Fenerbahce vs Union Saint Gilloise Predictions

• Fenerbahce have won three of their last four games.
• Union SG are winless in four.
• Union SG have scored just one goal in their last six games.

Fener looking for winning start

Fenerbahce take on Belgian outfit Union SG in the opening batch of Europa League league phase games on Thursday and it is hard to look beyond the hosts here.

The Turkish giants went down 3-1 at home to bitter rivals Galatasaray last time out but prior to that they had won three in a row.

Union SG come into this game in poor form as they are winless in four, failing to score in all of those games, and they are winless in their last seven away games since a Belgian Super Cup win at Club Brugge in their opening game of the campaign.

These sides met in the Conference League knockout stages last season and Union won 1-0 in Istanbul. However, Fener had already built up a 3-0 lead after a first leg away win so they were defending a lead, whereas they will feel the need to make the most of their home games during this league phase.

A home win is a confident main tip and correct score backers should consider a 2-0 victory for Fener. Union SG have failed to score in their last four games and have just one goal in their last six, so they may draw a blank here. The Belgian side haven’t lost by more than two goals in any competitions this season and Fener only managed to score more than twice in one of their four European qualifiers during the summer, so a 2-0 home win looks reasonable.

Dusan Tadic has been in good form for Fenerbahce with three goals and two assists across his last four games, so the veteran Serb looks a good anytime scorer option ahead of this Europa League fixture.