The fight to avoid the red dotted line gets surreal in the Turkish Super Lig this week as Giresunspor welcomes Altay. The match is scheduled for Friday at the Giresun Ataturk Stadium, with a kickoff at 8 pm.
Both Altay and Giresunspor need a win. Altay is one point from getting into the relegation zone, and Giresunspor lost its last game.
The team hopes to turn the tables at Cotanak Stadyumu this Friday against the hosts. A win for both teams would be good, but Altay needs more to escape from the red zone.
Coming in at 16th place on the table, Altay has earned 18 points from the 16 matches they’ve played. Of those games, they’ve won 5 times and drawn 3. Altay’s goal to concede ratio is 21:25.
Altay has lost five of their last six matches, with the opposition hitting nine goals overall in those fixtures.
Defensively, they are struggling in every match and seriously need to improve their defending. They lost 2-1 against Hatayspor last week.
Giresunspor made up only two places since the last round, winning 5 of the last 16 games played, which translates to a 34% win rate.
The club has drawn four times and lost 7 times in that same period. They have conceded 15 goals, but have scored just as many.
Giresunspor have had a solid defense over their last six matches, conceding 4 goals total. They lost the last match to Adana Demirspor by 1-0, ending their 3 match winning streak.
Giresunspor vs Altay Head to Head
Both sides have 15 games against each other with hosts taking 3 wins while hosts with 8 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Adana Demirspor 1-0 Giresunspor
- Giresunspor 3-1 Faith Karagumruk
- Giresunspor 4-2 Ankara Demirspor
- Besiktas 0-4 Giresunspor
- Giresunspor 1-0 Yeni Malatyaspor
Away
- Altay 1-2 Hatayspor
- Galatasaray 2-2 Altay
- Altay 4-2 Manisa FK
- Basaksehir 0-0 Altay
- Altay 1-3 Adana Demirspor
Giresunspor Team News
Douglas, who was not expected to start, is injured. Emre Tasdemir will be pressed into service at right-back with Zeki Yavru suspended. Flavio is also suspended, so Joey Pelupessy will likely play in midfield.
Altay Team News
Mustafa Denizli, the manager of Besiktas, will make do without Andre Biyogo Poko for Friday’s game. Zeki Yildirim and Cebrail Karayel are both back available after suspension.
Prediction and Odds
The visitors are yet to win any match in their last five encounters; hence we anticipate a home win.
- Giresunspor Win
- Goals Under 3.5
- Both Teams to Score