📏 Form Guide

Trabzonspor

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Trabzonspor will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 2-1 Super Lig defeat last time out to Samsunspor.

In that game, Trabzonspor managed 64% possession and 14 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Trabzonspor was Simon Banza (49'). At the other end, Samsunspor had 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. Carlo Holse (30', 75') scored for Samsunspor.

Matches featuring Trabzonspor have usually been absorbing ones lately with plenty of scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past six games alone, a grand total of 23 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 13 of them being chalked up by Trabzonspor. That pattern might not be carried forward here, however.

Their previous form shows that Trabzonspor:

• are unbeaten in the league by Antalyaspor in their previous 3 games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.

Antalyaspor

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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Eyüpspor in Super Lig competition, Antalyaspor will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Antalyaspor had 52% possession and 22 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Antalyaspor was Ramzi Safouri (48'). Eyupspor had 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Mame Thiam (32', 35'), Ahmed Kutucu (41') and Prince Ampem (62') scored for Eyüpspor.

The stats tell the story, and Antalyaspor have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in total. Defensively, Antalyaspor just haven’t been too solid at all.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Antalyaspor:

• have not registered a win against Trabzonspor when having played them away from home in the previous 7 league games. Not good at all.
• are without an away win for the past 3 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 11/12/2021, there has been little between the sides with Trabzonspor winning 2 of those games, Antalyaspor 2 and 2 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

19 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 9 from Karadeniz Fırtınası and 10 created by Akrepler. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was Super Lig match day 20 on 14/01/2024 when it finished Antalyaspor 1-1 Trabzonspor.

That day, Antalyaspor managed 65% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Their only player to score was Sagiv Jehezkel (68').

Trabzonspor had 4 shots on goal with 3 on target. Taxiarchis Fountas (2') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Bahattin Şimşek.

📰 Team News: Trabzonspor

Arif Boşluk (Muscle injury) and Denis Drăguș (Ligament stretching) will be missing for Trabzonspor boss Şenol Güneş.

It seems likely that Karadeniz Fırtınası will possibly use the 4-2-3-1 system for the game, utilising Ugurcan Cakir, Pedro Malheiro, Serdar Saatci, Arseniy Batagov, Evren Eren Elmali, John Lundstram, Ozan Tufan, Cihan Canak, Muhammed Cham, Anthony Nwakaeme and Simon Banza.

ℹ️ Team News: Antalyaspor

From our viewpoint, Akrepler will likely begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup, choosing Kenan Piric, Güray Vural, Amar Gerxhaliu, Thalisson, Bunyamin Balci, Oleksandr Petrusenko, Jakub Kaluzinski, Soner Dikmen, Sander Van de Streek, Sam Larsson and Adolfo Gaich.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment is that Trabzonspor will, in all likelihood, stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.

At the same time, Antalyaspor will not find it easy getting on the scoresheet but we do fancy them pulling one back during this clash.

Our selection here is for a controlled 3-1 winning score for Trabzonspor come full-time.

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Lucas Pereira, 12:03 12/01/2025