Alanyaspor will hope to end their five-match winless streak in the Turkish Super Lig when they host Trabzonspor at the Bahcesehir Okullari Stadyumu on Saturday.
The visitors, meanwhile, will be hoping to build on a confidence-boosting victory over Adana Demirspor last time out.
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Alanyaspor failed to win for a fifth consecutive Super Lig game after settling for a 1-1 draw with Samsunspor last time out, in what was their second straight draw.
Sami Ugurlu's side have endured a poor start to the season, picking up just two wins from 12 matches while losing and drawing five times each, which has left them in 16th place, the first spot in the relegation zone, with 11 points.
Alanyaspor are one point adrift of safety and will be hoping for a repeat of their 3-1 home win against Trabzonspor in March for the possibility of leaving the relegation zone by the conclusion of round 14 matches.
The Alanya-based side have won their last two home games against the Black Sea Storm, but losing their last two games on home soil coming into this clash leaves some doubt in their ability to win a third home game in a row against the visitors.
Trabzonspor recorded an emphatic 5-0 victory over Adana Demirspor at Papara Park last Monday in what is their biggest win across all competitions so far in this campaign.
The win ended a three-match losing streak for the Black Sea Storm, and took them to 10th place with 15 points after playing 12 matches.
The Trabzon-based side will be looking to win two matches in a row for the first time in this campaign, while they are also searching for their first win on the road, having drawn four and lost two of their six away games.
However, the last time that the Black Sea Storm won on the road in this fixture was in February 2022, and they have generally struggled to win away from home against Alanyaspor, with just two victories in eight such games.
Team News
Alanyaspor have just one player absent for this clash, in the person of defender Furkan Bayir, who has an ankle injury expected to have him sidelined until next month.
Sergio Cordova scored his fourth goal for the hosts last time out, making him their outright top scorer for this campaign, and he will be the man to watch once again.
Trabzonspor will have all their players back and available for this fixture, leaving coach Senol Gunes with a full squad ahead of this clash.
After bagging a hat-trick last time out, Muhammed-Cham Saracevic will hope to keep his spot in the starting XI, right behind the team's top scorer Simon Banza who grabbed a brace last time out to take his league tally to eight.
Alanyaspor possible starting lineup:
Taskiran; Ozdemir, Aliti, Lima, Hadergjonaj; Richard; Augusto, Makouta, Janvier, Karaca; Dursun, Cordova
Trabzonspor possible starting lineup:
Cakir; Asan, Batagov, Turkmen, Bosluk; Gunes, Mendy; Visca, Cham, Canak; Banza
We say: Alanyaspor 1-1 Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor's last win was great, but it leaves little indication of where they are given that they faced the worst team in the league, which is why we are predicting a stalemate in this clash, considering that the visitor's away form has not been great, nor has the host's recent home form.
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