Alanyaspor (home)
- Alanyaspor, who are currently 11th in the Super Lig with 27 points from 25 games, will be hard to break down this Wednesday when they host Kocaelispor in a clash of two sides still in the process of discovering their new identities.
- Joao Pereira, who took over the Alanyaspor helm in March 2025, has brought a pragmatic approach and a flexible system to the team that can switch from three at the back with wing-backs to a more rigid four-man defensive line.
- This adaptability has brought a fresh dynamic to home matches in particular, where Alanyaspor have won four, drawn four and lost five of 13 this season.
- Alanyaspor’s recent home record reads: W1, D1, L1.
Kocaelispor (away)
- Kocaelispor are having a much better season than Alanyaspor and currently sit 7th in the Super Lig with 33 points from 26 matches, but their away record has been a mixed bag.
- Selcuk Inan, who took the helm in July 2025, has made the Zebras a much more proactive, pressing and dynamic side than they were under his predecessor, but his philosophy has yet to bear fruit away from home.
- Kocaelispor’s away record in the Super Lig reads: W1, D0, L2 (last three).
Head-to-Head
Both clubs have one win apiece in their two Super Lig head-to-heads in 2025-26 with no draws, but Kocaelispor , who beat Alanyaspor 2-0 in the reverse fixture four months ago, has never won away at Alanyaspor .
Key Players
Serdar Dursun has been Kocaelispor ’s main man in recent weeks, netting both of his side’s goals in their last five, while Guven Yalcin, who tops the Alanyaspor scoring charts with six Super Lig goals in 19 appearances , has also registered twice in his last five.
Betting Insights
- Inan’s philosophy is to press from the first whistle and clog the middle of the field, which can make his team difficult to break down at the best of times.
- Alanyaspor have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five Super Lig matches, while Kocaelispor have lost four and won just one.
- There is a lot of rotation in these sides and some of Pereira’s moves have made Alanyaspor quite unpredictable at times, so our main selection for this local derby is the low-risk play of ‘Both Teams to Score - No’ at 1.95.
Prediction
We’re expecting a tight and cagey game in which defensive discipline and a lack of attacking spark may cause both teams to cancel each other out, so we are going with a draw at 3.2 as our exact score prediction.
