- Fenerbahçe have won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 matches
- Gornik Zabrze have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5
- Fenerbahçe have won 3 and lost 1 on the road across all competitions
Gornik will be up against it
KS Gornik Zabrze have been on a shaky run of late and they will find it difficult to get a result when they host Istanbul giants Fenerbahce SK in Poland on Wednesday. Gornik are coming off the back of consecutive defeats and, although they beat FC Nordsjaelland 0-2 away in a friendly, they were then beaten 3-1 away by Lech Poznan in the Super Cup, before losing 0-1 to Fenerbahce away in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026.
Taofeek Ismaheel has been Gornik's livewire in their recent fixtures, scoring 2 of Gornik's 4 goals in their last 5 matches, but they will need much more than that to trouble the Turkish side, who are in red-hot form at the moment.
Fenerbahce have won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 and are coming off the back of straight wins. Their most recent results have seen them beat LASK Linz 1-2 away from home in a friendly and KS Gornik Zabrze 1-0 at home in the first leg of this UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 tie.
Hosts will try to make it a battle
Michal Gasparik's side will set up to play in a compact, high-pressing style, looking to pinch the ball and transition quickly. They will try to get the ball down and play on the counter attack when they can. Fenerbahçe, by contrast, will line up in a structured, possession-based system, either 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3, where they overload the wide areas and control the tempo.
İsmail Kartal's side have much more quality in their squad and Anderson Talisca, who has 1 goal in 1 game in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026, has enough quality up top to be clinical. Fenerbahçe should have the majority of the ball but Gornik will do their best to make it a scrap and punish any loose touches.
Fenerbahçe are the odds on favourites at 37/50, while Gornik are 173/50 and the draw is 11/4. I'm siding with the visitors here, but there may not be much between the sides so I'm also going for under 2.5 goals at 93/100 and both teams to score: no at 19/20.
