Liverpool hosts Manchester City in a Matchweek 6 Premier League clash. The big derby takes place this Sunday, October 11, at 16:30 at Anfield.
Sturm Graz hosts Fenerbahce in the second leg of the third qualifying round of the Champions League, after losing the first leg in Istanbul 0:2. The match is on Tuesday, August 11, at 18:30 UK time.
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The Austrian team is in good form, but its task seems extremely difficult considering the result of the first leg. Sturm Graz has six wins, two draws and two losses in its last ten matches, and over the weekend recorded a convincing 2:0 as a guest of Hartberg. The difference in class is clearly visible in the first leg with Fenerbahçe. Sturm Graz will try to please its fans with a positive result, but the bookmakers favor the guests to succeed.
The Turkish giants enter the second leg in excellent current form and already have a two-goal lead. Fenerbahce is undefeated in its last seven official matches, in which it recorded six wins and one draw. In addition to the 2-0 victory over Sturm, the team eliminated Gornik Zabrze in the previous round, and before the start of the qualifying campaign recorded impressive results in the controls - 5-0 against Admira Wacker and 4-0 against Pogon Szczecin.
Prediction for Sturm Graz - Fenerbahce
Sturm Graz will certainly try to make the match interesting, but Fenerbahce has better players, more European experience and a serious psychological advantage. The Turkish team has already shown in the first match that it can control the development of the field. In my opinion, the guests will play the second leg wisely and will use the free spaces that Sturm will leave in an attempt to turn things around. My prediction is another success for Fenerbahce.
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