Three points put Aston Villa above Fenerbahçe before League Stage Round 2
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Aston Villa’s opening win gives them a two-point advantage over Fenerbahçe in the provisional Champions League table, but Fenerbahçe bring stronger listed away-season figures into the meeting at Villa Park.
Before kickoff
A provisional table test
Aston Villa enter UEFA Champions League League Stage - 2 ranked #11 with 3 points from 1 game, while Fenerbahçe are #24 with 1 point from 1 game. Villa are 2 points ahead, but both are already below league leader Barcelona, who have 6 points. The standings are provisional, and the immediate stakes are clear: Villa are looking to build on their opening win, while Fenerbahçe are seeking their first victory after a draw.
Form and away evidence
Villa’s recent form is one match: a win. Fenerbahçe’s seven-match sequence reads Win, Draw, Win, Win, Draw, Win, Draw, with the most recent result listed first. The away-season figures give Fenerbahçe a 2-win, 1-draw and 0-loss record, with 4 goals scored, 2 conceded and 1 clean sheet. That is the clearest statistical contrast before kickoff, although it does not establish how the game will unfold at Villa Park.
Team news to monitor
Villa list M. Cisse, T. Harwood-Bellis and B. Madjo as missing fixture — Off the roster, alongside G. Hemmings with a Knee Injury, I. Maatsen with an Ankle Injury, M. Ruggeri with an Injury and A. Onana with a Knee Injury. Fenerbahçe list A. Diouf, A. Fall and M. Yandas as Off the roster; M. Guendouzi is listed as missing fixture — Red Card, while M. Muldur and J. Oosterwolde have Knee Injury and Achilles Tendon Injury statuses respectively.
At Villa Park on Wednesday, October 14, at 19:00 UTC, the evidence-backed question is whether Villa’s one-match winning form can produce another league-stage result against a Fenerbahçe side unbeaten in its three listed away games.
Explore match and season data
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
| Logo | ||||||||||
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| 1 | Barcelona | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | Sporting CP | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bayern München | DW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Paris Saint Germain | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Como | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Manchester United | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Manchester City | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Villarreal | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| 11 | Aston Villa | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Real Betis | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Atletico Madrid | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | Liverpool | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Real Madrid | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | AEK Athens FC | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | Club Brugge KV | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 19 | Lens | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 20 | RB Leipzig | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 21 | Sabah FA | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 22 | AS Roma | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Fenerbahçe | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | PSV Eindhoven | LD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26 | Viking | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| 27 | Lask Linz | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | Inter | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 29 | FC Porto | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | Slavia Praha | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 31 | Napoli | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32 | Lille | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 33 | Feyenoord | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 34 | Galatasaray | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 36 | Bodo/Glimt | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |