Ileana Sanchez
Dailysports's expert
Fatih Karagumruk
Adana Demirspor
On May 17, Atatürk Olimpiyat (Istanbul) will host the match of the 34th round of the Turkish Süper Lig, in which Fatih Karagümrük will compete with Adana Demirspor. The battle will start at 19:00 CET.
Fatih Karagümrük
The team has played outside the elite division since 1984. There was a relegation right up to the sixth, amateur level. However, those times were changed by means of the sharp rise, and it is obvious that “the Black and Reds” have a pretty generous funding today. As a result, it is possible to invite Andrea Pirlo to the coaching position as well as to sign up new contracts or rent a number of different players, from Borini and Feghouli to Lobjanidze and Ozdoev. It goes without saying that the team wanted to rise higher than the 8th place, which had been taken in the previous season. Still, it can only stagnate so far. Nowadays, 31 matches have brought 11 wins and some draws. As a result, “Fatih’s grandchildren” are strictly at the so-called equator of the standings – 44 points give the opportunity to be in the 9th place. The minimum tournament motivation also affects the results: only 1 out of 3 previous matches was won.
Adana Demirspor
The club is very similar to its rival. It is characterized by the same decision to cooperate with a former legendary player of the Italian national team; however, Vincenzo Montella is much more experienced than Pirlo. There are also enough legionnaires in the squad. Balotelli left the team after the previous season – the higher mentioned player helped it to finally return to the top division of the country, and there the 9th position was immediately taken. Speaking about the new cycle, Dziuba and Rakitskyi tried to do their best, but were not successful, and such stars as Belhanda, Inler, Onyekuru, and Bjarnason are still in the team, and the list of foreigners can be continued. As a result, there is no surprise that, being under the rule of ambitious “Aeroplanino” from Italy, this “gang” is right behind the top three leaders of the Süper Lig. Moreover, “the Blue Lightnings” won all 5 previous matches.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
Speaking about the previous season, the clubs smashed each other at their home arenas. Adana won one more time with a 2-1 score in December.
Predictions
Bookmakers believe that “the Lightnings” will be stronger again. Let’s agree, but insure by betting on “a 0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.61).
