Fenerbahce vs Manchester United Prediction

After the first two games of the new Europa League format, Manchester United are still on the lookout for their first win, while Fenerbahce are on four points and unbeaten. The Red Devils travel to Turkey before they return to Premier League action with a trip to West Ham.

Key Stats

• Both sides have drawn with FC Twente in this season’s Europa League
• Fenerbahce beat Union Saint-Gilloise in the opening gameweek
• Manchester United have draw both of their Europa League games so far
• They have only scored seven times in eight Premier League games this season. Only Ipswich, Crystal Palace and Southampton have scored fewer

Fenerbahce vs Manchester United Previews, Form and Players to Watch

Fenerbahce are currently in fourth in their domestic league, after the opening eight games. They have a game in hand over the team directly above them and could retake third should they win. In the Europa League, they are in 13th on four points, level with fellow Turkish side Galatasaray.

Meanwhile, Manchester United are in 12th in the Premier League, after what has been one of their worst ever starts to a top flight season. In the Europa League, the story is similar, with the Red Devils sitting in 21st place.

Fenerbahce Preview

Fenerbahce Predicted Lineup - Dominik Livakovic; Jayden Oosterwolde, Alexander Djiku, Rodrigo Becao, Mert Muldur; Sofyan Amrabat; Filip Kostic, Sebastian Szymanski, Fred, Dusan Tadic; Edin Dzeko

You could argue that Fenerbahce’s team has more talented individuals than Manchester United with the likes of Filip Kostic, Dusan Tadic and Allan Saint-Maximin, but whether or not they can beat the Premier League side is another matter. Their recent form hasn’t been the best, with just two wins in their last five games in all competitions.

Dusan Tadic is definitely their player to watch in this game. The Serbian midfielder has scored in each of the last three games, including the trip to Twente last time out in this competition.

Manchester United Preview

Manchester United Predicted Lineup - Andre Onana; Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Noussair Mazraoui; Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte; Alejandro Garnacho, Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, Rasmus Hojlund

Manchester United are a team in turmoil in both the coaching sense and the fitness sense. They have a number of players injured both long and short term and they’ll also be without club captain Bruno Fernandes who was sent off in the last Europa League game against Porto.

The only United player who is performing well right now is Alejandro Garnacho, who scored a great goal at the weekend. He is the club’s top scorer in the Premier League at the moment and is still just 20 years old.

Head to Head Stats - Fenerbahce vs Manchester United

The clubs have met on four different occasions since 2000 and each side has won twice and lost twice. They have met in both the Champions League and the Europa League and on each occasion have provided the neutral with quite a lot of goals.

3rd Nov 2016 - Fenerbahce 2-1 Manchester United - UEFA Europa League

20th Oct 2016 - Manchester United 4-1 Fenerbahce - UEFA Europa League

8th Dec 2004 - Fenerbahce 3-0 Manchester United - UEFA Champions League

28th Sep 2004 - Manchester United 6-2 Fenerbahce - UEFA Champions League

Betting Tips for Fenerbahce vs Manchester United

While Fenerbahce are currently higher in their domestic league than Manchester United, the teams in that league are much worse and both teams have not been playing up to their highest standards.

This match feels like a must win for Ten Hag to keep his job and I back him to pull it out of the bag, like he has managed to do for most of his Manchester United career so far.

With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for Manchester United to Win. Odds of 11/8 on Betfred means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £23.75.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction

Fenerbahce 1-2 Manchester United

There is plenty of midweek action in the EFL as Championship leaders Sunderland travel to Luton.