Sivasspor are undefeated in their last 10 home matches (Super Lig). There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Sivasspor's last 6 home games (Super Lig).
Faycal Fajr is at the Africa Cup of Nations, Hakan Arslan and Fredrik Ulvestad are injured, and Kerem Atakan Kesgin is suspended. So, Ozkan Yigiter and Koray Altinay will start in midfield. Max-Alain Gradel is also away on international duty. Erdogan Yesilyurt will continue to deputise. Leke James is carrying a knock and is not expected to start. Mustapha Yatabare is likely to lead the attack in his stead. Dimitrios Goutas has been ill so Samba Camara will deputise at centre-back. Jorge Felix and Ziya Erdal are also injured, but wouldn't have started anyway. Altay Bayindir still lacks match fitness and Berke Ozer is injured, so Ertugrul Cetin is expected to start in goal. As Filip Novak is injured and Attila Szalai suspended, Nazim Sangare is likely to feature as a make-shift left-back. Jose Sosa will continue to start in midfield as Mert Hakan Yandas is also sidelined with injury.
Sivasspor suffered a surprising 2-1 defeat at the hands of Goztepe last time out. They created enough chances to claim a comfortable win, but were woeful in front of goal. Calimbay's team are very difficult to beat at home as they play an aggressive football, frustrating their opponents. They will be without key creative names such as Fajr and Gradel so expect to see a very defensive-minded Sivas side here. Fenerbahce managed to beat Altay 2-1 last time out. They were the better team by a distance and fully deserved their win, but it should be kept in mind that Altay are one of the weakest sides in the league. Fenerbahce are not a physically imposing side and they struggle against aggressive, physical teams. This will be a tough 90 minutes for Kartal's team. A draw is the likeliest result here. 1:1
Sivasspor suffered a surprising 2-1 defeat at the hands of Goztepe last time out. They created enough chances to claim a comfortable win, but were woeful in front of goal. Calimbay's team are very difficult to beat at home as they play an aggressive football, frustrating their opponents. They will be without key creative names such as Fajr and Gradel so expect to see a very defensive-minded Sivas side here. Fenerbahce managed to beat Altay 2-1 last time out. They were the better team by a distance and fully deserved their win, but it should be kept in mind that Altay are one of the weakest sides in the league. Fenerbahce are not a physically imposing side and they struggle against aggressive, physical teams. This will be a tough 90 minutes for Kartal's team. A draw is the likeliest result here. 1:1
Sivasspor are undefeated in their last 10 home matches (Super Lig). There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Sivasspor's last 6 home games (Super Lig).
Faycal Fajr is at the Africa Cup of Nations, Hakan Arslan and Fredrik Ulvestad are injured, and Kerem Atakan Kesgin is suspended. So, Ozkan Yigiter and Koray Altinay will start in midfield. Max-Alain Gradel is also away on international duty. Erdogan Yesilyurt will continue to deputise. Leke James is carrying a knock and is not expected to start. Mustapha Yatabare is likely to lead the attack in his stead. Dimitrios Goutas has been ill so Samba Camara will deputise at centre-back. Jorge Felix and Ziya Erdal are also injured, but wouldn't have started anyway. Altay Bayindir still lacks match fitness and Berke Ozer is injured, so Ertugrul Cetin is expected to start in goal. As Filip Novak is injured and Attila Szalai suspended, Nazim Sangare is likely to feature as a make-shift left-back. Jose Sosa will continue to start in midfield as Mert Hakan Yandas is also sidelined with injury.