Unbeaten in 10 straight matches across all competitions, Hatayspor entertain the challenge of Konyaspor at the Mersin Stadyumu on Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, the away side make the journey to Antakya this weekend aiming to end a three-game winless run in the 2023-24 Turkish Super Lig.
Match preview
Hatayspor played out a goalless share of the spoils against Sivasspor when the teams went head-to-head at Yeni 4 Eylul Stadyumu on Saturday.
Volkan Demirel's men dominated the ball possession and territorial advantage but were unable to muster enough clear-cut opportunities to open the scoring.
Consequently, the Star of the South have dropped down to seventh in the Turkish Super Lig table, two points adrift in the race for the final European spot.
Coming up next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who are without defeat in the last five editions of this fixture, winning four of them.
Currently on a run of four wins and three draws in seven home matches leading up to Sunday's contest, the hosts have turned a corner in front of their fans of late.
Konyaspor were on the receiving end of an agonising 2-0 defeat against Besiktas in Sunday's meeting at the Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadium.
A late first-half own goal from Ugurcan Yazgili saw Aleksandar Stanojevic's men trail at half time before Vincent Aboubakar scored the clincher just past the hour mark.
With nine points amassed from their seven matches so far, the Anatolian Eagles sit 12th in the standings, outside the top half by only one point.
In their final outing before the upcoming international break, Sunday's visitors now set out to preserve their unbeaten run away from home this term.
Team News
Muhammet Demir is ruled out for Konyaspor through a knee injury, while Bruno Paz remains out of contention due to a muscle problem.
The away side will also be without the services of Ogulcan Ulgun who was shown his marching orders in the defeat to Besiktas last time out.
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru has been directly involved in five of Hatayspor's 11 goals already, making the Nigerian one to keep a close watch on here.
Thirty-one-year-old Rayane Aabid has not featured for the hosts due to a knee injury which has kept him sidelined since early September.
Hatayspor possible starting lineup:
Kardesler; Ghoulam, Bekaroglu, Kilama, Alici; Aburjania, Matondo; Rivas, Dele-Bashiru, Strandberg; Ze
Konyaspor possible starting lineup:
Bernardoni; Yazgili, Demirbag, Calvo, Guilherme; N'Zonzi, Dikmen; Oguz, Prip, Moreno; Oliveira
We say: Hatayspor 1-1 Konyaspor
There is not much separating the sides as things stand and this weekend's contest could easily swing either way. That said, we can see the teams cancelling each other out with honours even in the end.
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