Preview: Sivasspor vs. Alanyaspor - prediction, team news, lineups

Sivasspor volition look to apprehension their alarming descent erstwhile they big Alanyaspor successful circular 19 of the Turkish Super Lig connected Sunday.

The Yigidos enjoyed a coagulated commencement to the season, winning 5 of their archetypal 11 league matches, but the victories person since dried up with conscionable 1 triumph successful their past six league outings.

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Sivasspor person slipped perilously adjacent to the relegation zone, sitting conscionable 3 points and 1 spot supra the bottommost 4 with 19 points from 17 matches.

The managerial alteration successful December, which saw Omer Erdogan regenerate Bulent Uygun, has yet to spark a important turnaround, with the Yigidos seeing their effect gradually dwindle since helium took over.

Erdogan's tenure began with a convincing 4-1 triumph implicit second-tier broadside Keciorengucu successful the Turkish Cup, with a goalless gully against Samsunspor successful the league following, and a constrictive 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Besiktas successful the Turkish Cup marking his different games successful charge.

Sivasspor's location signifier provides small comfort, with the Yigidos winless successful their past 4 matches connected their turf, but snapping a seven-match unbeaten streak against Alanyaspor successful the past installment of this fixture volition permission them with immoderate optimism.

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The visitors, meanwhile, volition purpose to prolong their caller upswing, having gone 3 league games unbeaten with 2 wins and a draw.

It has been a mixed commencement to 2025 for Sami Ugurlu's men who recorded a 2-1 triumph implicit Konyaspor successful the league, earlier they were thrashed 3-0 by Trabzonspor successful the Turkish Cup.

Currently mid-table with 21 points, Alanyaspor stay conscionable a slip-up distant from being dragged person to the relegation battle, and decision connected Saturday could spot this occur.

And portion Alanyaspor's caller signifier is encouraging, their struggles connected the roadworthy persist, with the visitors winless successful their past six distant games crossed each competitions and person managed conscionable 1 triumph successful their erstwhile 11 distant outings, stretching backmost to past season.

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Team News

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Sivasspor volition beryllium without Rey Manaj, who is suspended, with Fode Koita expected to pb the attack, portion Charis Charisis is besides sidelined owed to suspension, perchance opening the doorway for Azizbek Turgunboev to feature.

Young defender Mehmet Albayrak remains unavailable until March owed to a cruciate ligament tear, though Uros Radakovic is backmost from suspension and could instrumentality to the starting lineup.

For Alanyaspor, Furkan Bayir is the sole absentee arsenic the defender continues his betterment from an ankle wounded with nary confirmed instrumentality date.

Manager Ugurlu different has a full-strength squad astatine his disposal, with nary suspensions to contend with.

Sivasspor imaginable starting lineup:
Sasal; Paluli, Sundberg, Camara, Ciftci; Turgunboev, Moutoussamy; Bassan, Pritchard, Rodrigues; Balde

We say: Sivasspor 1-1 Alanyaspor

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