On Saturday, second-placed Konyaspor will host mid-table Antalyaspor, with the home side looking to extend their unbeaten run to four games in all competitions.
Meanwhile, the visitors will be full of confidence after becoming the first side to beat Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super Lig this season, when they edged out the league leaders last weekend.
Match preview
Konyaspor head into the weekend nine points adrift of league leaders Trabzonspor, and if they wish to close that gap, they need to continue their fine run of form.
With five wins in their last seven league games, Saturday's hosts will believe that they have enough quality to collect three more points at the weekend.
A comfortable victory last week will only add to that belief after Konyaspor thrashed Fatih Karagumruk 4-1 despite originally trailing in the contest.
After falling behind in the 12th minute, Amar Rahmanovic restored parity before the break, and a second-half brace from Serdar Gurler combined with a Guilherme effort ensured that Konyaspor clinched an impressive victory.
That four-goal haul was a snippet of Ilhan Palut's side current form in front of goal, with Konyaspor scoring 13 goals in their last six league encounters, and no other team in the Turkish Super Lig has scored more in that period.
Antalyaspor will enter the contest in a buoyant mood after beating the league leaders last weekend and in the process, they become the first team to beat Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super Lig this term.
Andreas Cornelius gave the table toppers the lead but Antalyaspor levelled through Fredy, who scored from the spot, before the win was secured courtesy of a Dorukhan Tokoz own goal.
That result saw Nuri Sahin's side claim their third win in their last four games in all competitions, but they know if they want to continue their impressive form then they must overcome a formidable opponent on Saturday.
As well as facing a tough opponent, the visitors will also try to conquer their demons away from home, after only winning once on the road in the league this season.
Although, after losing only twice in their last eight games across all competitions, Sahin will be hopeful that his side can collect their second away league victory on Saturday.
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Team News
Konyaspor are likely to be without the services of Ogulcan Ulgun, who has missed the last two games due to injury.
Following their 4-1 victory last weekend, Palut could name an unchanged team for Saturday's contest.
Sokol Cikalleshi will lead the line for the hosts and he will be aiming to add to the five league goals that he has scored this season.
As for the visitors, they are missing Enzo Crivelli and Harun Alpsoy, with injury keeping the duo out.
Antalyaspor could also name an unchanged team following their victory over Trabzonspor.
Fredy scored his fifth goal of the Turkish Super Lig season last weekend, and he could pose a goal threat from midfield on Saturday.
Konyaspor possible starting lineup:
Sehic; Skubic, Calik, Bardakci, Guilherme; Hadziahmetovic, Dikmen, Rahmanovic; Gurler, Bytyqi, Cikalleshi
Antalyaspor possible starting lineup:
Boffin; Sari, Kudryashov, Naldo; Balci, Fredy, Poli, Vural; Ghacha, Sinik, Mukairu
We say: Konyaspor 1-1 Antalyaspor
Although Konyaspor are in a fine run of form, they face an opponent that will be buoyed by their impressive victory last weekend, and with all of the last four league meetings between the two sides ending level, we think that the spoils will be shared on Saturday.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Konyaspor win with a probability of 56.61%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Antalyaspor had a probability of 19.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Konyaspor win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.61%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.23%), while for an Antalyaspor win it was 0-1 (6.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Konyaspor in this match.
