Pros:
Genclerbirligi has had great success with their defensive style of play so far this season. The team has closed eight goals in 14 matches and kept a clean sheet for the last four matches. A total of eight clean sheets, including against strong Istanbul Basaksehir (last round), while one has held top team like Besiktas, Galatasaray and Konyaspor on a single scoring.
There is a reason why Genclerbirligi rates on the defensive. Man is not impressive at the other side of the court and also have scored only 13 goals.
Fenerbahce’s top scorer and undoubted star, Robin van Persie, was injured up to the last league round and is reported still though not injured, then at least questionable for this showdown. Without Van Persie managed not to score in the last round disappointing 1-0 defeat to Antalyaspor.
Just defeat to Antalyaspor will probably cause a reluctant Fenerbahce team from the start. The team had just then started after a miserable start to the season but are now seven points behind the leading teams Basaksehir and Besiktas. Fenerbahce can not afford many more pointtab.
Genclerbirligi also damage the offensive. The experienced executioner Stancu has sat out with an injury the last three rounds, and in the latest round volunteered Tokelo Rantie also on the list. Both are very doubtful for this showdown.
It seems like that Fenerbahce’s relatively high målsnit and sometimes well-oiled offensive weighted too high for this particular match-up. Fenerbahce has been målrige in some games in the league, but it’s against teams that should be included in the lower part of the table: Kasimpasa (five goals), Kayserispor (three), Karabukspor (five) and Rizespor (five). Genclerbirligi is an excellent team not missing much to do in subtoppen.
Cons:
Fenerbahce has a fine width of the offensive that clicked nice before you met Besiktas (0-0) and then part of the disappointing 1-0 defeat against Antalyaspor. Before then scored it 15 goals in four games.
It is difficult to assess the extent of both team’s offensive damage. Van Persie can for example be games for the match.
The teams met in the cup for less than three weeks ago at Fenerbahce’s home, which ended in a 1-2 win for Genclerbirligi (both teams drove However, turnover of at least a handful of seats, and the aforementioned Rantie that are questionable, stood for one of Genclerbirligis goal and laid up to the second).
Genclerbirligi has fallen slightly in level after the club, something surprising terminated with coach Ibrahim Üzülmez, now in Gaziantepspor.
The odds:
Opened in several places on the Danish license market around odds 2. bwin is still in the opening odds.
Team news:
The most important thing should be mentioned. Fenerbahce can ask the strongest except a questionable Van Persie. Genclerbirligi has besides Stancu and Rantie doubt the midfielder Landel (fixed when ready), who has missed three of the last four league games with injuries. A bit offensively oriented (otter), so that a small plus for the game.
| Prediction: | Fenerbahce to win |
| Odds: | 1,44 |
