The 1. Lig meeting at Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu on Sunday will see hosts Göztepe go up against Gençlerbirliği.
View all of the Göztepe v Gençlerbirliği predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Göztepe
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Göztepe fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 0-3 1. Lig victory versus Giresunspor.
In that game, Göztepe managed 62% possession and 19 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Göztepe, the goals were scored by Yalçın Kayan (41', 49') and Ümit Akdağ (68'). On the other side, Giresunspor got 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.
Their more recent scorelines show that it has been a great time for the Göztepe defence. Göztepe have given the opposition little, resulting in the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their last 6 matches standing at 4. Still, time will tell whether that pattern shall persist in this upcoming game.
Taking a look at their past results, Göztepe:
- are undefeated by Gençlerbirliği in games played at home for the previous 2 league matches.
- are undefeated in their last 9 league matches at home. A very good run at home.
Gençlerbirliği
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Gençlerbirliği come into this game after a 2-0 1. Lig win to beat BB Erzurumspor in their last fixture.
In that match, Gençlerbirliği had 33% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Gençlerbirliği was Chukwuma Akabueze (71'). BB Erzurumspor got 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
In their last 6 outings, Gençlerbirliği have amassed a tally of 12 goals. Gençlerbirliği have also scored in every single one of those games. During that period, they have seen 4 goals scored by their opponents.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head to head meetings dating back to 11/07/2020 shows us that Göztepe have won 2 of these & Gençlerbirliği 3, with the tally of draws being 1.
A combined sum of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 11 of them for Göz Göz and 9 belonging to Ankara Rüzgârı. That is an average goals per game value of 3.33.
The last league encounter between the two was 1. Lig match day 15 on 10/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Gençlerbirliği 0-3 Göztepe.
On that occasion, Gençlerbirliği had 42% possession and 12 shots at goal with 1 on target.
Göztepe got 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Lasse Nielsen (72') and Aliou Traore (80', 87') scored.
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Team News: Göztepe
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Göztepe manager to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed squad. İsmail Köybaşı (unknown injury) will miss out. Mame Diouf is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
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Team News: Gençlerbirliği
Thanks to a completely injury-free squad to pick from, the Gençlerbirliği boss Özcan Bizati does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Göztepe can get amongst the goals against Gençlerbirliği, who might well find it difficult finding the net themselves.
We can therefore see a controlled 2-0 victory for Göztepe at full-time.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
06:06 26/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Göztepe
Formed: 1925
Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu (20,040)
Chairman: Mehmet Sepil
Competitions: 1. Lig position 2