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Prediction 1
Fenerbahce to Win
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Prediction 2
Over 2.5 Goals
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Prediction 3
BTTS - Yes
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Fenerbahce vs Villareal Tips, Odds, and Predictions
Another big friendly match is in the offing in Istanbul, the Super Lig leaders will host last year’s Champions League semifinalists.
Fenerbahce to Win
Fenerbahce made a great start to their preparation period by beating another La Liga side Rayo Vallecano by a scoreline of 3-1 but now will face a bigger obstacle. Villareal will have some availability issues, but the important thing for the Spanish side is to allow players who don’t feature much during the season.
Over 2.5 Goals
The Turkish side feels like they have enough weapons to do the most damage in front of the opposing goal. They are a top three ‘over’ team in the Super Lig, and when it comes to friendly matches they like to play open-style football to give themselves a chance to score goals. Villareal doesn’t play many games with more than two goals in La Liga, but they are just starting their training camp after a break, so things might get tricky for the Spanish outfit.
Both Teams to Score – Yes
We covered the over-goals situation, and it is very similar to the BTTS aspect of it. We already saw it with the Rayo Vallecano match, Fenerbahce will leave some space open to provide goal opportunities for the visitors, and it could be an entertaining match.
Fenerbahce vs Villareal Preview: Who will feature for the Spanish side?
Fenerbahce
The Istanbul team has been through some tough times over the last five years. There was financial turmoil, some of their talented players had to be sold, and a new set of people arrived in the management section of the club to fix the issues with massive debt. Things are looking up right about now, those problems seem far away, and the team is responding well in this time of new stability. They are leading the Super Lig charts, not by much, but they are the most consistent team out there and will be a strong favorite to win the title. A lot of work is still to be done, and they are still disappointed with the way they ended the first part of the season, before the World Cup break. They lost to Giresunspor at home which is probably the ugliest result of their season to this point.
Villareal
In the last two years, Villareal won the Europa League and played in the semifinals of the Champions League. But, recently they have lost their beloved coach Unai Emery who left to join Aston Villa of the Premier League. Quique Setien, a former Barcelona coach, took over the helm, and he was certainly happy that the season was stopped for the Qatar tournament. He will get enough time before the season resumes to work with the team, and showed them how he wants his ideas to be implemented. Villareal is only ninth in La Liga at the moment, but with only three points from a top-five position.
What is their league status?
Fenerbahce’s last five league matches: WWWWL
Villareal’s last five league matches: LWLLW
Fenerbahce vs Villareal FAQ
Where is the game being played? Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul
When is the game taking place? Saturday, December 3rd at 16:00 BST (17:00 CET)
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