Round 12 of the 2024-25 Turkish Super Lig will kick off with Kasimpasa playing host to Kayserispor at Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadyumu on Friday evening.
The hosts are hoping to win two consecutive matches against the visitors for the first time in the history of this fixture, while also ending a two-match losing streak at home against the Anatolian Stars.
Match preview
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Kasimpasa continued their unbeaten run on the road with an impressive 3-1 comeback win over Besiktas at Tupras Stadyumu last Saturday.
The Apaches conceded in first-half stoppage time to trail at the break, but goals from Claudio Winck, Aytac Kara, and Mamadou Fall turned the game around in the second half.
Sami Ugurlu's men climbed to ninth place, picking up 14 points after playing 11 matches, which has seen them widen the gap they have over the relegation zone.
However, Kasimpasa are still searching for a first home win in this campaign after playing six matches, drawing and losing three each, scoring five and conceding 11.
The home team has not won in the last four encounters between the Apaches and Friday's opposition, but Kasimpasa were the last team to win at home in this fixture, a 3-1 victory in 2022.
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Kayserispor were held to a goalless draw by bottom-side Adana Demirspor at Kadir Has Stadium last Saturday, despite dominating possession and registering more attempts at goal.
It would feel like two points dropped for Sinan Kaloglu's side who are now unbeaten in their last four Super Lig matches with draws and only one win.
The Anatolian Stars are still in the relegation zone, currently sitting in 17th with nine points, but they are now just one point from safety as they head into Friday's clash.
Kayserispor's only win in this campaign came on the road where they have now won and drawn their last two matches, while they have also won on their last two trips to Kasimpasa, which could be a point of reference to push them to another win on Friday.
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Kasimpasa will be without forward Nuno da Costa, who was sent off for a second bookable offence in the win over Besiktas.
Da Costa's suspension could see Fall step into the centre-forward role while Kara comes into the starting XI to play behind the striker.
Kayserispor could remain without 28-year-old centre-back Majid Hosseini, who is looking to recover in time from a foot injury.
The visitors have kept clean sheets in their last two Super Lig matches, which should mean the trio of Lionel Carole, Julian Jeanvier, and Joseph Attamah remain as the back three.
Kasimpasa possible starting lineup:
Gianniotis; Winck, Ciftpinar, Ozcan, Rodrigues; Sadiku, Gul; Ouannes, Kara, Hajradinovic; Fall
Kayserispor possible starting lineup:
Bayazit; Attamah, Carole, Janvier; Kaldirim, Bourabia, Yilmaz, Gezek, Sazdagi; Nazon, Cardoso
We say: Kasimpasa 1-1 Kayserispor
Kasimpasa should be favourites to pick up a win in this one given how their season has compared to Kayserispor's, but a lack of cutting edge on home soil leaves some doubt in their ability to do so, which is why we are predicting a draw.
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