Altay will be looking at their chance of ending a 10-match winless run in the Turkish Super Lig when they host league leaders Trabzonspor on Tuesday at the Bornova Stadium.
The hosts are coming into the game off the back of a 3-1 defeat against Giresunspor, leaving them just four points above the relegation zone at 16th, while Trabzonspor are nine points clear at the top of the table having beaten Hatayspor 2-0.
Altay were promoted to the league through playoff round last season, and they are trying to survive in what has been a tough stretch of games which have turned out against their hopes.
They had an impressive start to the season, winning fiveof their openng seven matches which recently seem to be keeping them above relagation.
Altay have been passive in their performance, with their wide-open approach seeing them concede many goals, letting in 28 in 17 games.
Trabzonspor lost their first league match 2-1 to Antalyaspor, bur they got back on track shortly after, defeating Hatayspor 2-0 on Saturday with two first-half goals.
Black Sea Storm have finished in top five over their previous four domestic league campaign and they look to be ready to claim their first Super Lig title since 1983-84.
Trabzonspor have shown a lot of focus and are ready to play from the opening whistle, getting better of their opponents throughout much of the season thus far, going into the interval ahead in their last six league fixtures. They have been able to keep away opposition, conceding just once in their last five matches played.
They have been tactical in their attack, scoring in every domestic game so far this season, and winning in four straight matches on their outings before they suffered a defeat against Antalyaspor, who were aided by an own goal from Trabzonspor defender Dorukhan Tokoz.
Altay vs Trabzonspor head to head
The two Turkish clubs have previously met on 60 occasions across all competitions, and Trabzonspor have taken 36 victories while Altay have 11 and they have drawn in 13. In their last five encounters, Trabzonspor have won four and they have drawn one, with their last three meetings being in the Turkish Cup.
Trabzonspor 0-0 Altay 24/08/02
Altay 1-4 Trabzonspor 16/02/03
Altay 0-1 Trabzonspor 23/02/06
Altay 1-2 Trabzonspor 04/12/19
Trabzonspor 4-1 Altay 19/12/19
Altay latest home form
Altay have failed to show consistency in their performance at home, having won just five of their last ten matches at home in all competitions, and they lost their last league home game to Hatayspor. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two in the process.
Altay 5-1 Belediye Derincespor 26/10/21
Altay 1-1 Sivasspor 30/10/21
Altay 1-3 Adana Demirspor 21/11/21
Altay 4-2 Manisa FK 30/11/21
Altay 1-2 Hatayspor 10/12/21
Altay latest away form
Altay have recently had a poor run of form on the road, having picked no victory in their last six away games. Their last victory came on September 21 when they defeated Rizespor 2-1. They have no victory in their last five league games, drawing two and losing three.
Yeni Malatyaspor 2-1 Altay 22/10/21
Antalyaspor 1-0 Altay 06/11/21
Istanbul Basaksehir 0-0 Altay 26/11/21
Galatasaray 2-2 Altay 04/12/21
Giresunspor 3-1 Altay 17/12/21
Trabzonspor latest home form
Trabzonspor have had a good run of form at home, having lost just once 2-1 to Roma in the Europa Conference League, and they have not lost at home in the league this season. They have won in all their last five fixtures, scoring 12 goals and conceding just two.
Trabzonspor 3-1 Fenerbahce 17/10/21
Trabzonspor 2-1 Rizespor 29/10/21
Trabzonspor 3-0 Gaziantep FK 22/11/21
Trabzonspor 2-0 Adana Demirspor 04/12/21
Trabzonspor 2-0 Hatayspor 18/12/21
Trabzonspor latest away form
Black Sea Storm suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Antalyspor in their last league outing, but they have been on a good run of form on the road that being their only loss in the league away so far. They have won four and lost one of their last five matches.
Kayserispor 1-2 Trabzonspor 02/10/21
Goztepe 0-1 Trabzonspor 23/10/21
Besiktas 1-2 Trabzonspor 06/11/21
Fatih Karagumruk 0-2 Trabzonspor 28/11/21
Antalyaspor 2-1 Trabzonspor 11/12/21
Altay news
Andre Biyogo Poko scored the only goal for Altay at the weekend in their defeat to Giresunspor, his first of the season.
Ibrahim Ozturk started on Friday and is likely to start again, alongside Khaly Thiam and Cebrail Karayel, with Poko and Eren Erdgan playing in midfield and Ahmed Yasser Rayyan starting as the lone striker.
Trabzonspor news
Trabzonspor have had to overcome numerous injuries this month, as winger Anthony Nwakaeme has an adductors avulsion. Huseyin Turkmen has an unknown injury, Yusuf Sari suffers from a cold, Erce Kardesler is struggling with his fitness and Gervinho sustained a cruciate ligament rupture in late October and remains on the sidelines.
Prediction and Odds
Altay have been faulty in their defensive structure for most part of the season, and we expect no much change here.
Despite their last away loss, Trabzonspor have been on good from and sharp in all aspects of the game, and we are backing them to take the win to redeem themselves off their last away experience.
Odds: 1 3.45 X 2.82 2 1.78
Probable outcomes
Altay 0-2 Trabzonspor
Altay 1-2 Trabzonspor
Altay 1-3 Trabzonspor
Altay 1-4 Trabzonspor
Altay 2-4 Trabzonspor
