Konyaspor vs Trabzonspor - prediction, team news, lineups

Konyaspor and Trabzonspor, caller disconnected securing semi-final spots successful the Turkish Cup, volition spell head-to-head successful the Turkish Super Lig connected Monday evening, with the visitors looking to mathematically stay successful the rubric contention conversation. 

The Black Sea broadside travel into this clash dropping invaluable points successful what has been a pugnacious Super Lig rubric race, having recorded 2 consecutive league draws, leaving them six points abbreviated of gait setters Galatasaray with 4 matches near to play. 

Match preview

Konyaspor caput into this brushwood successful comparatively beardown form, having enactment unneurotic a coagulated tally of 8 matches without decision crossed each competitions (6W, 2D), and that has lifted them into the apical fractional of the table.

The hosts are presently sitting astir eighth spot with 37 points from 30 matches, and their caller consistency has been built connected a balanced attack astatine some ends of the pitch.

Ilhan Palut’s broadside scored precocious successful other clip to unafraid a 1-0 triumph implicit Fenerbahce successful the Turkish Cup and present they person a day with Besiktas successful the semifinal.

Konyaspor person won their past 3 matches crossed each competitions, including awesome victories implicit Fatih Karagumruk (3-0) and Antalyaspor (2-0), showing they are susceptible of gathering momentum astatine a important signifier of the season.

Their location signifier has been peculiarly encouraging, with the squad presently connected a 12 lucifer unbeaten tally connected their ain crushed (6W, 6D), making them a hard hostile for immoderate visiting side.

They person besides won 2 of their past location matches against the visiting Trabzonspor, though they did suffer the reverse fixture 3-1.

With endurance nary longer a pressing concern, the hosts volition present look to decorativeness the run powerfully and perchance propulsion towards a higher mid-table position.

Trabzonspor, meanwhile, get successful Konya with acold greater stakes attached to the outcome, arsenic they proceed their pursuit of the league rubric contempt caller setbacks.

The visitors presently beryllium adjacent the apical of the array with 65 points, and portion it is looking similar a herculean task to triumph the league now, Fatih Tekke’s men volition anticipation to enactment successful the contention arsenic agelong arsenic imaginable mathematically.

However, consecutive draws successful the league - 1-1 stalemates with Alanyaspor and Istanbul Basaksehir – person slowed their momentum astatine a captious constituent successful the rubric race, leaving them with small borderline for mistake successful the remaining fixtures.

However, the Trabzon broadside get present pursuing a punishment sprout retired triumph implicit Samsunspor successful the quarter-final of the Turkish Cup, and that volition service arsenic a morale-booster.

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Team News

Konyaspor is presently navigating a important fig of absences owed to some disciplinary issues and carnal setbacks, with Josip Calusic, Guilherme Haubert Sitya, and Alassane Ndao each unavailable for enactment arsenic they service suspensions. 

Joining them connected the sidelines are Riechedly Bazoer and Morten Bjorlo, some of whom are ruled retired owed to an accumulation of yellowish cards.

On the wounded front, Ufuk Akyol remains a semipermanent absentee arsenic helium recovers from a superior genu injury, portion the availability of Jackson Muleka and Ugurcan Yazgili is presently successful doubt.

Trabzonspor volition beryllium without seasoned winger Edin Visca owed to a breached foot, an wounded that has kept him retired of enactment for a important information of the campaign. 

Joining him connected the betterment database is the young defender Taha Emre Ince, who is presently inactive portion recovering from cartilage damage, portion Arseniy Batagov is doubtful.

Konyaspor imaginable starting lineup:

Gungordu; Andzouana, Nagalo, Demirbag, Kutlu; Ibrahimoglu, Jevtovic; Turuc, Bardhi, Olaigbe; Kramer

Trabzonspor imaginable starting lineup:

Onana; Pina, Nwaiwu, Savic, Eskihellac; Tufan, Oulai; Zubkov, Augusto, Nwakaeme; Onuachu

We say: Konyaspor 1-2 Trabzonspor

Konyaspor’s beardown location signifier and caller momentum suggest they volition marque beingness hard for the visitors, peculiarly fixed Trabzonspor’s caller slip-ups.

However, with the rubric contention inactive wrong reach, Trabzonspor’s greater prime and urgency could beryllium decisive, and we expect them to borderline a intimately contested encounter.

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