UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 Tue, Oct 20 · 17:45 Chobani Stadium, Istanbul
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Our take

Fenerbahce are clear favourites.

Fenerbahce are the stronger side on L90 Strength (64 vs 40). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce are without J. Oosterwolde and Marco Asensio. Slavia Praha are without Š. Chaloupek and T. Chorý. Fenerbahce have 3 days of rest, Slavia Praha 7 and have to travel 1,511 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel1,511 kmRest days3 · 7Matches / 14d3 · 1
Fenerbahce65%
Draw18%
Slavia Praha17%
Expected goals 2.54 – 1.24
Fenerbahce58%
Draw23%
Slavia Praha18%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.96
Fenerbahce65%
Draw18%
Slavia Praha17%
Expected goals 2.51 – 1.23
Fenerbahce57%
Draw21%
Slavia Praha23%
Expected goals 2.27 – 1.39
Fenerbahce64%
Draw19%
Slavia Praha17%
Expected goals 2.51 – 1.24
Over 2.5 73% Both score 66% Likeliest score 2–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 44 minutes ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Istanbul)
17°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0%
  • Wind 5 km/h
  • Humidity 74%
Referee · SpainRicardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 60

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Fenerbahce and Slavia Praha. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

FenerbahceSlavia Praha
64 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
75 AttackIn forecast 41
53 DefenceIn forecast 40
65 Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Fenerbahce

Attack−6%
Defense risk+13%

Slavia Praha

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FenerbahceSlavia Praha
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
3.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.50
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
50% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.00 ShotsContext 17.50
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
35% On target shareContext 37%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.50
64% Box shareContext 66%
4% ConversionContext 6%
2.00 OffsidesContext 3.00
14.00 Shots allowedContext 19.00
7.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.00
3.00 BlocksContext 5.50
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
50% Save rateContext 57%
49% PossessionIn forecast 46%
456 PassesContext 334
397 Accurate passesContext 253
87% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.39 Team ratingContext 6.43
9.00 FoulsContext 11.00
15.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.50
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.40
2.57 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.34 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.95
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.39
80% Scored inContext 40%
50% Clean sheetsContext 20%
16.11 ShotsContext 12.60
6.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.75
41% On target shareContext 30%
11.33 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
69% Box shareContext 61%
17% ConversionContext 6%
2.33 OffsidesContext 3.75
14.33 Shots allowedContext 16.90
6.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.70
3.56 BlocksContext 4.60
4.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.10
74% Save rateContext 66%
49% PossessionIn forecast 46%
429 PassesContext 329
369 Accurate passesContext 248
86% Pass accuracyContext 75%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.59
12.89 FoulsContext 15.70
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Fenerbahce
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km7,231 km in 14d
Schedule load33%Moderate
Form 65 · 10 pts vs 8.3 for an average club · +0.5 vs expected
  • W17 OctH · Alanyaspor3–02.3 xPts
  • L14 OctA · Aston Villa0–60.8 xPts
  • W10 OctA · Rizespor3–01.9 xPts
  • W20 SepH · Eyüpspor8–02.5 xPts
  • D14 SepA · Gazişehir Gaziantep0–01.9 xPts
Slavia Praha
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,511 km5,893 km in 14d
Schedule load30%Moderate
Form 25 · 0 pts vs 3.1 for an average club · -2.7 vs expected
  • L13 OctA · Sabah FA0–21.4 xPts
  • L10 SepH · Lens2–31.3 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Fenerbahce Slavia Praha
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 33Moderate · 30
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3Süper Lig 2026-2027, 17 Oct7UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 13 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,511 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways7,231 km5,893 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days2 / 3 / 31 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.115.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Fenerbahce Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Alanyaspor (H) 3–0, 17 Oct
31Ederson(G)
22M. Mercan 15N. Aké 37M. Škriniar 27Nélson Semedo
6M. Guendouzi 91N. Kanté
70O. Aydın 11M. Greenwood 17İ. Kahveci
9R. Lukaku
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Slavia Praha Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Sabah FA (A) 0–2, 13 Oct
35J. Markovič(G)
27T. Vlček 6C. N'Guessan 4D. Zima 3T. Holeš
23M. Sadílek 16D. Moses
10D. Šturm 17L. Provod 20E. Ayaosi
25T. Chorý
+8 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Fenerbahce Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.03 goals
Attack line −11.7% · Defence line −13.6% of weighted minutes
  • DEF J. Oosterwolde Starter 6.78
  • ATT Marco Asensio Starter 7.16
  • DEF M. Müldür Rotation 6.64
3 without recent minutes (no impact): M. Yandaş, A. Diouf, A. Fall
Slavia Praha Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals
Attack line −11.3% · Defence line −11.6% of weighted minutes
  • DEF Š. Chaloupek Starter 6.74
  • ATT T. Chorý Starter 6.30
  • DEF I. Ogbu Rotation 5.95
  • DEF D. Jurásek Depth 5.66
  • ATT I. Schranz Depth 6.48
4 without recent minutes (no impact): H. Kante, O. Kolář, A. Ouanda, E. Piták
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fenerbahce+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Slavia Praha+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Fenerbahce · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Slavia Praha · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

1 Fenerbahce wins0 draws0 Slavia Praha wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 28 Nov 2024Slavia Praha1–2Fenerbahce

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Spain · 60 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.73league 3.64
Red cards0.23league 0.14
Cards 5+33%league 36%
Fouls22.3league 23.0
Penalties0.33league 0.28
Home wins50%league 58%
Fenerbahce1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.5.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D27 Nov 25H · Ferencvarosi TC1–15
Slavia Praha1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D22 Oct 25A · Atalanta0–02

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Fenerbahce2 games · scored 1 · conceded 7
1 0-15
16-30
3 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
Slavia Praha2 games · scored 2 · conceded 5
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 3 76-90
Fenerbahce10 games · scored 24 · conceded 12
5 2 0-15
5 16-30
4 4 31-45
5 46-60
1 4 61-75
4 2 76-90
Slavia Praha10 games · scored 7 · conceded 24
1 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 4 46-60
1 5 61-75
1 8 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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