Fenerbahce take on the visitors Benfica at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in the second leg match of the UEFA Champions League third qualification round. The match will be played in Istanbul on Tuesday, August 14th. The first leg match ended with a 1-0 win for Benfica.
Last season Fenerbahce placed 2nd in the Turkish Super Lig with 72 points to their credit. The Yellow Canaries have had six friendly matches this summer, won two of them, drew three and lost one. In their last three matches Fenerbahce beat Bursaspor with a 2-1 score, lost to Benfica with a 0-1 score and beat Cagliari with a 2-1 score.
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Benfica placed 2nd their local Primeira Liga too with 81 points to their credit last season. The Aguias have had three friendly matches (two wins, one draw) and three International Champions Cup fixtures (one win, two losses) this summer. In their last three matches Benfica beat Vitoria de Guimaraes with a 3-2 score, Fenerbahce with a 1-0 score and lost to Lyon with a 2-3 score.
Fenerbahce and Benfica have faced each other in the Europa League in 2013 when the Turkish side won with a 1-0 score on their home field and lost to the Portuguese side with a 1-3 score on the away field. In the first leg match Benfica have won with a 1-0 score and the upcoming fixture is likely to have only a few goals scored too.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.0 goals scored.