Preview: Trabzonspor vs. Antalyaspor - prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams aiming to retrieve from disappointing league defeats successful their opening games of 2025 look disconnected connected Sunday, arsenic Trabzonspor big Antalyaspor successful a Turkish Super Lig encounter.

The hosts suffered a constrictive 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Samsunspor connected January 4, portion Antalyaspor endured a dense 4-1 decision against Eyupspor connected the aforesaid day.

Match preview

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Trabzonspor person had a mixed commencement to the caller year, pursuing their nonaccomplishment to Samsunspor with an awesome 3-0 triumph implicit Alanyaspor successful the Turkish Cup.

Currently sitting 14th successful the Super Lig standings with 19 points, they are precariously conscionable 3 points supra the relegation zone, marking a stark opposition to past season's third-place finish, which had acceptable expectations overmuch higher.

Head manager Senol Gunes volition beryllium banking connected Trabzonspor's coagulated location signifier to crook their fortunes around, with the Black Sea Storm unbeaten successful their past 4 location games crossed each competitions, and losing lone 1 of erstwhile 9 outings connected their ain turf.

Adding to their assurance is their beardown grounds successful this fixture, wherever they stay unbeaten successful their past 3 meetings, claiming 2 wins and a draw, portion suffering conscionable 1 nonaccomplishment successful the past 5 encounters.

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Antalyaspor, similar their hosts, rebounded from their league decision with a 3-1 triumph implicit Kocaelispor successful the Turkish Cup - however, the Scorpions person faltered successful caller league matches, losing back-to-back games aft a four-match unbeaten streak.

Now sitting 12th successful the standings, conscionable 2 points supra Trabzonspor and 5 supra the relegation zone, they are keen to debar being dragged further into the combat for survival.

However, Alex de Souza's broadside has struggled connected the road, picking up conscionable 1 triumph successful 8 distant league matches this season, with 2 draws and 5 losses.

Historically, this fixture has been unkind to visiting sides, with nary distant triumph recorded successful the past 9 league meetings, portion Antalyaspor's past triumph astatine this venue came backmost successful 2016.

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Team News

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Trabzonspor look a mounting wounded crisis, with up to 5 players sidelined, including Edin Visca and Denis Dragus, who are some retired with musculus issues.

Stefan Savic nurses a hamstring problem, portion Huseyin Turkmen remains unavailable owed to an ankle injury, and Okay Yokuslu continues his betterment from a genu issue.

Antalyaspor are besides short-handed, with Veysel Sari suspended owed to an accumulation of yellowish cards.

Erdogan Yesilyurt and Emre Uzun are retired for the play with ligament injuries, portion Bahadir Ozturk and Burak Ingenc stay connected the wounded list.

Trabzonspor imaginable starting lineup:
Cakir; Malheiro, Saatci, Batagov, Elmali; Tufan, Lundstram; Canak, Cham, Nwakaeme; Banza

We say: Trabzonspor 2-1 Antalyaspor

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