Another week, another blockbuster set of fixtures from the Turkish Super Lig. It serves as one of the most intriguing top flights in all of football and as we look ahead to the second half of the campaign, there’s still a lot to get excited about at both ends of the table. Today, we’ll be taking a look at what should be a thrilling encounter between Kayserispor and Istanbulspor.
Kayserispor Form GuideKayserispor have been threatening to break out and become a big force of nature for quite some time now, and this season, things have really been clicking into place. They aren’t quite in the title picture or anything like that but they are firmly in the race to qualify for Europe, and that’s a big deal for a club like this. Hopefully, for their sake, they can keep the train rolling.
Kayserispor and Sivasspor played out a really intriguing game yesterday and heading into injury time, it was locked at 1-1 with Kayserispor having more shots and more possession. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Rey Manaj scored a brace to give Sivasspor a shock 3-1 win.
Istanbulspor Form GuideIstanbulspor, one of the smaller clubs to stem from the city (despite their 1932 title win), did well to finish in 12th place last season. They’re historically known as a popular club in Istanbul behind the likes of Besiktas, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, but based on the evidence we’ve seen this season, they’re in real trouble, and the threat of relegation looms large.
For Istanbulspor, their game on Sunday served as another reality check for them in an already frustrating campaign. They were torn apart by Fenerbahce who, after a barrage of first half goals, came away with a 5-1 win.
Match PredictionKayserispor have been dropping like a stone as of late and we don’t think that’s a particularly harsh to say. Istanbulspor, meanwhile, haven’t exactly been setting the world on fire. We don’t think this will be one for the record books, which is why we’re going to predict an underwhelming draw.
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