📊 Form Guide

Konyaspor

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Konyaspor enter this game following on from a 1-1 Super Lig drawn match vs Fatih Karagümrük.

In that match, Konyaspor had 41% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Konyaspor was Alassane Ndao (43'). At the other end, Fatih Karagumruk got 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Güven Yalçın (85') was the scorer for Fatih Karagümrük.

Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Konyaspor have taken part. With regard to the goal attribution from that period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 5 and Konyaspor managed the sum of 8.

Coming into this meeting, Konyaspor are unbeaten in their last 3 home league matches.

Trabzonspor

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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Fenerbahçe in Super Lig competition, Trabzonspor and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Trabzonspor managed 58% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Trabzonspor, the goalscorers were Enis Bardhi (63') and Trézéguet (78'). Fenerbahce had 7 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Fred (15', 45') and Michy Batshuayi (87') scored for Fenerbahçe.

In their previous 6 clashes, Trabzonspor have bagged a total of 13 goals. Trabzonspor have also scored in every single one of those games. During that period, their defenders have had 7 goals go into their own net. Such a trend might not be continued into this next game, of course.

Going into this contest, Trabzonspor have not registered a win against Konyaspor in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 11/05/2021 shows that Konyaspor have won 1 of them & Trabzonspor 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

A sum of 19 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them from Konyaspor and 10 coming from Karadeniz Fırtınası. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.17.

The last league clash featuring the two was Super Lig match day 12 on 10/11/2023 when it ended Trabzonspor 2-1 Konyaspor.

In that match, Trabzonspor managed 61% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Paul Onuachu (59', 85').

For their opponents, Konyaspor got 16 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Louka Prip (77') scored.

The referee was Cihan Aydin.

🗞️ Team News: Konyaspor

Muhammet Demir (Broken toe) and Yasir Subaşı (Hamstring injury) will not be able to play for Konyaspor gaffer Fahrudin Omerović. Niko Rak is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

It looks as if Konyaspor will possibly use a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match, handing starts to Jakub Slowik, Ugurcan Yazgili, Ahmet Oguz, Teenage Hadebe, Guilherme Haubert, Soner Dikmen, Steven N'Zonzi, Marlos Moreno, Alexandru Cicaldau, Alassane Ndao and Sokol Cikalleshi.

📋 Team News: Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor manager Abdullah Avcı has a number of players out of action. Mehmet Aydın (Muscle injury), Paul Onuachu (Forearm fracture) and Hüseyin Türkmen (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be making appearances. Enis Destan will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

It’s our belief that Karadeniz Fırtınası will likely play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting Ugurcan Cakir, Thomas Meunier, Joaquín Fernández, Stefano Denswil, Evren Eren Elmali, B. Ayberk Özdemir, Batista Mendy, Edin Visca, Trezeguet, Nicolas Pepe and Taxiarchis Fountas.

⚡ Prediction

Our feeling is that Konyaspor will have a tough ask to register a score against this Trabzonspor team who we think will get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.

We’re therefore tipping a good tussle with a 0-1 winning score for Trabzonspor when all is said and done.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 17:11 03/04/2024