Fatih Karagumruk will host Kayserispor as both teams are looking to end a dismal run of results. The visitors have won nothing in their last three games, while the hosts are now on a four-game losing streak.
Preview (Fatih Karagumruk vs. Kayserispor)
On Saturday night, Karagumruk faced Samsunspor in the Samsun 19 Mayis Stadyumu, where the latter team prevailed 1-0. With the score tied going into the last minutes of play, Shota Arveladze’s team appeared to be headed to a point until Ercan Kara scored the game’s winning goal in the 84th minute. As a result, despite being just one point outside of safety. The opposition team will take the field next. They have only won one of the previous six iterations of this match, losing the other four.
For the first time since May 2023, Wednesday’s hosts will be eager to avoid back-to-back losses in front of their supporters after their five-game home unbeaten streak ended lately. The match on Sunday at the Kadir Has Stadium ended in a depressing 3-1 loss for Kayserispor versus Sivasspor. Arif Kocaman’s own goal put Recep Ucar’s team behind early on. Stephane Bahoken pulled them even, and Rey Manaj scored twice in the second half to seal the victory.
The Anatolian Stars are fourth in the rankings with 29 points from their first 18 games. They are leading the chasing group in the battle for the last European slot only on goal differential. Now, with a difficult task against Galatasaray coming up in five days, Wednesday’s visitors came here looking for a positive outcome.
Team News
Ryan Mendes of Karagumruk will not participate in this Africa Cup of Nations since he is now serving with Cape Verde on an international level. Due to a persistent muscular issue, Stefano Sturaro will also be sidelined for the home team’s third straight game. The forward is predicted to stay in the starting lineup after making the most of a rare start the previous time around when he found the back of the goal.
Mame Thiam, 31, is a player to closely monitor as he has contributed directly to 13 of his team’s 25 league goals this season. Since both Karagumruk and Kayserispor have had difficulty scoring goals, we anticipate a low-scoring contest. Having said that, we are backing the visitors to win by a slim margin.
Fatih Karagumruk 0-1 Kayserispor
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