Slavia's press makes Fenerbahçe's first pass the starting point of their match. The home side has a route into the space outside Slavia's markers through quick central recoveries and wide service. In Baku, Sabah showed that Dortmund can hold the ball for long spells without creating much early. Sabah's next touch after a clearance can turn that control into a run at the visiting back line.
Fenerbahçe's Guendouzi and Kanté will be tested by Slavia's man-oriented midfield pressure. Semedo and the wide attackers can move the ball beyond that first challenge, while recent substitute minutes have given the home side another way to finish late. Slavia travelled without Chorý, who started both recent matches; Fenerbahçe's defensive replacements already played together against Alanyaspor. The timing of that fresh attacking loss against a tested home structure is why I'm siding with Fenerbahçe to take this match.
Sabah's Lepinjica found Parris against Slavia, and the same second-ball release can reach Dortmund's wing-back channels. Dortmund have their travelling midfield options, but Can and Konstantelias were already absent when the attack made little early chance quality at Bodø and Union; Karetsas is a newer loss among the change options. Dortmund may gain ground after the break, while Sabah have shown their own second-half scoring route. That balance has me siding with Sabah to stay close.
