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- Competition: Champions League qualification
- Date: Wednesday, 6th August 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: De Kuip (Rotterdam)
For Feyenoord and Fenerbahce, the 2025/26 season still hasn't started, but their games in the Champions League qualifications could define their seasons. Both teams have big ambitions for the upcoming year, so every wrong step could quickly turn into disaster. Feyenoord are the favorites to win in the game that will be played on Wednesday night at De Kuip, but the Turkish side have their ambitions and hopes for their first Champions League appearance since 2008.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Fenerbahce
3 : 3
Feyenoord
Club Friendlies 1
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Feyenoord
0 : 1
Fenerbahce
Europa League
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Fenerbahce
1 : 0
Feyenoord
Europa League
Feyenoord and Fenerbahce have had four H2H matches so far, and both teams have won two games. The last matches were played in 2016 when the Turkish side won twice, 1-0, in the Europa League. Interestingly, all four head-to-head games between Feyenoord and Fenerbahce finished with two or fewer goals.
Feyenoord team overview
As always, Feyenoord have the highest ambitions in Eredivisie. Last season, they ended third, with 11 points fewer than the league leader, PSV, but the fans hope their team will win their first league title in the upcoming year since 2023. However, Feyenoord had a terrible preseason, starting with a win but followed by a draw and three defeats. In the last match, they lost 2-0 against Liefering.
Feyenoord are weaker than last season as two top players, Igor Paixao and David Hancko, left the team for more than 50 million euros. Like always, Feyenoord are investing in youth. Their biggest signings this summer are Sem Steijn (who came from Twente), Goncalo Borges (Porto), and Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Gent).
Last matches of
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Feyenoord
1 : 2
OGC Nice
Club Friendlies 1
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Feyenoord
1 : 1
Union Saint-Gilloise
Club Friendlies 1
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Cambuur
1 : 4
Feyenoord
Club Friendlies 1
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Heerenveen
2 : 0
Feyenoord
Eredivisie
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Feyenoord
2 : 0
RKC Waalwijk
Eredivisie
lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Timon Wellenreuther
Defenders
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26
Givairo Read
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4
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
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43
Jan Plug
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15
Jordan Bos
Midfielders
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6
In-beom Hwang
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14
Sem Steijn
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28
Oussama Targhalline
Forwards
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23
Anis Hadj Moussa
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9
Ayase Ueda
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16
Leo Sauer
Fenerbahce team overview
Fenerbahce last season ended second in the Turkish Super Lig. That was their 11th season without the championship trophy. This summer was brilliant for Fenerbahce, so Jose Mourinho's team hopes to return to its dominance in the country. Fenerbahce won four of five preseason matches, including a 1-0 win in the last test against Lazio.
Fenerbahce are much stronger than last season. The most significant addition is John Duran, who spent the previous six months in Saudi Arabian Al Nasr, where he scored eight goals in 13 matches. Fenerbahce also signed Archie Brown (who came from Gent) and Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton), while Milan Skriniar and Sofyan Amrabat signed permanent deals.
Last matches of
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Fenerbahce
1 : 0
Lazio
Club Friendlies 1
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Benfica
3 : 2
Fenerbahce
Club Friendlies 1
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Fenerbahce
4 : 0
Al Ittihad
Club Friendlies 1
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União de Leiria
0 : 2
Fenerbahce
Club Friendlies 1
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Portimonense S.C.
1 : 2
Fenerbahce
Club Friendlies 1
lineup
Goalkeeper
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40
Dominik Livakovic
Defenders
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27
Nelson Semedo
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37
Milan Skriniar
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4
Caglar Soyuncu
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24
Jayden Oosterwolde
Midfielders
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34
Sofyan Amrabat
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53
Sebastian Szymanski
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7
Fred
Forwards
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17
Irfan Can Kahveci
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10
Jhon Duran
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70
Oguz Aydin
Prediction
Feyenoord have shown big problems in offense during preseason as they scored only three goals in the last four matches. On the other hand, Fenerbahce allowed only four goals in five preseason games. We should expect both teams to be careful in their first matches of the season. Our prediction: Under 2.5 goals.
3 Reasons why we shouldn't expect more than two goals in this match
- Feyenoord scored only three goals in the last four matches
- Fenerbahce allowed four goals in five preseason games
- Feyenoord and Fenerbahce went under 2.5 goals in each of four H2H matches
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds: