Gaziantep will be bidding to end their five game winless run in all competitions this week when they host Hatayspor at the New Gaziantep Stadium in the 29th round of the Turkish Super Lig. Kickoffs on 7th March 2022 at 20:00 EAT.
Gaziantep has been dreadful for much of this year, which has seen them drop to in the ranks of the Turkish top flight. Currently they are placed in the 11th spot with 36 points after 27 league games. The hosts have lost just once at home this season and have further dropped points just thrice through draws. However in their last five games in the league, they have only one win losing thrice and drawing once.
Gaziantep will be looking to bounce back from a 3-2 Super Lig loss in their last game against to Altay. In that game, Gaziantep had 48% possession, 12 shots with three of them on target and goals scored by Alexandru Maxim (18′, 26′) and Doğan Erdoğan (23′ Own goal). Altay got nine shots with five of them on target and goals by Thaciano (10′) and André Biyogo Poko (51′).
Hatayspor on the other hand has managed to stay in the top half of the league table, despite delivering inconsistent performances for months now. At the moment, they are placed in the eighth spot with 42 points. In their last five games, they have two wins, two draws and a loss.
Hatayspor’s dreams of European qualification received a boost at home last weekend when they trashed Malatyaspor 5-2 in the Super lig. In that game, Hatayspor had 51% possession, 13 shots with eight of them on target and goals scored by Ayoub El Kaabi (21′, 34′, and 83’), Yassine Benzia (25′) and Dylan Saint-Louis (90′). Yeni Malatyaspor got 14 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Nouha Dicko (71′, 80′).
Gaziantep vs Hatayspor head to head
The home teams hold a slight upper hand in the six meetings between these two teams since 2018 claiming four wins. Hatayaspor won only once and they have been drawn also once.
- Hatayspor 2-1 Gaziantep 18/10/21
- Hatayspor 0-1 Gaziantep 15/05/21
- Gaziantep 1-1 Hatayspor 24/01/21
- Hatayspor 3-5 Gaziantep 30/05/19
- Gaziantep 2-0 Hatayspor 11/02/19
Home
- Alanyaspor 2-1 Gaziantep
- Altay 3-2 Gaziantep
- Gaziantep 0-3 Adana
- Basaksehir 2-0 Gaziantep
- Kasimpasa 1-2 Gaziantep
Away
- Hatayspor 5-2 Malatyaspor
- Fenerbahce 2-0 Hatayspor
- Hatayspor 2-1 Goztepe Izmir
- Hatayspor 0-2 Antalyaspor
- Kayserispor 4-3 Hatayspor
Gaziantep team news
Erol Bulut side will be without; Mirza Cihan, Stelios Kitsiou, Hamza Mendyl, Luka Stankovski and Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan are all expected to be ruled out for the hosts due to injury issues.
Hatayaspor team news
Kamil Corekci and Fatih Kurucuk are suspended for the visitors, while Adama Traore will miss out through injury.
Prediction and odds
Hatayspor have struggled recently on their travels, but they will enter Monday’s contest with a top four finish mindset and after beating Gaziantep in the reverse fixture, we think Hatayspor will be confident in completing a league double over their hosts.
- Hatayaspor Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
