📏 Form Guide

Samsunspor

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Samsunspor will be hoping to bounce back here after the 1-0 Super Lig defeat in their last game at the hands of Kasimpasa.

In that match, Samsunspor had 56% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 1 on target. At the other end, Kasimpasa got 8 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Aytaç Kara (3') scored for Kasimpasa.

Samsunspor haven’t exactly had impressive attacking statistics of late. Their goals record equals just 4 vs opposition teams over the course of their last six outings. In those games, Samsunspor have also seen the number of goals against them come to 7.

Taking a look at their past results, Samsunspor:

• have not won against Trabzonspor in their last 4 league games.
• are undefeated in their previous 5 home league matches.
• are without a win at home for the past 2 league games.

Trabzonspor

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Trabzonspor will come into the meeting following a 4-2 Super Lig win vs Gaziantep in their most recent fixture.

In that game, Trabzonspor had 60% possession and 12 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Trabzonspor, the goals were scored by Paul Onuachu (50', 66', 69') and Enis Bardhi (65'). On the other side, Gaziantep got 13 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Deian Sorescu (12') and Denis Drăguş (21') scored for Gaziantep.

The numbers tell their own story, and Trabzonspor have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals overall. Defensively, Trabzonspor seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. That sort of pattern might not be continued into this match, of course.

Pre-game facts show that Trabzonspor:

• have not beaten Samsunspor in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 22/05/2005 shows us that Samsunspor have won 1 of them and Trabzonspor 4, with the tally of draws being 1.

A total of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 6 from Kırmızı Şimşekler and 13 created by Karadeniz Fırtınası. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.

The previous league meeting between the two was Super Lig match day 16 on 11/01/2024 when the final score was Trabzonspor 2-1 Samsunspor.

On that day, Trabzonspor had 61% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The scorers were Filip Benković (21') and Paul Onuachu (45').

At the other end, Samsunspor had 19 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Taylan Antalyalı (94') scored.

The match was refereed by Cihan Aydin.

📋 Team News: Samsunspor

There aren’t many selection issues, with just the lone fitness concern for the Samsunspor boss Markus Gisdol to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Lubomir Satka (Ankle surgery) is sidelined. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Landry Dimata and Moryké Fofana.

📋 Team News: Trabzonspor

Thanks to a largely healthy squad, there is only a single fitness issue for the Trabzonspor gaffer Abdullah Avcı to contend with. Hüseyin Türkmen (Achilles tendon rupture) misses out for this game. Hüseyin Türkmen cannot play in this game through suspension.

🔮 Prediction

We envisage that Trabzonspor and Samsunspor could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. Our tip is therefore for a close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90 minutes.

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

Andre Moura, 15:14 04/05/2024