Fenerbahce vs Trabzonspor prediction 18.05.2023

• Competition: Super Lig
• Date: 18th May 2023
• Time: 18:00 UK / 19:00 CEST
• Venue: Sukru Saracoglu Stadium (Istanbul)

Three rounds before the end of the season, Fenerbahce is in second place in the Turkish Super League with 68 points, the same as Besiktas, and 5 less than the leader and great rival Galatasaray. The chances of winning a new title are not great, but this team will certainly do its best until the referee's final whistle to at least makes the fight for the title interesting. A great opportunity was missed in the game of the last round when they played only 1:1 on the road against Girensuspor. After Fenerbahce's early goal and control of the game, it seemed that they would easily get all three points, but later on, the home team scored after the first real opportunity and equalized, which would later turn out to be the final result.

On the other hand, Trabzon, after last season's historic title, has played far below the expected level this season. At the moment, they are only in the 7th position in the table with 48 points won, and that will probably be their final ranking. They didn't even make a step up with their performance in Europe, and during the transfer window, the reconstruction of the team might happen. In the last round, they finally won against Ankaragucu and thus ended an unpleasant streak of 6 consecutive games without a win in all competitions. The most deserving of that was double scorer Umut Bozok.

Fenerbahce vs Trabzon pick: FENERBAHCE TO WIN

The difference in the quality of these teams is definitely on the side of Fenerbahce, and a big role in this match is played by the motivation of the home team, which is mathematically still in the game for the championship title. This season, Fenerbahce had a couple of setbacks at home and they surprisingly collected more points on away games. But in this match, they have no right to make a mistake and they are expected to show the best version of their game, which should be enough for a routine victory over a rival who, however, does not play at the approximate level of last season.