AKHISAR GENCLIK VS TRABZONSPOR PREVIEW & PREDICTION
In the Monday match of the Turkish Süper Lig the clubs of Akhisarspor and Trabzonspor face each other on the court. Akhisarspor already has a lot of ups and downs this season. They started very successfully in the season 17/18 and could hold for three games even the third place. This was followed by a long dry spell of twelve consecutive games without a win, which resulted in the club from Akhisar slipping to the fourteenth place in the table. From the 20th matchday, however, a turn was initiated and currently you could improve again to tenth place. A win would make it possible with Göztepe and Trabzonspor equal points and thus at least past Malatyaspor on ninth place. However, since all these clubs also have another game to play, there is also the danger that the gap to the next higher places will increase to four points to ninth and already six points to eighth and seventh place.
Trabzonspor has recently fallen back to seventh place after finishing fifth in the European League. Now the gap is in fourth place and thus on a qualifier for the Europa League already eight points. In the event of a defeat Akhisarspor threatens to pull tied and you could lose two more placements in the table. Will Trabzonspor still a tiny chance to preserve the Europa League, therefore, a victory against Akhisaspor ago.
Akhisar Belediyespor:
After Akhisarspor had to endure a long dry spell of twelve games without a win, a turnaround seems to have been initiated in the last four Süper Lig games. All four of the last games have been won, which has helped to improve four places in the table. In addition, three of these games were even won to zero and were only conceded two goals against Fenerbahce. In this memorable game, Akisarspor took a free-kick in the lead and created two more beautiful goals. Fenerbahce did not manage to turn the game in their own stadium. After the two 3-0 victories against the bottom club Karabükspor and in the relegation battle Konyaspor one could have still talked of satisfactory victories. The win against Fenerbahce raises this series to a higher level. However, Akhisarspor has already won the first leg 1-0 against Fenerbahce and therefore seems to have become something of the club’s fierce opponent from Istanbul. Akhisarspor is currently in top form and could take this high to the next games against Trabzonspor. After all, Akhisarspor won the first leg against Trabzonspor 1-6.
Trabzonspor:
Trabzonspor had after a fivefold winning streak from the 12th matchday a tailwind, which was quickly gone. Two tough draws against Karabükspor and Konyaspor gave the entry into an unfortunate series of six consecutive winless games, even though they lost only one against Basaksehir. This was followed by a narrow away win against Alanyaspor and another defeat in the last game, this time against Besiktas Istanbul. Even if Trabzonspor seems to have lost some luck, one does not want to talk about a crisis here. Looking at it positively, Trabzonspor has suffered only two narrow defeats from 15 Süper Lig games in a row, against two top teams. There are seven wins and six draws. Trabzonspor’s form is therefore not bad, just just acted a bit hapless last. In addition, you scored in the last five games only two goals. Since the offensive is all in all aimed at top striker Burak Yilmaz, who has already scored eighteen goals in 18 games, much depends on his personal form and perhaps also on the lucky knack of those involved in the next game. Unfortunately, the team has to do without five injured players, including Matus Bero and Fabian Castillo.
PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.79
