Eyupspor vs Antalyaspor - prediction, team news, lineups

Eyupspor and Antalyaspor, 2 struggling sides successful the Turkish Super Lig, volition some beryllium hopeless for triumph erstwhile they conscionable astatine Eyup Stadium connected Monday evening.

The hosts beryllium successful the bottommost 3 with 8 points from 10 games, portion the visitors are lone 2 places and 2 points up successful the standings.

Match preview

Eyupspor ended a five-match winless tally (2D, 3L) with a much-needed 2-0 triumph implicit Kasimpasa but were rapidly brought backmost down to world with a 2-0 decision astatine Trabzonspor past weekend.

It has been a pugnacious run for the Istanbul outfit, successful stark opposition to their awesome commencement past play successful their first-ever top-flight campaign, and the dilatory commencement saw Selcuk Sahin sacked successful mid-October, with Orhan Ak taking over. 

The caller manager has won 1 of his archetypal 2 games – arsenic galore arsenic Inan did successful 8 games – and has urged patience, promising dependable betterment with each passing week.

Encouragingly for Eyupspor, some of their league victories this play person travel astatine home, and they tin besides instrumentality assurance from past season’s meetings with Antalyaspor – winning some legs, including a 2-1 occurrence astatine this venue.

Antalyaspor person besides endured a miserable league start, with the Scorpions presently connected a four-match losing streak.

The visitors are besides portion of the coaching pandemic successful this campaign, which has seen 8 managers already dismissed this season, but caller brag Erol Bulut, who replaced Emre Belozoglu successful October, is inactive searching for his archetypal league triumph successful charge.

A 3-0 Turkish Cup triumph implicit third-tier Bursaspor during the week offered immoderate respite, but league struggles continue, with the Scorpions without triumph successful their past 5 Super Lig games (1D, 4L). 

Bulut has asked for patience arsenic helium implements his system, though different decision present could permission the Antalya broadside successful the bottommost 3 by the extremity of the weekend.

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Team News

Eyupspor’s wounded woes continue, with striker Denis Dragus remaining sidelined with an wounded that has kept him retired for 3 weeks. 

Defender Luccas Claro suffered a breached limb successful the decision to Trabzonspor and faces a lengthy spell connected the sidelines, Umut Meras is expected to proceed successful his place.

Midfielder Samuel Saiz has missed the past 2 matches and remains a doubt, portion Can Bayirkan is yet to diagnostic this season.

For Antalyaspor, goalkeeper Julian Cuesta missed the past crippled with an injury, meaning Abdullah Yigiter could proceed successful goal. 

Central defenders Bahadir Ozturk and Veysel Sari are inactive unavailable, arsenic are semipermanent absentees Erdogan Yesilyurt and Samuel Ballet.

Dogukan Sinik is suspended aft being sent disconnected successful past weekend’s dense 4-0 defeat, and this could spot Nikola Storm backmost successful the XI.

Eyupspor imaginable starting lineup:

Marcos; Muljakic, Meras, R Yalcin; Gurler, Legowski, Dermibay, Calegari; Akbunar, Kayan; Thiam

Antalyaspor imaginable starting lineup:

Yigiter; Balci, Giannetti, Dzhikiya, Paal; Ceesay; Gueye, Omur, Saric, Storm; van de Streek

We say: Eyupspor 1-0 Antalyaspor

This clash has each the makings of a choky and tense relegation battle, but Eyupspor’s knack for picking up uncommon wins astatine location could beryllium decisive against an Antalyaspor broadside struggling for assurance and stability. 

Both teams person antiaircraft issues, and we expect a scrappy matter with fewer chances, but the hosts whitethorn borderline it with the backing of their fans and somewhat amended momentum.

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