Sivasspor line up against visiting side Konyaspor at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu in this Super Lig game on Saturday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Sivasspor v Konyaspor can all be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Sivasspor
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Sivasspor will play in this match following on from a 2-2 Super Lig drawn match against Fenerbahçe.
In that match, Sivasspor had 36% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Sivasspor, goals were scored by Fodé Koita (58') and Rey Manaj (93'). At the other end, Fenerbahce had 15 shots at goal with 6 on target. Fred (45') and İrfan Can Kahveci (81') scored for Fenerbahçe.
In their past six fixtures, Bülent Uygun's Sivasspor have scored 6 times - an average number of goals per match of 1.
Analysis of their past results shows that Sivasspor:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Konyaspor in their last 4 matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
Konyaspor
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Since a losing effort in their last game against Alanyaspor in Super Lig action, Konyaspor will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, Konyaspor had 40% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 1 on target. At the other end, Alanyaspor had 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Florent Hadergjonaj (45') and Carlos Eduardo (92') scored for Alanyaspor.
Fahrudin Omerović's Konyaspor have seen their goal attempts be successful 8 times in the course of their latest six matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 8.
Heading into this fixture, Konyaspor haven't been defeated in their previous 3 away league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 11/04/2021 tells us that Sivasspor have won 4 of these games & Konyaspor 1, with the number of draws standing at 1.
A sum of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 8 for Yiğidolar and 4 being from Konyaspor. The average goals per game has been 2.
The last league encounter between these sides was Super Lig match day 15 on 11/12/2023 when it finished Konyaspor 0-1 Sivasspor.
In that match, Konyaspor managed 65% possession and 14 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
Sivasspor had 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Clinton N'Jie (15') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Halil Umut Meler.
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Team News: Sivasspor
Availability isn’t a big problem, with just the sole fitness concern for the Sivasspor gaffer Bülent Uygun to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy squad. Hakan Arslan (Tendon rupture) is out of contention. Suspended players who are serving a ban for this game are Uğur Çiftçi, Fodé Koita and Emre Gökay.
In our view, Yiğidolar look set to go for a 4-3-3 formation for this game, utilising Ali Vural Sasal, Murat Paluli, Aaron Appindangoye, Samba Camara, Alaaddin Okumus, Ibrahim Akdag, Achilleas Poungouras, Bartug Elmaz, Clinton NJie, Rey Manaj and Queensy Menig.
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Team News: Konyaspor
Konyaspor boss Fahrudin Omerović has not got a full squad to pick from. Yasir Subaşı (Hamstring injury) and Anderson Niangbo (Muscle injury) are those who can’t be considered. The players ineligible for this match because of suspension are Uğurcan Yazğılı and Teenage Hadebe.
We are inclined to think that Konyaspor could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 system with a starting lineup of Deniz Ertas, Kahraman Demirtas, Adil Demirbag, Cebrail Karayel, Guilherme Haubert, Soner Dikmen, Steven N'Zonzi, Alassane Ndao, Ogulcan Ülgün, Valon Ethemi and Bouly Junior Sambou.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Konyaspor have the ability to find the net against this Sivasspor side, but that may not quite be enough to avoid a loss.
We reckon that it will be a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Sivasspor at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
04:18 25/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sivasspor
Formed: 1967
Stadium: Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu (27,532)
Captain: Ziya Erdal
Chairman: Mecnun Otyakmaz
Manager: Bülent Uygun
Competitions: Super Lig position 10
🔑 Star Player: Fodé Koita
Regularly playing in the Striker position, Fodé Koita was born in Paris, France. After having made a senior debut playing for Montpellier in the 2008 - 2009 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 6 league goals in this Süper Lig 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in a total of 21 appearances.