Antalyaspor vs Ankaragucu PREVIEW & PREDICTION 20/12/2019

Antalyaspor and Ankaragücü meet in Antalya 100.yıl Stadyumu, in a match for the 16th round of the Süper Lig. In the last 3 years there is only a record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one at 01‑03-2019, which ended in a victory for Ankaragücü by (2‑4), and a more recent one at 01-10-2018, which ended in an Antalyaspor victory by (0-1). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams have significantly different results at home and abroad.

Antalyaspor :

The home team is currently in the 16th position, with 13 points won, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Trabzonspor by (1‑3). In the last game, they tied out against Alanyaspor by (0-0). This is a team that curiously conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it records 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 22 suffered. The team arrives at this match after a draw at home with Eyüpspor for (2-2). For the championship, Antalyaspor conquered 5 points in 21 possible, after 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats in the last 7 games he played in his stadium.

For this competition, he did not win any of the last 4 games in his stadium. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The local club continues to make a terrible campaign in the Super League. It occupies the sixteenth position of the competition, with only 13 points in 15 games, a position that until now means the descent of the team to the second national division. As if his position in the table was not enough, the team’s performance is very bad, because in the last 5 games he has not managed to win, with only 2 draws and 3 losses, which worries the fans and coach S even more You take.

Ankaragücü:

After 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in 18th place, with 10 points won. In their last match, they tied with Galatasaray out by (2-2), after in the previous match they lost at home, in a match against Göztepe, by (1-3). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 29 suffered; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in his stadium, with 15 goals scored and 27 suffered. In its last 8 away matches for the championship, Ankaragücü recorded 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 losses, so he won 5 points in 24 possible.

For this competition, he did not win any of the last 6 away matches. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 19 away matches for all competitions: he scored 7 of his 16 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).

Like the rival, the visiting club is doing a terrible campaign, in fact, worse than that of the rival. It occupies the penultimate position of the competition, with only 10 points added in 15 games. The team already has 9 games without knowing what it is to win in the championship, leaving its situation on the table very complicated, with serious risks of falling for the second national division. The best that Ankaragücü could achieve at the national level was to conquer the title of runner-up of the First League, in 2017/2018. Fans expect at least this season to keep the club in the elite division.

PREDICTION: Antalyaspor to win @ 1,52

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