Champions League football returns to Villa Park tonight for the first time since April 2025 as reigning Europa League champions Aston Villa host Fenerbahce.Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce details overviewDate: Wednesday 14th October 2026Kick-off: 8pmVenue: Villa Park, Birmingham, UKHow to watch: TNT Sports 2, HBO MaxAston Villa vs Fenerbahce quick tipsDraw and both teams to score at 4/1 with SBKVedat Muriqi to score at 21/10 with SBKJohn McGinn to be carded at 7/2 with BetMGMGet all three combined into one bet builder at 45/1 with SBKAston Villa vs Fenerbahce predictionLast season’s Europa League champions have made a slow start to the new campaign, though having lost six of their starting XI from the final in Istanbul, perhaps that was to be expected.Aston Villa currently sit down in 16th in the Premier League table with just one league win to their name, sat only two points above the relegation zone.However, Unai Emery’s side head into tonight’s European clash having lost only one of their last six matches in all competitions, of which they’ve won three.In their last three matches, the Villans have won two and drawn the other following Brentford’s 79th minute equaliser on Saturday afteroon, so signs are looking positive for the West Midlands side as they bid to make it two wins out of two in the Champions League this season.A 3-2 win in Belgium against Club Brugge leaves them in a strong position make a big climb up the Champions League table after last night’s results, which pushed the Villans down to 14th.Fenerbahce make the trip over from Turkey in confident mood having won their last two matches by a combined scoreline of 11-0.Ismail Kartal, who is in his fourth spell as the club’s manager, has seen side lose only one of their last nine matches across all competitions and haven’t conceded in any of their last three, their 3-0 win at Caykur Rizespor on Saturday evening lifting them up to fourth place in the Super Lig, just three points behind league leaders Galatasaray.The Yellow Canaries boast a strong side filled with former Premier League stars including the likes of Ederson, Nathan Ake, Nelson Semedo, N’Golo Kante, Matteo Guendouzi, Marco Asensio, Mason Greenwood and Romelu Lukaku.The side from Istanbul needed to progress through three qualifying rounds to reach this season’s league phase, their first team having reached the competition proper in 18 years.Kartal’s side defeated Polish side Gornik Zabrze in the second round, Austrian side Sturm Graz in the third round, before defeating French side Lyon in the play off round. They played their first league phase/group stage match in the competition since 2008 five weeks ago in which they earned a 1-1 draw at home against Roma.With Aston Villa not in the finest of form and Fenerbahce’s star studded squad looking very strong in recent outings, including an 8-0 win just before the international break, and pumped up for their first away game in the league phase of the Champions League in almost two decades, an entertaining score draw could be on the horizon – I’m backing 2-2.Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce tipsVillans can’t conquer CanariesAston Villa are yet to win at home this season after three attempts, in which they’ve lost two, and come up against a Fenerbahce side who have scored 11 goals across their last two matches and have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three.The Turkish side are awash with former Premier League stars including the likes of Lukaku, Kante and two of Manchester City’s treble winners in Ederson and Ake.Draw and both teams to score at 4/1 with SBKMore Muriqi magicVedat Muriqi joined Fenerbahce in the summer after scoring 23 goals in La Liga last season for Mallorca, finishing only two goals behind Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Golden Boot and seven ahead of the likes of Vinicius Junior and Lamine Yamal.The Kosovo international has since scored seven goals in his eight starts since moving making the move to Istanbul, including bagging four goals and an assist in Fenerbahce’s 8-0 win over Eyupsor just before the international break.The 32-year-old has scored more goals this season than any other player on either team.Vedat Muriqi to score at 21/10 with SBKJohn McG-into the bookJohn McGinn has received more yellow cards this season than any other player on either team ahead of tonight’s clash at Villa Park.The Aston Villa captain has already been on the receiving end of four bookings this season, including one in the club’s only previous appearance in the Champions League this season, a 3-2 win away at Club Brugge.John McGinn to be carded at 7/2 with BetMGMAston Villa vs Fenerbahce predicted lineupsAston Villa (4-2-3-1): Suzuki (GK); Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Torres, Ruggeri; Kamara, Gomes; McGinn, Buendia, Manzambi; JacksonFenerbahce (4-2-3-1): Ederson (GK); Semedo, Skriniar, Ake, Brown; Yuksek, Kante; Greenwood, Kahveci, Akturkoglu; MuriqiAston Villa vs Fenerbahce latest oddsFind the latest Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce betting odds here. All odds are provided by our recommended football bookmakers and are subject to change.Aston Villa – 7/10 with BetMGMDraw – 3/1 with BOYLE SportsFenerbahce – 7/2 with SBKMore Champions League predictionsWe have plenty more predictions and picks across this season’s football – find our latest betting tips from expert punters in our match preview overview.Important historical facts about Aston Villa vs FenerbahceAston Villa have won all three of their previous matches against tonight’s opponents, most recently winning 1-0 in Istanbul at the start of this year in Europa League league phase clash in which Jadon Sancho scored the only goal of the game.The two sides also met in the first round of the 1977-78 UEFA Cup, which the Villans won 6-0 on aggregate after a 4-0 home win in the first leg, with John Deehan scoring three goals across both games before Villa were eventually knocked out by Barcelona in the quarter finals.Last meeting: Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa (Jan 2026, Europa League)All time head-to-head: Fenerbahce wins – 0; Aston Villa wins – 3; Draws – 0.Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+. 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