David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Hatayspor
Konyaspor
One of the matches of the 32nd round of the Turkish Championship will be played on Friday at the "Mersin Arena," where the local Hatayspor will host Konyaspor. I suggest betting on goals in this encounter with a good chance of winning.
Match preview
"Hatayspor," after a slight improvement when the club secured three victories in four rounds, has once again fallen into a long series of defeats. As a result, the team's position in the table remains difficult: the club is still in second-to-last place, being one of the two teams that haven't even reached 20 points (19).
The gap from the nearest competitor is 12 points, and the rescue zone is a whole 15 points away. To close this distance, they need to keep taking the maximum in each round. In the last round, Hatayspor lost away to Gaziantep with a score of 1-2. Previously, in two matches, the team did not score at all and lost to Eyüpspor (0-1) and Kayserispor (0-5).
Meanwhile, Konyaspor looks noticeably better in recent rounds. In the last four Super League matches, the club secured three victories, which allowed them to rise to 12th place in the standings. Konyaspor is now six points away from the relegation zone, but that's not a gap that allows them to feel comfortable.
On the last matchday of the Super League, the team hosted Göztepe at home and secured a 1-0 victory, scoring the only goal in the middle of the first half with a precise shot from Kramer. Away, Konyaspor has been playing extremely poorly recently – not a single victory in the last seven matches with five losses.
Probable lineups
- Hatayspor: Bekay, Temel, Demir, Calvo, Sertel, Matondo, Parmak, Okoronkwo, Saglam, Fernandes, Strandberg
- Konyaspor: Ertas, Ndao, Demirbag, Yazgili, Guilherme, Bjorlo, Prip, Ibrahimoglu, Pedro, Erdogan, Kramer
Match facts and head-to-head
- In the first round, the teams drew 1-1
- The "Over 2.5 goals" bet hit in two of the five matches
- The "Both teams to score" option hit in two of the five matches
Prediction
Bookmakers favor Konyaspor in this game and offer odds of 1.83 for the visitors' victory. We believe that betting on Konyaspor to win is risky, considering the team's results in away matches. Our bet is "Under 3.0 goals" with odds of 1.65.
