Kasimpasa vs. Kayserispor (Saturday, 10.30am)
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The battle for the European places in the Turkish Super Lig is getting tougher from week to week, as two neighbours in the table Kasimpasa and Kayserispor face off in the early kickoff on Saturday.
The hosts go into the game on the back of a narrow 2-1 away defeat to Galatasaray, while the visitors recorded a 1-0 home win over Alanyaspor.
We say: Kasimpasa 1-1 Kayserispor
At this stage of the season, there is not much difference between the two teams, as both have been in similar form recently.
Kayserispor's rather poor away record could indicate that the visitors are in a slightly worse position going into this game than the hosts, but Kasimpasa's unimpressive defensive home record also make them rather vulnerable and far from favourites in this game.
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Alanyaspor vs. Gaziantep (Saturday, 1.00pm)
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Gaziantep will look to make it back-to-back wins in the Turkish Super Lig when they travel to Alanya to take on Alanyaspor on Saturday afternoon.
The visitors have had a success story in the last week – they first reached the next round of the Turkish Cup with a 4-0 win against Efeler 09 Spor, followed by a 2-0 home win against Caykur Rizespor – while the hosts come from a 1-0 defeat against Kayserispor.
We say: Alanyaspor 1-2 Gaziantep
Gaziantep have had a perfect week, with two wins from two games and no goals conceded, which should see them as favourites for Saturday's game, despite their poor away record this season.
It will be Alanyaspor's second game under Tekke, and the home support could be an important factor in his search for his first points as a new coach, but we are backing the hosts to come away empty-handed.
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Karagumruk vs. Sivasspor (Saturday, 1.00pm)
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Fatih Karagumruk will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Super Lig to four games when they host Sivasspor at the Vefa Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The hosts were held to a 1-1 draw by Konyaspor in the previous round, while the visitors registered the same scoreline at home to Adana Demirspor.
We say: Fatih Karagumruk 1-2 Sivasspor
Sivasspor have performed very well away from home in the opening months of the season and there is no reason to think they cannot continue that form on Saturday.
The hosts have played neither particularly well nor particularly badly at home this season, but one thing is for sure - they are struggling to score goals, having the fourth-worst record of any team from the bottom half of the Super Lig with just five goals scored so far.
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Hatayspor vs. Galatasaray (Saturday, 4.00pm)
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Out-of-form Hatayspor host defending Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray at the New Hatay Stadium in the competition's 12th round on Saturday.
Beaten in their last three matches, the home side look to end the table-topping club's three-month winning sequence in the league.
We say: Hatayspor 0-2 Galatasaray
Galatasaray have conceded just one road goal in six matches, and they could keep another away clean sheet with a routine win over off-form Hatayspor this weekend.
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Barney Corkhill
