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Turkish Super Lig | Gameweek 38
May 22, 2022 at 5pm UK
 

Adana Demirspor
7 - 0
Goztepe SK

Cankaya (25' og.), Balotelli (33', 36', 44', 62', 70'), Oztumer (45')
FT(HT: 5-0)

Kayan (74'), Emir (80')

Preview: Adana Demirspor vs. Goztepe SK - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Turkish Super Lig clash between Adana Demirspor and Goztepe SK, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Adana Demirspor will finish the season with a Super Lig home contest, with Goztepe SK Sunday's visitors to the New Adana Stadium.

The hosts enter the contest in ninth place, while the visitors have been relegated to the second tier following a disappointing season.


Match preview

On the face of it, Adana Demirspor will be pleased with their mid-table position after winning promotion to the top flight last term, however, at one stage they looked to be on course to qualify for European competition.

After 32 league matches, Sunday's hosts sat just one point outside the top four, but a run of five consecutive defeats has ended their hopes of European football.

Adana Demirspor travelled to Istanbul to face Galatasaray last weekend, and the contest got off to a promising start for the visitors after Yunus Akgun opened the scoring.

However, a Bafetimbi Gomis brace and a Kerem Akturkoglu strike helped the hosts surge into a 3-1 lead, and although Mario Balotelli halved the deficit in the 67th minute, Adana Demirspor could not salvage anything from the encounter.

Their hopes of European football may have evaporated, but Vincenzo Montella's side will be desperate to end their losing run before the summer break.

As for the visitors, their five-season stay in the top flight will come to an end on Sunday, with their relegation to the second tier already confirmed.

After finishing in 10th place last term, Goztepe have struggled this season, collecting just 28 points from their 19th league game.

As a result of their low points tally, Sunday's visitors are guaranteed to finish the season in 19th position.

Like their hosts, Goztepe also enter the final matchday in a poor run of form, with the visitors winless in their last 14 matches.

Thirteen of those 14 games have resulted in defeat, but Goztepe will be hoping that they can at least finish their stint in the top flight with a positive result.

Adana Demirspor Turkish Super Lig form:
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • L

Goztepe SK Turkish Super Lig form:
  • L
  • L
  • D
  • L
  • L
  • L


Team News

The hosts are expected to be without the services of Loic Remy, Jonas Svensson and Benjamin Stambouli, who are all sidelined with injury issues.

Britt Assombalonga is also unavailable for Adana Demirpsor, with the forward suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards.

After scoring last weekend, Balotelli will continue to lead the line, with the Italian aiming to add to the 13 league goals that he has scored this season.

As for the visitors, they will be without Halil Akbunar and Lourency, with injury problems set to rule the pair out for the second game in the row.

Goztepe are also unable to call upon Atinc Nukan and Wilker Angel, who are ruled out with knee and thigh injuries respectively.

Adis Jahovic will also miss out, with the forward suspended for the final matchday following his red card against Besiktas last weekend.

Adana Demirspor possible starting lineup:
Muric; Guler, Akaydin, Deli, Uludag; Inler, Bjarnason; Akgun, Belhanda, Vargas; Balotelli

Goztepe SK possible starting lineup:
Ozcimen; Mihojevic, Arslanagic, Demirtas; Paluli, Kayan, Cankaya, Tijanic, Emir; Baku, Di Santo


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We say: Adana Demirspor 2-1 Goztepe SK

Both sides are currently struggling for points, but we think that Adana Demirspor have enough quality in their ranks to edge out Goztepe on Sunday.


For additional data used by our team to analyse our suggested result please click here.


Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting a home win in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Home Win:data


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