Goztepe SK vs Gaziantep - prediction, team news, lineups

Goztepe SK big Gaziantep astatine Gursel Aksel Stadyumu connected Monday evening successful the 4th circular of the Turkish Super Lig season, with some sides struggling for consistency successful the opening month.

Stanimir Stoilov's broadside beryllium connected conscionable 1 constituent from their opening 3 matches, portion the visitors, who caput into this clash with a caller manager, get connected 4 points aft a mixed commencement of their own.

Match preview

Goztepe's promising pre-season optimism has not translated into results truthful far, with the Izmir nine losing 3-2 distant astatine Galatasaray connected the opening play earlier a 1-0 decision distant astatine Genclerbirligi connected matchday 2 near them without a triumph successful either of their opening fixtures.

Stoilov's broadside did astatine slightest amusement attacking intent successful a 3-3 gully astatine location to Samsunspor connected matchday three, with Sinclair Armstrong and Efkan Bekiroglu some scoring successful the 2nd fractional to crook a shortage into a lead, lone for Celil Yuksel's stoppage-time onslaught to contradict Goz Goz each 3 points.

That effect near Goztepe connected 1 constituent from 3 matches, having scored 5 goals but conceded seven, a antiaircraft grounds that stands successful stark opposition to the club's best-ever league decorativeness past play and highlights an country the manager volition beryllium looking to code urgently.

Goz Goz's back-three strategy nether Stoilov has been breached regularly successful the aboriginal rounds, and with location vantage the 1 wide affirmative heading into Monday's fixture, the caput manager volition request a overmuch tighter antiaircraft show than successful immoderate of the erstwhile 3 matches to extremity the winless run.

Another constituent of optimism for the hosts volition beryllium their caller grounds successful this fixture, arsenic they are unbeaten successful the past 3 league meetings betwixt the 2 sides, winning two, some past season, and drafting 1 – a tally that extends to 4 matches crossed each competitions, with Goztepe signaling 3 victories during that period.

Gaziantep, for their part, opened the play with a 1-1 gully astatine location to Alanyaspor, with Deian Sorescu's second-half equaliser cancelling retired Ruan Duarte's 20th-minute opener.

The Falcons past recorded their archetypal triumph of the run connected matchday two, beating Eyupspor 1-0 acknowledgment to different Sorescu goal, this clip a driven decorativeness from the borderline of the container successful the 60th infinitesimal aft the visitors had already been reduced to 10 men.

That triumph was followed by a 2-1 location decision to Caykur Rizespor connected matchday three, with Emrecan Bulut and Ali Sowe scoring either broadside of half-time earlier Zakaria Ariss's ain extremity proved the lone reply for the Falcons.

These results brought an extremity to the reign of Mirel Radoi arsenic manager aft lone a fewer months, pursuing the Romanian coach's appointment, and helium has since been replaced by Orhan Ak, who managed Eyupspor past season.

Gaziantep person kicked disconnected their signifier connected the roadworthy connected a affirmative enactment pursuing the triumph astatine Eyupspor, but they volition look different existent trial connected Monday's travel to Izmir, astatine a crushed wherever they person ne'er won successful the apical flight.

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Team News

Goztepe's antiaircraft problems person been made much hard by injuries, with Furkan Bayir, Allan Godoi, Noah Sonko Sundberg and Ibrahim Sabra each unavailable, portion Alexis Antunes is besides ruled retired of Monday's game.

That has near Stoilov abbreviated of established options, peculiarly successful cardinal defence, and they volition person to enactment up with Malcolm Bokele, Ege Yildirim and Taha Altikardes astatine the back.

Juan and Armstrong are expected to pb the attack, with Bekiroglu operating down them, portion Rhaldney Gomes and Novatus Miroshi run successful the mediate of the pack.

Gaziantep are acceptable to invited backmost midfielder Juninho Bacuna, with the midfielder returning from suspension pursuing his dismissal against Eyupspor.

However, Fuat Bavuk and Nazim Sangare are acceptable to miss the game; otherwise, Ak has astir of his players disposable for this trip.

Trivante Stewart volition apt pb the onslaught again, supported by Drissa Camara and Kacper Kozlowski successful a 3-4-2-1 system.

Goztepe SK imaginable starting lineup:

Gugeshashvili; Bokele, Altikardes, Yildirim; Kurtulan, Rhaldney, Miroshi, Akonnor; Bekiroglu; Juan, Armstrong

Gaziantep imaginable starting lineup:

Tobiasz; Perez, Abena, Meleke; Sorescu, Gidado, Bacuna, Stefan; Camara, Kozlowski; Stewart

We say: Goztepe SK 2-2 Gaziantep

Goztepe's location vantage and wide attacking endowment should nutrient goals, but their antiaircraft grounds of conceding 7 times successful 3 matches makes a cleanable expanse improbable against a Gaziantep broadside with Sorescu successful good scoring form.

We expect different entertaining, unfastened contention betwixt 2 sides yet to find antiaircraft stability, with a stock of the points doing small to easiness the increasing unit connected either caput coach.

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