Trabzonspor (Home)
- Trabzonspor sit 3rd in the Super Lig with 48 points from 23 games.
- Trabzonspor bounced back from their surprise 2-3 home loss to table-topping Fenerbahce to beat Gaziantep FK 2-1 away last weekend.
- They have been scoring regularly and Fatih Tekke’s side look strong enough to score again on Friday.
- His teams play a high-tempo, risk-on style of soccer where they press high, win the ball back in dangerous areas and attack at pace through the wide areas.
Fatih Karagumruk (Away)
- Fatih Karagumruk are 18th with 13 points from 23 Super Lig games.
- Serginho has stepped up for the visitors to fire two of their five goals in their most recent matches and is the most reliable option in the goalscorer markets.
- But his team’s last two away trips have ended in defeat and they have failed to win on either of their previous two visits to Trabzonspor.
- He plays a different type of soccer to Tekke and Karagumruk prefer to sit deep, absorb the pressure, protect the defensive third and counter with the width of their wingers or through direct play to their big striker David Datro Fofana, who has bagged six goals in 13 league appearances this season.
- This clash of styles should make for a fascinating game and one where the goals should flow.
Key Players
- Paul Onuachu has been their spearhead this term, netting 17 times in 20 Super Lig appearances.
- Onuachu has scored six of Trabzonspor’s ten goals in their last five matches and they will surely miss his presence if he’s unable to return.
- Serginho has stepped up for the visitors to fire two of their five goals in their most recent matches and is the most reliable option in the goalscorer markets.
- David Datro Fofana has bagged six goals in 13 league appearances this season.
Betting Insights
- The odds of 1.62 on over 2.5 goals look generous for a contest that should feature plenty of attacking fireworks, but our main selection has to be the heavy favorites to come out on top.
- Trabzonspor are 1.35 for the win while Karagumruk are 8.1, which is far too big considering how strong and consistent the home team have been at the top end of the table while the visitors have floundered in the relegation zone.
- Trabzonspor have won six of their 11 Super Lig home matches (D4, L1) and average 1.91 goals per game in front of their own fans, bagging 21 times in total this season.
- In contrast, Karagumruk have won just once on the road (D1, L9) and conceded an average of 2.09 goals per away match while scoring less than one goal per game.
Prediction
- Our main selection has to be the heavy favorites to come out on top.
- Back Trabzonspor to win.
