Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Fenerbahce
Match Time & Date:
12 August 2025
18:00
Prediction: 2-1
Feyenoord
There will be fireworks when Fenerbahce and Feyenoord go head to head in a highly-anticipated Champions League qualifier. Jose Mourinho’s men need to overcome a one-goal deficit at packed Ulker Stadium Sukru Saracoglu and they are likely to go all guns blazing at Feyenoord. Summer signing Jhon Duran and Nelson Semedo are both pushing for a start, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Rotterdammers, on the other hand, scored a late winner in the first leg and they are now on a quest to defend their slim lead in Istanbul. Fenerbahce, though, have turned their Ulker Stadium Sukru Saracoglu into a real fortress and we predict that they are going to emerge triumphant in the second leg. Robin van Persie is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Fenerbahce at De Kuip. The former Premier League ace should stick to the 4-3-3 formation, with Ayase Ueda up front as a lone centre-forward.
Highlighted Player (Cengiz Under):
Cengiz Under is a professional footballer who plays for both Roma and the Turkish national team. Born in Sindirigi, Turkey on July 14, 1997, Under is a pacey winger who began his youth career at Bucasport. In 2013 he moved to Altinordu and he continued playing for the Doganlar Stadium outfit at senior level.
After scoring 11 goals in 51 appearances in the league for Altinordu, Cengiz Under moved to big-spending capital club Basaksehir. The left-footed attacker scored 7 goals in 32 appearances in the Super Lig before joining Serie A side Roma in the summer of 2017. Under signed a €13.4 million worth deal with the Giallorossi, making his league debut in a 3-1 loss to Inter on August 26, 2017.
The Turkey international came as a substitute for Danielle De Rossi in the 83rd minute of the match. Speaking of his international career, Cengiz Under made his debut for the Turkish national team on March 27, 2017 in a 3-1 win over Moldova.
Highlighted Team (Feyenoord):
Back in 1908 football club Wilhemina was founded in the pub De Vereeniging and they played their home games in blue-sleeved red shirts and white shorts. The club’s name was changed to Hillesluise in 1909 and soon they became RVV Celeritas.
Finally, in 1912 the club got a name SC Feijenoord. Feyenoord won their first Eredivisie trophy in 1924 and 75 years later they clinched their 14th domestic trophy, finishing the season 15 points clear of second-placed Willem II. De Trots van Zuid play their home games at De Kuip and the capacity of the venue is 51 117.
The club’s fiercest rivals are Ajax and the two teams face each other in der Klassieker. The likes of Craig Bellamy, Gerrard Fox, Wouter Bos and Raemon Sluiter are notable supporters of the club. It is well known that football legends Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit and Peter Houtman all played for Feyenoord in the past. De Trots van Zuid play their home games in red-white shirts and black shorts.
