Two sides hopeless to ascent retired of the relegation mire volition spell head-to-head arsenic Bodrumspor invited Kayserispor to Bodrum Ilce Stadi connected Sunday.
Both teams find themselves entrenched successful the information zone, with the hosts sitting 17th successful the Turkish Super Lig standings connected 14 points, portion the visitors are lone marginally amended off, occupying 16th spot with conscionable 1 constituent more.
Match preview
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Bodrumspor's caller uplift successful signifier was short-lived arsenic they fell to an 86th-minute extremity successful a 1-0 decision astatine Trabzonspor successful their past league outing.
This nonaccomplishment brought an extremity to their two-match winning streak crossed each competitions, which included their archetypal league triumph nether caput manager Volkan Demirel.
The newly-promoted broadside person struggled for consistency, winning conscionable 4 of their 16 Super Lig matches portion suffering 10 defeats, leaving them 4 points adrift of information astatine this signifier of the campaign.
After enduring a seven-match winless streak anterior to their triumph implicit Sivasspor, Bodrumspor volition beryllium keen to debar a akin slump, and returning to the acquainted surroundings of Bodrum Ilce Stadi offers hope, arsenic 3 of their 4 league victories person travel astatine home.
They person besides been importantly much effectual connected their turf, scoring 50% much goals and conceding 10 less compared to their performances connected the road.
This clash marks the first-ever top-flight gathering betwixt the 2 sides, and with some teams embroiled successful a relegation battle, the stakes could not beryllium higher.
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Sinan Kaloglu's assignment successful October initially seemed to steer Kayserispor successful the close direction, with the squad going unbeaten successful his archetypal 5 league games.
However, that aboriginal committedness has since faded, arsenic the Anatolian Star person present mislaid 4 of their past 5 matches, with a 2-0 triumph implicit Alanyaspor providing the lone respite during this period.
In their past league outing, Kayserispor were comprehensively outplayed successful a 5-1 decision to league leaders Galatasaray, a effect that leaves them 3 points adrift of safety.
Kaloglu volition presumption Sunday's showdown arsenic a captious accidental to claw backmost crushed successful the endurance race, and encouragingly for the visitors, 2 of their 3 league wins this play person travel distant from home, giving them crushed to judge they tin unafraid 3 points successful this relegation six-pointer.
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Team News
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Bodrumspor volition beryllium without Tunahan Akpinar, who is dealing with a shin contented and Arlind Ajeti, looking to retrieve from an ankle injury.
Suleyman Ozdamar is doubtful for the clash, arsenic helium is successful a contention against clip to retrieve from ankle injury, portion Mustafa Erdilman and Samet Yalcin are confirmed retired done injuries.
As for Kayserispor, they volition stay without Majid Hosseini, who has suffered a superior ankle wounded that volition support him retired of contention for a while.
Arif Kocaman and Eray Ozbek, neither of whom were expected to commencement here, are besides injured, portion goalkeeper Bilal Bayazit besides remains sidelined with an ankle issue.
Mehdi Bourabia is suspended for this crippled aft picking up a yellowish paper past clip retired to walk the threshold for cautions.
Bodrumspor imaginable starting lineup:
Sousa; Ergun, Aytemur, Celustka, Sen; Antalyali, Mohammed; Bayrakdar, Fredy, Seferi; Puscas
Kayserispor imaginable starting lineup:
Piri; Sazdagi, Attamhah, Jeanvier, Carole; Yilmaz, Karimi; Kaldirim, Cardoso, Boa Morte; Bahoken
We say: Bodrumspor 1-1 Kayserispor
Bodrumspor person proven to beryllium a stronger unit connected location turf than connected their travels, portion Kayserispor person displayed a knack for producing amended performances distant from location than successful beforehand of their ain fans.
Taking these dynamics into account, we expect a intimately contested brushwood wherever some sides could neutralise each other's strengths, and arsenic such, a stalemate seems the astir apt outcome, with neither squad expected to summation the precocious manus successful the end.
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