Fenerbahce vs Nottingham Forest: Kante's Return vs Elliott’s Energy — Who Controls Midfield?

This one has a good storyline. 

Nottingham Forest have a new manager again. Vitor Pereira takes charge for the first time, and his first game is not easy. He goes straight to Turkey to face Fenerbahce, one of the toughest places to play in Europe.

Head-to-head: First meeting 

Fenerbahce: Unbeaten in 6 of their last 7 Europa League games 

Fenerbahce: Won their last 4 matches in all competitions

enerbahce: Concede only 0.75 goals per home Europa League game

Nottingham Forest: Unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 Europa League games 

Nottingham Forest: Collected 5 points away in the group stage 

Nottingham Forest: Failed to score in their last league game despite 35 shots

Fenerbahce;

They will try to control the game at home. They have quality in midfield with Kante and Guendouzi, and they attack quickly. Talisca is their main goal threat. They will not rush too much. They know this is a two-leg tie.

Nottingham Forest;

Forest will try to stay organized. They do not want to concede early. Pereira will likely keep things simple in his first game. They will look for counter attacks and set pieces.

Fenerbahce (4-3-3) 🟡🔵 Ederson; Semedo, Skriniar, Oosterwolde, Muldur; Yuksek, Guendouzi, Kante; Asensio, Talisca, Akturkoglu 

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1) 🔴⚪ Gunn; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Anderson, Sangare; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus

Anderson Talisca: Main goal threat. Very dangerous around the box. 

Kerem Akturkoglu: Fast and direct. Can create chances. 

Morgan Gibbs-White: Forest’s creative player. Everything goes through him. 

Igor Jesus: In good form in Europe. Important for Forest’s attack.

💵 Fenerbahce to win: 2.30

💵 Forest to win: 3.29

💵 Draw: 3.44

💵 Over 2.5 Goals: 1.95

💵 Both Teams to Score (GG): 1.77

Fenerbahce are strong at home. Forest have a new manager and will try to stay solid. This could be a tight game, not too many goals.

Prediction: Fenerbahce 1-0 Nottingham Forest