Swiss side Grasshopper take on Turkish giants Fenerbahce in the 2nd leg
of their play-off round match in the Europa League. View our betting
predictions and match preview below.
Reason For Betting Tips
Grasshopper reallly have earned their place in the play-off round of the Europa League, coming through 2 rounds of qualifying already. They first knocked out KR of Iceland with a 5-4 aggregate win, before scraping through on extra time against Apollon with a 5-4 aggregate win. This tie may be one step too far though.
Fenerbahce earned their place in the play-off round after first finishing 2nd in the Turkish League to get a spot in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League. They lost their tie against Monaco 4-3 on aggregate and in turn got a place in the Europa League play-offs.
Grasshoppers start to the season has been fairly poor, winning 2 and losing 3. However, they can take a bit of confidence in that both wins have come at home, whereas all 3 losses came away from home. This should translate into a decent performance on home turf for the Swiss side.
Fenerbahce’s start to the new season was a poor one, losing 1-0 away to Basaksehir away from home, this came after their 3-1 loss away against Monaco in the Champions League qualifying, showing that the Turkish side are weak on the road.
This leads us to the conclusion that a bet on Grasshoppers Double Chance (Win or Draw) seems good value at 4/5, whilst a correct score bet of 2-1 to Grasshoppers seems fair.
Head To Head
In the reverse fixture Fenerbahce won 3-0.
Stats
Grasshopper have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their last 10 games. They have scored 14 and conceded 16 goals during that time. Fenerbahce have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 games. They have scored 15 and conceded 11 goals during that time.
Team News
No injuries to note for the home side.
Uygar Zeybek is still injured, Volkan Sen continues to serve his ban for pushing a referee last season.
Grasshopper reallly have earned their place in the play-off round of the Europa League, coming through 2 rounds of qualifying already. They first knocked out KR of Iceland with a 5-4 aggregate win, before scraping through on extra time against Apollon with a 5-4 aggregate win. This tie may be one step too far though.
Fenerbahce earned their place in the play-off round after first finishing 2nd in the Turkish League to get a spot in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League. They lost their tie against Monaco 4-3 on aggregate and in turn got a place in the Europa League play-offs.
Grasshoppers start to the season has been fairly poor, winning 2 and losing 3. However, they can take a bit of confidence in that both wins have come at home, whereas all 3 losses came away from home. This should translate into a decent performance on home turf for the Swiss side.
Fenerbahce’s start to the new season was a poor one, losing 1-0 away to Basaksehir away from home, this came after their 3-1 loss away against Monaco in the Champions League qualifying, showing that the Turkish side are weak on the road.
This leads us to the conclusion that a bet on Grasshoppers Double Chance (Win or Draw) seems good value at 4/5, whilst a correct score bet of 2-1 to Grasshoppers seems fair.
Head To Head
In the reverse fixture Fenerbahce won 3-0.
Stats
Grasshopper have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their last 10 games. They have scored 14 and conceded 16 goals during that time. Fenerbahce have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 games. They have scored 15 and conceded 11 goals during that time.
Team News
No injuries to note for the home side.
Uygar Zeybek is still injured, Volkan Sen continues to serve his ban for pushing a referee last season.
