Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe: Preview, predicted line-ups & team news
Aston Villa host unbeaten Fenerbahçe at Villa Park in Champions League matchday two, with five players out and Leon Goretzka a doubt.
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Villa look to build on Brugge win
Aston Villa can put a second Champions League league-stage win on the board when Fenerbahçe visit Villa Park on Wednesday night.
The hosts won 3-2 at Club Brugge on 8 September in their opening game. Fenerbahçe are unbeaten in seven games in all competitions and drew 1-1 at home to Roma on 10 September. The visitors are no pushovers, but Villa are priced at 8/13 to win for a reason.
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FenerbahçeHow they got here
Villa's route is short so far. They have played one league-stage game, and it was a good one: three goals and 21 shots at Brugge, with an expected goals figure of 3.22. They also conceded twice, with Brugge scoring in the 16-30 and 61-75 minute bands. Villa averaged just 36% possession in that game and still won.
Fenerbahçe arrive on the back of four wins and three draws from their last seven, scoring nine and conceding four. Those games include qualifying ties against Gornik Zabrze, Sturm Graz and Lyon, which they won 2-1 away in the second leg on 26 August. The draw with Roma was their first Champions League league-stage outing. They have kept three clean sheets in those seven.
Rotation and selection
Rotation is not a big factor for Villa here. With a league-stage campaign still in its early weeks, every point matters, and a home game against a side priced at 4/1 is one they are expected to win. Expect a strong XI, restricted mainly by the absentees.
Fenerbahçe have used a 4-2-3-1 in six of their seven games this season and are likely to stick with it. They average 1.29 goals a game and have not failed to score once.
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Predicted line-ups for Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe
Aston Villa: Bizot; Cash, Pau Torres, Lindelöf, Mings; Kamara, João Gomes; Garnacho, Buendía, Barkley; Jackson
Fenerbahçe: Ederson; Semedo, Škriniar, Aké, Brown; Kanté, Elmaz; Asensio, Greenwood, Aktürkoğlu; Lukaku
Where to watch Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe: TV and online streams
The match kicks off at 20:00 BST on Wednesday 14 October at Villa Park. It is shown on TNT Sports where selected. This is a league-stage game, so there is no second leg, and there is no extra time or penalty shoot-out: a draw after 90 minutes means one point each.
Stats for Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe
- Villa won the only previous meeting 1-0 away at Chobani Stadium in the Europa League on 22 January 2026.
- Villa have won their only Champions League game this season, 3-2 at Club Brugge, and scored in every minute band up to half-time.
- Fenerbahçe are unbeaten in seven games in all competitions (four wins, three draws), conceding 0.57 goals a game.
- Fenerbahçe have not gone over 2.5 goals in any of their seven league-stage-and-qualifying games for or against.