BB Erzurumspor vs Samsunspor - prediction, team news, lineups

Samsunspor volition beryllium aiming to drawback their tally of 3 consecutive defeats erstwhile they spell caput to caput with BB Erzurumspor successful circular six of the Turkish Super Lig connected Sunday.

Having failed to triumph the past six matches betwixt the 2 teams, Serkan Ozbalta’s broadside volition look to yet get 1 implicit the visitors and unafraid back-to-back victories astatine the Kazim Karabekir Stadium.

Match preview

Barely a week aft yet getting their archetypal triumph of the play connected the board, Erzurumspor were sent crashing backmost to world past Friday erstwhile they suffered a 3-0 decision astatine the hands of Besiktas.

Besiktas turned successful a ascendant squad show to dispatch Erzurumspor astatine Tupras Stadium, with Emirhan Topcu and Leandro Trossard netting first-half goals earlier Yakup Kirtay scored an 81st-minute ain extremity to descend the visitors.

Prior to that, Erzurumspor kicked disconnected the caller run with 1 constituent from the archetypal 3 available, losing doubly and claiming 1 draw, earlier a first-half onslaught from Eren Tozlun inspired a constrictive 1-0 triumph implicit Konyaspor astatine the Kazim Karabekir Stadium connected September 5.

Having clinched the 1. Lig rubric past play to summation promotion to the apical flight, Ozbalta’s men person struggled to enforce themselves successful the large leagues, with their deficiency of firepower astatine the attacking extremity of the transportation being the large sticking point.

With past weekend’s result, Erzurumspor person present failed to find the backmost of the nett successful 3 games this season, portion they clasp the joint-worst extremity tally, having managed conscionable 2 goals from their 5 matches truthful far.

Like the hosts, Samsunspor proceed to conflict for results this season, with past Saturday’s 5-1 hammering against Corum astatine the Samsun Yeni 19 Mayis Stadium joining a way of forgettable performances.

Jesus Ramirez and Logi Thomasson scored for either broadside successful the opening 5 minutes, but a brace from Cengiz Under enactment the visitors successful a commanding half-time pb earlier Alexandros Kyziridis struck successful the 69th infinitesimal and Ramirez added his 2nd of the crippled to headdress disconnected a stunning attacking display.

After picking up 4 points from the archetypal 2 matches, playing retired a 3-3 stalemate with Goztepe connected August 17 earlier claiming a 2-1 triumph implicit Caykur Rizespor astatine the Caykur Didi Stadium connected August 22, Samsunspor person present mislaid 3 games connected the trot against Fenerbahce, Kocaelispor and Corum.

Having secured 5 wins from their last six games past season, Thorsten Fink’s men person been incapable to support the momentum that saw them decorativeness seventh past term, arsenic the Red Lightning beryllium 15th successful the Super Lig standings, level connected points with 16th-placed Erzurumspor.

Now aiming to halt the rot and kickstart an upturn successful signifier this weekend, Samsunspor volition instrumentality encouragement from caller results against this weekend's hosts, having gone unbeaten successful their erstwhile six encounters, claiming 3 wins and 3 draws since September 2017.

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Team News

Barring immoderate precocious fittingness concerns, Erzurumspor caput into this weekend’s matchup with a cleanable measure of wellness and nary suspension concerns, giving Ozbalta the luxury of a afloat location to take from.

Thirty-five-year-old striker Tozlu has netted Erzurumspor’s 2 goals this play and should spearhead the onslaught erstwhile again, portion we expect to spot an unchanged backmost 5 of Amar Gerxhaliu, Mustafa Yumlu, Nihad Mujakic, Orhan Ovacikli and Georgian full-back Guram Giorbelidze.

Meanwhile, Samsunspor stay without respective players down the spine of the team, including the midfield trio of Afonso Sousa, Tanguy Coulibaly and Jaures Assoumou, who proceed their spells connected the sidelines.

Fatih Kaya has missed the past 2 games since coming disconnected injured against Fenerbahce connected August 30 and the German striker is besides retired of contention for the visitors, portion Elayis Tavsan is recuperating from a musculus problem.

BB Erzurumspor imaginable starting lineup:

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

Samsunspor imaginable starting lineup:

Kocuk; Mendes, Erakovic, Guarino, Tomasson; Yuksel, Onur; Jarju, Kayan, Kilinc; Mouandilmadji

We say: BB Erzurumspor 0-2 Samsunspor

Erzurumspor and Samsunspor person endured a challenging commencement to the caller play and volition beryllium keen to kickstart their turnaround this weekend, and this makes for an breathtaking ticker astatine the Kazim Karabekir Stadium.

However, Samsunspor boast a superior and much experienced squad connected paper, and fixed Erzurumspor’s woes successful beforehand of goal, we are backing Fink’s men to travel distant with a constrictive victory.

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