Fenerbahce v AS Roma: Champions League curtain-raiser

The table position

Neither side has played a Champions League fixture yet this season, leaving both on zero points. A win here would lift the victor to three points from one match; a draw would leave each on one point. Six clubs sit on three points already after the opening round, Manchester City top on goal difference after playing one.

What the market expects

The market-implied probability gives Roma a 44.3% chance of winning, against 28.9% for Fenerbahce and 26.8% for the draw. That assessment sits a little ahead of what recent results alone would suggest: both teams won three, drew one and lost one across their last five matches, identical records that offer no obvious separation. Roma's edge in the numbers likely reflects the fact that their three wins came in succession, victories on 24 August, 31 August and 5 September. Fenerbahce's most recent outing ended in a 1-2 defeat. The market is reading direction of travel, and for now it points towards the visitors.

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