Having recently picked up their first win of the 2023-24 Turkish Super Lig season, Fatih Karagumruk welcome Ankaragucu to Ataturk Olimpiyat on Sunday.
On the other hand, the away side make the trip to Istanbul looking to record their first victory this term at the third of time of asking.
Match preview
Fatih Karagumruk saw off the threat of Basaksehir thanks to a 2-0 victory in Sunday's encounter between the sides at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium.
Alparslan Erdem's men made a fast start and opened the scoring early on through Ryan Mendes before Adnan Ugur doubled the lead right on the half-hour mark.
As a result, the Black and Red have moved up to ninth in the Turkish Super Lig table, albeit just one point behind Hatayspor in second place.
Coming up next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who just about have the edge in this fixture, winning three, drawing two and losing two of the previous seven meetings.
Having failed to win back-to-back matches since mid-April, Sunday's hosts will be looking to follow up last weekend's triumph with three points in front of their fans this time.
Ankaragucu had to settle for a share of the spoils against Adana Demirspor as the teams played out a 1-1 stalemate at the Eryaman Stadium on Monday.
Tolunay Kafkas's men fell behind to M'Baye Niang's opener in the 26th minute but managed to restore parity through Efkan Bekiroglu three minutes shy of the break.
With one point on the board from two matches so far, Ankaragucu currently sit 14th in the standings, outside the relegation zone only on goal difference.
Off the back of seeing their three-game away winning streak end in their most recent outing on the road, Sunday's visitors now set out to avoid consecutive defeats on enemy territory for the first time in three-and-a-half months.
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Team News
Ryan Mendes made a good impression on his full debut for Karagumruk against Basaksehir, and the Cape Verde international is expected to retain his place in the XI.
Adnan Ugur is a doubt for the home side in this one, having been hauled off with an injury scare in the closing stages of the aforementioned game.
Stelios Kitsiou grabbed the winning goal for the away side the last time Saturday's opponents squared off, making him one to keep an eye on here.
Efkan Bekiroglu has found the back of the net in his two league outings for the away side so far, and the 27-year-old will look to deliver the goods once again.
Fatih Karagumruk possible starting lineup:
Dituro; Mercan, Dresevic, Ceccherini, Veseli; Ugur, Feghouli, Rohden; Mendes, Lasagna, Keles
Ankaragucu possible starting lineup:
Gikiewicz; Mujakic, Cetin, Radakovic, Bilazer; Dokanovic, Cigerci, Bekiroglu; Cephas, Sowe, Kitsiou
We say: Fatih Karagumruk 1-0 Ankaragucu
There is little to choose between the teams heading into this one, and the game could easily swing either way. That said, we are leaning towards a win for the hosts come the sound of the final whistle.
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