Gençlerbirliği vs Samsunspor Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Gençlerbirliği

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Gençlerbirliği go into this game after a 0-0 1. Lig stalemate versus Denizlispor.

In that match, Gençlerbirliği had 55% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Denizlispor had 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

Their more recent scorelines show that there has been much resilience in the Gençlerbirliği rearguard. Gençlerbirliği have been stingy, seeing the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their previous 6 clashes standing at 4. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.

Samsunspor

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Samsunspor go into this clash following a 5-0 1. Lig win over Bandırmaspor in their most recent game.

In that match, Samsunspor had 63% possession and 25 attempts at goal with 12 on target. For Samsunspor, goals were scored by Moryké Fofana (80', 90') and Emre Demir (85'). Bandırmaspor had 1 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Sergen Piçinciol (71' Own goal) was the scorer for Bandırmaspor.

A sequence of steadfast showings from the Samsunspor defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their previous 6 clashes in total. In that period of time, their forwards have scored 15.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 29/04/2006 shows us that Gençlerbirliği have won 0 of these games & Samsunspor 3, with the tally of drawn games being 3.

A combined total of 19 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 7 of them for Ankara Rüzgârı and 12 belonging to Kırmızı Şimşekler. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.

The last league game featuring these sides was 1. Lig match day 8 on 08/10/2022 when it finished Samsunspor 2-0 Gençlerbirliği.

That time, Samsunspor had 49% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Douglas Tanque (17').

For their opponents, Gençlerbirliği got 9 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.

📋 Team News: Gençlerbirliği

The Gençlerbirliği manager Özcan Bizati will be thankful to have no fitness concerns at all ahead of this match owing to a completely injury-free squad ready to go.

📰 Team News: Samsunspor

Samsunspor boss Besim Durmuş has multiple availability issues to deal with. Baris Alici (Unknown Injury), Muhammet Ali Özbaskici (Fracture-dislocation of the ankle) and Mücahid Albayrak (Fitness) will miss out on this game. Ineligible players who cannot play in this game through suspension are Guy Serge Yameogo, Yusuf Abdioglu, Zeki Yavru and Emre Demir.

💡 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Gençlerbirliği will likely create enough chances to get a goal against this Samsunspor side, but a single goal possibly won’t quite be as many as they will have scored against them.

We are therefore anticipating a narrow 1-2 winning margin for Samsunspor at the end of the 90 minutes. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 12:58 16/03/2023