Gaziantep will be taking on guests Kasimpasa at Kalyon Stadyumu in the Super Lig meeting on Sunday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Gaziantep v Kasimpasa can be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
Gaziantep
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Gaziantep will be looking for an improved result here after the 3-1 Super Lig loss in their previous game against MKE Ankaragücü.
In that game, Gaziantep managed 30% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Gaziantep was Marko Jevtović (7'). Ankaragucu got 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Efkan Bekiroğlu (31', 68') and Ali Sowe (65') scored for MKE Ankaragücü.
Gaziantep have been quite ineffective in attack in more recent games. Their sum of goals equals just 4 versus opposition teams during the course of their previous six fixtures. In those games, Gaziantep have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them come to 12. With no two games being the same, we must now wait to see whether that pattern will persist in this upcoming match.
Going into this encounter, Gaziantep have not won against Kasimpasa in their previous 4 matches in the league.
Kasimpasa
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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Konyaspor in Super Lig action, Kasimpasa and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Kasimpasa managed 57% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, Konyaspor got 7 shots on goal with 3 on target. Alassane Ndao (21') and Guilherme (95') scored for Konyaspor.
During their six most recent matches, Sami Uğurlu's Kasimpasa have found the back of the net a total of 8 times - giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.33.
Ahead of this clash, Kasimpasa haven't been defeated in their previous 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 18/04/2021 shows us that Gaziantep have won 1 of these games and Kasimpasa 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A combined total of 19 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from Gaziantep and 12 netted by Apaçiler. That is an average goals per game value of 3.17.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Super Lig match day 14 on 03/12/2023 when it finished Kasimpasa 4-2 Gaziantep.
That time, Kasimpasa had 48% possession and 25 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Goals were scored by Aytaç Kara (3'), Mortadha Ben Ouanes (16', 31') and Mamadou Fall (82').
On the other side, Gaziantep got 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Mustafa Eskihellaç (52') and Lazar Marković (53') scored.
The match was refereed by Burak Şeker.
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Team News: Gaziantep
Ulaş Zengin (Achilles tendon rupture), Onur Başyiğit (unknown injury) and Bryan Acosta (unknown injury) are not available for Gaziantep manager Selçuk İnan.
In all likelihood, Gaziantep could kick off with a 4-1-4-1 formation for this one, handing starts to F. Constantin Nita, Salem M'Bakata, Nicolas N'Koulou, Arda Kizildag, Mustafa Eskihellac, Ogün Özcicek, Deian Sorescu, Marko Jevtovic, Alexandru Maxim, Max Gradel and Denis Drăguş.
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Team News: Kasimpasa
Kasimpasa manager Sami Uğurlu has not got a full squad to pick from. Driess Saddiki (unknown injury) and Erdem Çetinkaya (Cruciate ligament surgery) are names that won’t be on the team sheet. Taylan Aydın cannot play in this game through suspension.
We believe Apaçiler might elect for a 4-1-4-1 formation, starting Andreas Gianniotis, K. Josiah Omeruo, Claudio Winck, Jackson Porozo, Yasin Özcan, Gökhan Gül, Mamadou Fall, Haris Hajradinovic, Aytac Kara, Mortadha Ben Ouanes and Nuno da Costa.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Kasimpasa should be able to put one past this Gaziantep outfit, but that probably won’t be as many as they’ll concede.
We’re expecting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Gaziantep at the end of the match. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
09:19 19/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Gaziantep
Formed: 1988
Stadium: Kalyon Stadyumu (35,574)
Captain: Papy Djilobodji
Chairman: Memik Yılmaz
Manager: Selçuk İnan
Competitions: Super Lig position 17
⭐ Key Man: Deian Sorescu
Typically used in the Right Wing position, Deian Sorescu was born in Moldova Nouă, Romania. After making a first senior appearance for Dinamo Bucharest in the 2018 - 2019 season, the dangerous Forward has netted 3 league goals in the Süper Lig 2023 - 2024 campaign to date coming from a total of 12 appearances.