Two sides who are neck and neck in the Turkish Super Lig table go head-to-head on Sunday as Kayserispor welcome Antalyaspor to the Kadir Has Stadium.
Off the back of respective defeats last time out, the teams will be keen to get back to winning ways with all three points this weekend.
Match preview
Kayserispor were beaten for the third away game running following a 2-0 defeat against Fenerbahce at the Ulker Stadyumu in Istanbul on Saturday.
Cagdas Atan's men fell behind to Joao Pedro's opener in the 37th-minute, before Joshua King added a second five minutes after the interval.
As a result, Anadolu Yildizi have slipped to ninth in the league standings, albeit only four points behind the aforementioned Fenerbahce in third.
Coming up next is the challenge of an opposing outfit with little to choose between the teams, as the last 10 meetings have yielded three wins for either side and four draws.
Off the back of four consecutive home wins, Sunday's hosts will head into this weekend's encounter with real belief that they can emerge victorious in front of their fans once again.
Antalyaspor suffered straight losses for the first time this season courtesy of a 2-0 defeat against Kasimpasa at the Antalya Stadyumu on Sunday.
Nuri Sahin's men conceded a late first-half penalty to Florent Hadergjonaj before Cemali Sertel's own goal just after the hour mark put the contest to bed.
With six points from a possible 15 so far, the Scorpions sit 10th in the Super Lig standings and now seek to string together a decent run of results in the coming weeks.
Having shipped five goals in their last outing on the road, Sunday's visitors will need to tighten up at the back to avoid being on the receiving end of another thrashing away from home.
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Team News
Antalyaspor's Fredy received his marching orders in the defeat to Kasimpasa last time out and the Angolan is ineligible to play any part in Sunday's clash.
Midfielder Alassane Ndao is also guaranteed absentee for the away side as he continues his spell on the sidelines through a groin problem.
Meanwhile, Omar Toprak could make his return to action in this one having sat out each of the last two games with a muscle injury.
Kayserispor are set to be without the services of Emrah Bassan and Cenk Gonen, while Mustafa Pektemek is also ruled out through injury.
Twenty-eight-year-old Ali Karimi is a major doubt for this weekend's hosts after missing his side's most recent outing due to a knock.
Kayserispor possible starting lineup:
Bayazit; Carole, Kolovetsios, Hosseini, Bulut; Civelek, Campanharo, Mensah; Thiam, Gavranovic, Cardoso
Antalyaspor possible starting lineup:
Boffin; Balci, Sari, Kudryashov, Vural; Aydogdu, Fernando; Ghacha, Adriano, Larsson; Wright
We say: Kayserispor 1-1 Antalyaspor
Judging by not only the league standings but also the recent meetings between the teams, there is little separating them ahead of this weekend's encounter. We are backing a share of the spoils here with both sides having to make do with a point.
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