Fenerbahce vs Aston Villa Preview

Fenerbahce host Aston Villa at the Ulker Stadyumu on Thursday evening for a Europa League encounter that finds the Turkish side in exceptional form while the English visitors arrive in inconsistent shape. The hosts have been outstanding in recent weeks, unbeaten in their last five matches with four consecutive wins. Their most recent outing produced a 3-2 away victory at Alanyaspor on January 18th. Before that, they won 3-0 away at Eyupspor and thrashed Konyaspor 4-0 at home. Earlier in this sequence, they won 4-0 away at SK Brann in the Europa League and drew 1-1 away at Istanbul Basaksehir.

Aston Villa travel to Istanbul with a mixed recent record, their most recent match ending in a 1-0 home defeat to Everton on January 18th. In their previous outing, they won 2-1 away at Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup and drew 0-0 away at Crystal Palace. Earlier in this sequence, they beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 at home and lost 4-1 away at Arsenal, collecting two wins, one draw and two losses from their last five fixtures across all competitions.

These two sides have never met competitively before, making Thursday’s Europa League clash a historic first encounter between the clubs.

Football enthusiasts worldwide can watch this Europa League fixture live on Thursday evening. In the UK, TNT Sports 1 will broadcast the match with a 17:45 GMT kick-off, while Turkish audiences can tune in on TRT 1. US viewers can follow the action on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+, and Spanish fans can watch on Movistar Liga de Campeones 2. Additional coverage extends to Germany and Austria on RTL+, Canada on DAZN Canada, Portugal on DAZN2 Portugal, and across Scandinavia on Disney+ (Denmark and Sweden) and Viaplay (Norway and Iceland).

Fenerbahce – Last 5 Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Alanyaspor	2-3	Fenerbahce	Turkish Super Lig	Jan 18, 2026
W	Eyupspor	0-3	Fenerbahce	Turkish Super Lig	Dec 20, 2025
W	Fenerbahce	4-0	Konyaspor	Turkish Super Lig	Dec 15, 2025
W	SK Brann	0-4	Fenerbahce	Europa League	Dec 11, 2025
D	Istanbul Basaksehir	1-1	Fenerbahce	Turkish Super Lig	Dec 6, 2025

Aston Villa – Last 5 Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Aston Villa	0-1	Everton	English Premier League	Jan 18, 2026
W	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Aston Villa	English FA Cup	Jan 10, 2026
D	Crystal Palace	0-0	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Jan 7, 2026
W	Aston Villa	3-1	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Jan 3, 2026
L	Arsenal	4-1	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 30, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

No previous meetings between these two sides.

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	TNT Sports 1
Turkey	TRT 1
USA	CBS Sports Network
Germany	RTL+
Spain	Movistar Liga de Campeones 2
Canada	DAZN Canada
Portugal	DAZN2 Portugal
Denmark	Disney+
Sweden	Disney+
Australia	Stan Sport