Kasimpasa go welcome Alanyaspor to Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadyumu dis Sunday for one important Turkish Super Lig match. Both teams dey for lower half of table, and dem still dey look make dem secure dia position before season end.
Kasimpasa dey three places above relegation zone with five points cushion. Dem just play 3-3 draw with Goztepe for dia last match, where dem con give up two-goal lead for last 10 minutes. Dat one show say dem dey strong for attack but defence still dey worry dem.
Even with dis inconsistency, Kasimpasa don show small resilience recently. Dem don collect eight points from dia last five league matches, which na sixth-best return for dat period. Dem wan try make am three consecutive league games wey dem no go lose, something wey dem only do once dis season.
Kasimpasa get strong record against Alanyaspor. Since 2021, dem no don lose to Alanyaspor, with six wins and two draws from dia last eight meetings. Dem even win four straight matches all by 2-1 scoreline.
Alanyaspor dey come Istanbul with more stability for dia recent performances, even though wins no dey plenty. Dia 1-1 draw with Trabzonspor last time make dia unbeaten run reach five matches, but only one of dem na win.
Alanyaspor get 10-point cushion above relegation zone with five matches remain. Dem dey 11th position and still dey target top-half finish. But dia away form dey worry dem well-well. Dem only manage one win for road all season, and dem don draw 10 away matches, which na league-high.
For team news, Kasimpasa go miss Haris Hajradinovic wey dey with knee injury since September. Emre Tasdemir still dey out, Kerem Demirbay dey suspended after red card against Goztepe, and Rodrigo Becao no go play because of accumulated yellow cards.
Alanyaspor go miss Ianis Hagi wey get injury against Gaziantep, and Meschack Elia dey injured too. Yusuf Ozdemir remain suspended by Turkish Football Federation, but Florent Hadergjonaj don return after serving suspension.
Kasimpasa possible starting lineup include Gianniotis; Winck, Opoku, Arous, Corekci; Cafu, Baldursson; Kahveci, Diabate, Ouanes; Benedyczak. Alanyaspor own na Victor; Lima, Aliti, Akdag; Hadergjonaj, Makouta, Janvier, Ruan; Hwang, Yalcin; Mounie.
Both teams don show similar inconsistency dis season, and dia defensive problems suggest say chances go dey for both ends. With little to separate dem for quality and recent form, draw fit be likely outcome for dis tight match.
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