Adana Demirspor vs Fenerbahce Match Analysis & Prediction
02/02/2023 8:00 pm
Fenerbahce make a trip to face Adana Demirspor at Yeni Adana Stadyumu on Thursday, with both sides hoping to extend successful Super Lig runs.
While the hosts are yet to lose on home soil this season, their visitors need a win to stay in touch at the top after responding excellently to recent adversity that has seen rivals Galatasaray pull away in first place.
After losing 3-0 at home to their Istanbul rivals, Fenerbahce have won every match since, including securing a spot in the Turkish Cup quarter-finals.
Gaziantep, Umraniyespor and Rizespor all fell to 2-1 defeats at the hands of Fenerbahce, but a 5-1 victory over Kasimpasa at the weekend was much more convincing.
Jorge Jesus’ side remain the league’s highest-scorers with 51, averaging over two-and-a-half goals per game, but Fenerbahce find themselves four points behind Galatasaray going into the midweek set of fixtures, so they will hope for a favour from other sides in the coming weeks if not this week.
However, this will be a very tough test for Fenerbahce, against a side who are simply refusing to falter in the hunt for the European spots.
Adana Demirspor are easily the most surprising team to be in the current top six, which has pulled away from the rest of the league in recent weeks. Only two sides have scored more and only two have conceded fewer, so they are well worthy of their position in the upper spots of the standings.
Their post-World Cup form has been impressive, considering it would have been easy to assume they would fall away give their stature compared to the teams around them, but they are one of the most in-form sides in the division.
Adana Demirspor have lost only on trips to Besiktas, Istanbul Basaksehir and Fenerbahce in the reverse fixture this season, as they ahve taken 13 points from a possible 18 since the return of club football.
Still unbeaten at the Yeni Adana Stadyumu is a remarkable accomplishment as well, and Fenerbahce will have their work cut out trying to end that run here.
Adana Demirspor vs. Fenerbahce Head to head
In the 40 previous meetings between these two teams across all competitions, Demirspor have claimed five victories while Fenerbahce have won 25, and they have drawn in 10. Fenerbahce have scored 87 goals and conceded 31 in the process.
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29/11/2017Fenerbahce6Adana Demirspor0CUP
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13/12/2017Adana Demirspor1Fenerbahce4CUP
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15/08/2021Adana Demirspor0Fenerbahce1Super Lig
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10/01/2022Fenerbahce1Adana Demirspor2Super Lig
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22/08/2022Fenerbahce4Adana Demirspor2Super Lig
Adana Demirspor Team News
Fredrik Gulbrandsen is the only injury concern for Adana Demirspor, while Yusuf Sari will return from suspension, and Mert Cetin made his debut for the club in defence after arriving back in Turkey on loan from Hellas Verona last week.
As Britt Assombalonga has returned to England to sign for Wartford after two years at the club, Montella has moved quickly to bring in Cherif Ndiaye from Shanghai Port.
Adana Demirspor's Last 5 Matches
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05/01/2023Adana Demirspor6Istanbulspor0Super Lig
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09/01/2023Istanbul Basaksehir2Adana Demirspor1Super Lig
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14/01/2023Adana Demirspor3Ankaragucu1Super Lig
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20/01/2023Adana Demirspor1Giresunspor1Super Lig
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28/01/2023Sivasspor1Adana Demirspor2Super Lig
Fenerbahce Team News
After being booked against Kasimpasa last weekend, Miguel Crespo will miss out for Fenerbahce through suspension, while Bright Osayi-Samuel, Josh King and Nazim Sangare will all miss the game with injuries.
Joao Pedro is a doubt and may undergo a fitness test as he looks to return from a knee injury that has kept him out since the World Cup break.
Fenerbahce's Last 5 Matches
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08/01/2023Fenerbahce0Galatasaray3Super Lig
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15/01/2023Gaziantep FK1Fenerbahce2Super Lig
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19/01/2023Fenerbahce2Rizespor1CUP
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23/01/2023Umraniyespor1Fenerbahce2Super Lig
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29/01/2023Fenerbahce5Kasimpasa1Super Lig
Adana Demirspor vs. Fenerbahce: Odds and Predictions
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