Antalyaspor vs Kayserispor Match Analysis and Prediction

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Antalyspor will be looking for a seventh straight victory on Sunday, when the play host to Kayserispor at the Antalya Stadyumu.

An impressive run of form has seen the hosts climb up to the eighth position in the Turkish Super Lig table, now sitting just four points outside of the top four.

After having looked set for a low mid-table finish in the Turkish Super Lig, Antalyaspor have found an eye-catching run of form recently, having now won six consecutive league matches.

They firstly bounced back from a defeat to league leaders Trabzonspor with consecutive 1-0 victories over Sivasspor and Istanbul Basaksehir before defeating Giresunspor 4-1.

Success over Altay and Hatayspor made it five on the bounce, before the Akrepler again extended their run with a 3-1 victory over Alanyaspor last time out through Haji Wright’s opener and a brace from Gokdeniz Bayrakdar.

That run has seen Nuri Sahin’s side move onto 53 points from their 33 league matches, and now sit eighth, two points behind fifth-placed Adana Demirspor and four behind fourth-placed Istanbul Basaksehir.

They now face an opposition side who have far less to play for, with the visitors having confirmed their place in the top flight for next season.

With 38 points from 31 matches, Kayserispor were still at risk of being dragged into the relegation mix in the final stretch of the campaign if the bottom sides were able to turn their form around, but they have since moved away from danger with successive positive results in the Super Lig.

Kayserispor are currently sitting 12 points clear of the relegation zone with five games to play, which means that their survival is bound to be confirmed in the coming fixtures, while they will also be partially focused on a Turkish Cup semi-final tie with league leaders Trabzonspor.

Antalyaspor vs Kayserispor head to head

The two teams have previously met on 37 occasions across all competitions, where Antalyaspor have claimed 16 victories while Kayserispor have won nine, and they have drawn in 12. Antalyaspor have scored 46 goals and conceded 39. In their last five meetings, Kayserispor have won once, Antalyaspor two with two draws.

Antalyaspor 2-2 Kayserispor 14/09/19

Kayserispor 2-2 Antalyaspor 09/02/20

Antalyaspor 2-0 Kayserispor 21/12/20

Kayserispor 0-1 Antalyaspor 11/04/21

Kayserispor 2-0 Antalyaspor 05/12/21

Antalyaspor latest home form

Antalyaspor have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have won each of they four most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Hatayspor 4-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded just two.

Antalyaspor 0-0 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 29/01/22

Antalyaspor 3-0 Fatih Karagumruk 13/02/22

Antalyaspor 1-0 Sivasspor 06/03/22

Antalyaspor 4-1 Giresunspor 20/03/22

Antalyaspor 4-1 Hatayspor 11/04/22

Antalyaspor latest away form

Antalyaspor have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won in each of their three most recent matches. Their last away defeat came 2-0 against Trabzonspor on March 1 in the Turkish Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded four.

Adana Demirspor 0-0 Antalyaspor 25/02/22

Trabzonspor 2-0 Antalyaspor 01/0/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 0-1 Antalyaspor 14/03/22

Altay 1-2 Antalyaspor 02/04/22

Alanyaspor 1-2 Antalyaspor 16/04/22

Kayserispor latest home form

Kayserispor have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they played out a 1-1 draw with Rizespor in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded 10.

Kayserispor 1-2 Alanyaspor 07/03/22

Kayserispor 2-3 Konyaspor 13/03/22

Kayserispor 1-0 Genclerbirligi 26/03/22

Kayserispor 0-4 Fenerbahce 02/04/22

Kayserispor 1-1 Rizespor 15/04/22

Kayserispor latest away form

Kayserispor have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost three of their five most recent matches. In their last away game, they were defeated 1-0 by Trabzonspor in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

Trabzonspor 3-2 Kayserispor 25/02/22

Besiktas 1-2 Kayserispor 02/03/22

Fatih Karagumruk 3-0 Kayserispor 18/03/22

Goztepe1-2 Kayserispor 09/04/22

Trabzonspor 1-0 Kayserispor 19/04/22

Antalyaspor news

Antalyaspor have several injury problems to deal with, as Sinan Gumus, Ufuk Akyol, Admir Mehmedi and Harun Alpsoy are all set to continue spells on the sidelines.

Sahin is not likely to make many changes to his side, and we are likely to see an unchanged starting XI on Sunday.

Kayserispor news

Kayserispor will remain without captain Bernard Mensah, having been absent since October after making a productive start to the season.

Abdulkadir Parmak is also ruled out, while Mario Gavranovic will be vying for a return to the starting XI, as he leads the squad with 10 league goals this season.