds of 5/2 with Betfred.
Head to head
This will be the first ever meeting between Fenerbahce and Slavia Prague.
Players to watch
Serdar Dursun has scored seven Super Lig goals this season and often leads the line for Fenerbahce. The striker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at evens with bet365.
Ivan Schranz is the leading scorer for Slavia Prague this season and will be the one to watch on Thursday. The striker was on target in the draw at Union Berlin and is priced at 9/4 by bet365 to find the net on Thursday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Fenerbahce and Slavia Prague have struggled at the back this season and with both teams boasting some attacking quality, goals can be expected. Over 2.5 goals could be on the cards at 39/40 with SBK who is also offering 13/17 on both teams to score.
Both teams often prefer to make fast starts, so the first half could be tipped as the highest scoring half at 23/10 with BoyleSports.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Fenerbahce and Slavia Prague will be played on Feb 17, 2022 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Fenerbahce vs Slavia Prague prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
