Giresunspor vs Sivasspor Match Analysis and Prediction

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Giresunspor will welcome Sivasspor to the Cotanak Sports Complex on Saturday as they will be looking to open the gap from themselves and the relegation zone.

Dropping out of the Super Lig still seems a possiblity for Giresunspor, and they begin the weekend dangerously hovering above the relegation zone.

While their six-point gap above 17th-placed Altay should offer Giresunspor a little bit of comfort, the threat of relegation will remain on their backs until the end of the season.

Giresunspor seemed to be on an upturn in form prior to the international break which has helped their cause, with the Cotanaklar having won three of their last four matches.

However, their defeat against Antalyaspor in the final match before the international break ended their good run of form, but they will be keen to bounce back with the visit of Sivasspor this weekend.

Cotanaklar have won six of the last ten home matches across all competitions, and will be hoping to fall back on their strong home performances.

In sharp contrast to Giresunspor, the visitors have not had it easy on the road recently, having lost four of their last six away games.

Sivasspor managed to defeat Adana Demirspor in their last away match, which did help ease their travel woes, but it still suggests the amount of work still to be done by The Braves.

However, they are free from the fear of relegation, and will be keen to target a top-half fininsh at the end of the season, with the gap between themselves and the top 10 only one point.

Should Sivasspor manage to pick up all three points at the weekend, they could find themselves inside the top half of the Super Lig table, with the next target being to bridge the gap to the European places.

Giresunspor vs Sivasspor head to head

The two teams have previously met on 34 occasions across all competitions, where Giresunspor have taken 14 victories while Sivasspor have won 13, and they have drawn in seven. Giresunspor have scored 44 goals and conceded 36. In their last five encounters, Sivasspor have won four while they have drawn once.

Sivasspor 4-3 Giresunspor 17/01/10

Giresunspor 1-2 Sivasspor 04/12/16

Sivasspor 2-0 Giresunspor 28/04/17

Sivasspor 1-0 Giresunspor 17/12/20

Sivasspor 0-0 Giresunspor 06/11/21

Giresunspor latest home form

Giresunspor have most recently kept a relatively good form at home, having won in each of their two most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on February 12 when they lost 2-1 to Fenerbahce in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded nine.

Giresunspor 0-2 Kasimpasa 16/01/22

Giresunspor 1-3 Alanyaspor 23/01/22

Giresunspor 1-2 Fenerbahce 12/02/22

Giresunspor 3-1 Goztepe 27/02/22

Giresunspor 2-1 Gaziantep FK 14/03/22

Giresunspor latest away form

Cotanaklar have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won only one of their five most recent matches and they lost their last. They only managed to defeat Rizespor 2-1 on March 5. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded nine.

Trabzonspor 1-1 Giresunspor 19/01/22

Konyaspor 1-0 Giresunspor 04/02/22

Kayserispor 2-1 Giresunspor 19/02/22

Rizespor 1-2 Giresunspor 05/03/22

Antalyaspor 4-1 Giresunspor 20/03/22

Sivasspor latest home form

Sivasspor have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost only one of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Fatih Karagumuruk 1-0 in the Turkish Cup on March 2. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded six.

Sivasspor 1-1 Fenerbahce 22/01/22

Sivasspor 2-1 Yeni Malatyaspor 13/02/22

Sivasspor 2-3 Besiktas 26/02/22

Sivasspor 1-0 Fatih Karagumuruk 02/03/22

Sivasspor 2-1 Altay 20/03/22

Sivasspor latest away form

The Braves have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won only two of their six most recent matches. However, they managed to defeat Adana Demirspor 3-2 in their last away game. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded 11.

Gaziantep FK 5-1 Sivasspor 05/02/22

Bandirmaspor 2-4 Sivasspor 09/02/22

Fatih Karagumuruk 1-0 Sivasspor 20/02/22

Antalyspor 1-0 Sivasspor 06/03/22

Adana Demirspor 2-3 Sivasspor 13/03/22

Giresunspor news

Giresunspor enter the contest with a number of players having injury issues, with Zeki Yavru not likely to be back yet, as the defender is still recovering from a finger injury.

Flavio remains ruled out for the rest of the season with a ligament injury, alongside Arda Kilic who is suffering an ACL injury.

Sivasspor news

Sivasspor also have injury issues of their own, with one man who is set to miss out on the trip to Giresunspor being Leke James who has featured 20 times for his side this season.

Midfielder Pedro Henrique is also out of contention and will miss out until mid-April with a thigh injury.

Prediction and Odds

The two sides come into the game with a fair share of absent players, and both will be looking to avoid defeat.

However, Sivasspor have not been good on the road recently while Giresunspor will be looking to move further from danger, so we expect a draw or home win.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.35