The Sunday program of the seventh round of the Turkish Super League will begin with two matches, in one of which the current champion of the country "Trabzonspor" will play at home with Gaziantep. The forecast for this meeting is presented to your attention.
Trabzonspor
The Trabzon team is still defending their championship title, being in the middle of the standings, although the gap from the leaders is not critical – they have 10 points scored after six rounds. But the large number of goals conceded cannot but be alarming. The Black Sea Storms lost their last two away matches with a score of 2:3 – in the Europa League to Hungarian Ferencvaros and in the championship to Adana Demirspor. Last Thursday, Trabzonspor defeated Serbian Crvena Zvezda in the second round of the championship (2:1).
Gaziantep
Gaziantep is doing well this season – it even has 1 more point scored than Trabzonspor. In August, Erol Bulut's team scored a 3-match winning streak, defeating Hatayspor (2:1) on the road, and coping with Ankaraguju (1:0) and Antalyaspor (5:2) at home. In the last away match, Gaziantep lost offensively to Galatasaray (1:2), conceding the decisive goal in the last minutes, after which they drew at home with Umraniespor (1:1), again receiving the ball in their own goal at the very end.
Statistics and figures
- Trabzonspor has won only 2 matches out of the last eight, losing four times;
- In the last three matches of Trabzonspor, the bet "Both teams will score + Total more than 2.5" was held;
- Trabzonspor has a 27-match unbeaten streak at home (18 wins + 9 draws);
- Trabzonspor has a 9-match winless streak in head-to-head matches with Gaziantep (5 wins + 4 draws);
- Gaziantep has lost only 1 match out of the last seven, winning four times;
- In five of the six matches played by Gaziantep this season, the bet "Both teams will score" took place;
- Gaziantep has won only 1 match out of the last 11 away matches, losing 8 times.
Forecast
Gaziantep, after a bright surge, begins to gradually decline. Bulut's team rarely scores points away, while Trabzonspor has been unbeaten at home for 13 months. And the statistics of face-to-face meetings between these rivals do not speak in favor of the guests at all. The champion should take the necessary 3 points here in the class without unnecessary hassle.