Three points for either side will be crucial should they wish to survive in the division, with a defeat likely to condemn the other to the drop.
Altay boast the home advantage and while it has not always helped them this season, expect the hosts to take points against the league's bottom side.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Altay win with a probability of 53.6%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Yeni Malatyaspor had a probability of 22.35%.
The most likely scoreline for an Altay win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.71%) and 2-0 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.43%), while for a Yeni Malatyaspor win it was 0-1 (6.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Altay in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Altay.