Two teams struggling in the current Turkish Super Lig season will face off when Adana Demirspor welcome Alanyaspor to 5 Ocak Fatih Terim Stadyumu on Sunday.
Both sides are winless in the league after five matches, leaving both in the relegation zone heading into this clash.
Match preview
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After narrowly avoiding relegation last season, Adana Demirspor must swiftly turn their fortunes around to retain their Super League status.
The Blue Lightnings have garnered just one point from their opening five matches, suffering four defeats and drawing one, leaving them at the bottom of the Super League table.
Michael Valkanis's side seemed destined for another point against Antalyaspor when Jovan Manev equalised in the 84th minute, having trailed since the 50th minute. However, Adana conceded in the 98th minute, losing 2-1.
Adana Demirspor have now failed to win in their last eight Super League matches, suffering seven defeats and drawing one, while conceding 26 goals and scoring nine since a 1-0 victory over Istanbulspor on May 4.
The Blue Lightnings will hope to end this winless streak when they host Alanyaspor, a side against which they have remained unbeaten in their last four meetings, winning and drawing two each.
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Alanyaspor will be hoping for their first win of the season and their first victory in this fixture since 2022, when they triumphed on a visit to Adana.
Fatih Tekke's side have lost two and drawn three of their first five league games, leaving them in 16th place with three points out of a possible 15.
The Antalya-based team settled for a goalless draw in their last league game with Hatayspor, ensuring that they maintained their pattern of not getting the same result in consecutive matches this season.
Alanyaspor have not won a league game since a 6-0 victory over Istanbulspor on April 28, picking up seven draws and losing two of nine matches since then, with four of those games being on the road.
Team News
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Adana Demirspor will be without 29-year-old centre-forward Abat Aymbetov, who has been sidelined with an injury.
Yusuf Barasi, who has scored two of the visitors' five goals, is expected to lead the Blue Lightnings' attack once again.
Alanyaspor have just one absentee ahead of this match: 24-year-old centre-back Furkan Bayir, who has been sidelined with an injury since August.
Sergio Cordova, the team's top scorer with two goals in five league appearances, is the player to watch.
Adana Demirspor possible starting lineup:
Karakus; Guler, Gravillon, Manev, Burak; Maestro, Balat; Kol, Sari, Alioui; Barasi
Alanyaspor possible starting lineup:
Taskiran; Balkovec, Aliti, Lima, Hadergjonaj; Makouta, Richard; Ozdemir, Karaca, Augusto; Hwang
We say: Adana Demirspor 1-1 Alanyaspor
Both teams have been uninspiring so far, with both struggling to find the net and being defensively weak – this is why we think that they are on the same level and will end up with a draw in this clash.
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