Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce Tips & Predictions - Jackson to Keep Scoring in the Champions League

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Last updated: Tue 13 Oct 2026 09:36

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Aston Villa have seen 25 goals in their last 6 games
Villa’s Nicolas Jackson has scored in his last 2 club appearances
Jackson can find the net in a Champions League high-scorer

Aston Villa's Nicolas Jackson has scored 3 goals in his last 4 games for club and country (Getty)

Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce Preview

Aston Villa are wide open and Nicolas Jackson has emerged as a key attacking threat for the Villans. Fenerbahce scored plenty of goals and a high-scoring clash with Jackson to score are the best bets.

Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce Preview
3 Goals in 4 for Nicolas Jackson
H2H - Villa on Top
Aston Villa Are Very High-Scoring
Fenerbahce Know How to Find the Net
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

3 Goals in 4 for Nicolas Jackson

Aston Villa have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 4 matches.
Aston Villa have seen BTTS in 6 consecutive matches.
Aston Villa’s Nicolas Jackson has scored 3 goals in his last 4 games.

H2H - Villa on Top

Aston Villa have a 3-0 advantage against Fenerbahce in three previous meetings.

Aston Villa Are Very High-Scoring

Aston Villa have been amongst the goals recently, scoring 15 and conceding 10 in their previous six matches. Nicolas Jackson has scored three goals in four starts during that spell.

Villa’s high-scoring run started with a 3-2 Champions League win at Club Brugge, where Jackson found the net.

The Villans lost 2-1 at home against Nottingham Forest in their next game. A three-match winning streak followed with victories over Coventry 3-1, Tottenham 3-2 and Sevilla 3-1.

Unai Emery’s outfit continued their high-scoring streak after a 2-2 home draw against Brentford. Nicolas Jackson and John McGinn scored and Villa had the better chances with 2.28-1.06 XG.

Fenerbahce Know How to Find the Net

Fenerbahce are a dangerous attacking outfit and have found the net in 20 of their last 21 games in all competitions.

The Turkish side went unbeaten in Champions League qualifying, scoring eight goals in six matches. The Yellow Canaries then drew 1-1 against Roma at home in their group stage opener in September.

Ismail Kartal’s team are on a three-match winning streak after thrashing Eyupspor 8-0 and Turan 3-0 in a friendly.

The Istanbul outfit continued their winning run with a 3-0 away triumph against Rizespor. Fenerbahce had five shots on target and goals from Marco Asensio, Irfan Kahveci and Oguz Aydin secured the win.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Zion Suzuki; Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Boubacar Kamara, Joao Gomes; Ibrahim Mbaye, Emiliano Buendia, John McGinn; Nicolas Jackson

Defender Ian Maatsen and midfielder Amadou Onana are sidelined with long-term injuries. Midfielder Leon Goretzka is an injury doubt due to a knee issue.

Matteo Ruggeri was subbed off early during the Brentford draw and is unlikely to feature on Wednesday. Unai Emery gave further details post-match and said, "Ruggeri is a hamstring.”

Fenerbahce (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Nelson Semedo, Milan Skriniar, Nathan Ake, Archie Brown; N’Golo Kante, Ismail Yuksek; Mason Greenwood, Irfan Kahveci, Kerem Akturkoglu; Vedat Muriqi

Midfielder Matteo Guendouzi was sent off against Roma and is suspended here. Defender Jayden Oosterwolde is unavailable due to an ACL injury.

Verdict

Aston Villa v Fenerbahce

Aston Villa concede a lot of goals and score plenty. Nicolas Jackson looks confident at his new club and can keep scoring in a Champions League goal fest against Fenerbahce.

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