BB Erzurumspor vs Konyaspor - prediction, team news, lineups

BB Erzurumspor big Konyaspor astatine Kazim Karabekir Stadium connected Saturday successful a fixture that has rapidly taken connected the signifier of an aboriginal relegation six-pointer, with some sides occupying the bottommost 2 places successful the Turkish Super Lig table aft 3 rounds.

Serkan Ozbalta's broadside spell into the lucifer with a azygous constituent from their opening 3 fixtures, portion Ilhan Palut's broadside get successful Erzurum inactive searching for their archetypal constituent of the run aft 3 consecutive defeats.

Match preview

Erzurumspor's hard instrumentality to the apical flight, pursuing 5 years away, continued with back-to-back defeats to Amed and Galatasaray earlier they yet opened their points tally with a 1-1 gully astatine Genclerbirligi past clip out.

Eren Tozlu gave them the pb successful that match, converting a debased walk from Zan Zuzek's other fig successful the 55th minute, lone for Adama Traore to level for Genclerbirligi successful the 66th infinitesimal and contradict Ozbalta's broadside a archetypal triumph of the season.

That effect astatine slightest ended a tally successful which Erzurumspor had conceded 7 goals without scoring successful their opening 2 matches, portion they besides ended their originative struggles by yet creating their archetypal acceptable of large chances this season, ending the crippled with three.

Now, the Erzurum broadside volition person to transportation that momentum into a location clash with the worst broadside successful the league aft 3 matches, though their past against Saturday's visitors offers small encouragement, with the hosts losing each 4 of their erstwhile Super Lig meetings betwixt the clubs, including some fixtures the past clip the sides met successful the 2020-21 season.

Konyaspor, for their part, caput to Erzurum successful considerably worse form, having mislaid 2-1 astatine location to chap strugglers Kocaelispor past play contempt taking the pb done Tanguy Zoukrou's 39th-minute ain goal.

Palut's broadside were reduced to 10 men conscionable 2 minutes aft introducing Enis Bardhi arsenic a half-time substitute, with the North Macedonian midfielder sent off, and they were incapable to clasp connected arsenic Massadio Haidara equalised successful the 72nd infinitesimal earlier Metehan Altunbas struck the victor successful the 86th.

That decision near the Anatolian Eagle bottommost of the array without a constituent from 3 matches, and Palut did not fell his vexation afterwards, telling reporters that his broadside had failed to adjacent gully a lucifer that had been pointing towards triumph earlier the sending-off changed its complexion.

Heading into Saturday's clash, Konyaspor volition beryllium banking connected history, having won each six times the 2 clubs person met crossed competitory and affable fixtures, including 4 consecutive victories successful the Super Lig which came crossed the 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons.

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Team News

Erzurumspor person nary caller wounded oregon fittingness concerns to study pursuing grooming this week, giving Ozbalta a afloat disposable squad to take from for Saturday's match.

The manager is expected to clasp the antiaircraft signifier that earned a constituent astatine Genclerbirligi, with Orhan Ovacikli, Mustafa Yumlu, Nihad Mujakic and Amar Gerxhaliu forming portion of the unit.

Tozlu should proceed arsenic the lone striker, with Brandon Baiye and Elisha Owusu providing creativity successful midfield.

Konyaspor volition beryllium without the suspended Bardhi aft his reddish paper against Kocaelispor, with Palut expected to marque precocious calls connected unit pursuing past weekend's disappointing collapse.

Ugurcan Yazgili is besides expected to miss retired with a musculus injury, portion Arthur Masuaku could travel into the defence arsenic Palut reshuffles his side.

BB Erzurumspor imaginable starting lineup:

Taskiran; Ovacikli, Gerxhaliu, Yumlu, Mujakic, Giorbelidze; Fettahoglu, Owusu, Baiye, Rodriguez; Tozlu

Konyaspor imaginable starting lineup:

Ertas; Andzouana, Awaziem, Demirbag, Masuaku; Ibrahimoglu, Jevtovic; Goncalves, Colley, Turuc; Muleka

We say: BB Erzurumspor 1-1 Konyaspor

This looks similar a lucifer wherever Konyaspor's attacking prime should yet nutrient a goal, but Erzurumspor's much blimpish attack makes them hard to interruption down.

We expect Palut's broadside whitethorn conflict to people much than once, portion the hosts person capable menace connected the antagonistic to unafraid a stock of the points.
 

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