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For weeks Sivasspor had to struggle with the double burden of the Europa League, now the focus can be shifted back to the national competition. After a weak start to the season, the “Yigidos” are in the table 16. namely under pressure, after all, the lead on the relegation places is only four points.
In the English week, the red and whites from Central Anatolia will play their home game against their table neighbors from the Turkish capital. As the odds comparison of the betting base shows, Sivasspor is favored against Genclerbirligi according to odds. Should a prognosis for the “Yigidos” come true, it would be the first home win in the current Süper Lig season.
So far, Sivasspor has only had a record of 0-2-4 in six home games, making the Red-Whites currently the weakest team in the Süper Lig. Surprisingly, because last season the “Yigidos” were the second strongest home team behind the champions from Istanbul.
Sivasspor :
The international adventure of Sivasspor came to an end almost two weeks ago. In a group with Villareal, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Qarabag Agdam as third in the table, the “Yigidos” just barely missed their place in the sixteenth finals of the Europa League. Since then, the focus has shifted back to the national competition, where the red-whites are on a course of reparation.
In the first twelve games of the current season there was not much to cheer for last year’s third in the Süper Lig. Currently, the “Yigidos” are in 16th place in the table and only four points ahead of the red zone in the league. Most recently, Sivasspor remained unbeaten three times in a row, and recently they even recorded a win – for the first time after seven league games without a win.
The latest momentum is to be built on in the home game against Genclerbirligi, where the “Yigidos” are aiming for the first home three of the current Süper Lig season.
According to the current statistics in the Turkish House of Lords, the red and whites from Sivas are the worst home team in the Süper Lig. In six home games, only two points (0-2-4) were recorded, while Sivasspor scored only one goal.
If you consider how strong the “Yigidos” presented themselves in the home games of the 2019/20 season, the latest record was not really to be expected. After all, Sivasspor was the second strongest home team in the Süper Lig last season and only dropped six times in the entire season.
Now that the double burden from the Europa League has finally ceased, it remains to be seen whether Sivasspor can initiate the turnaround. After the recent away win at Konya, we are holding on to Sivasspor vs. Genclerbirligi a prognosis for the home side is quite obvious.
Coach Riza Calimbay will again have to struggle with a few failures, but the hospital has significantly reduced in size compared to the weeks before.
Genclerbirligi :
Genclerbirligi has fought his way out of the table cellar for the time being. The capital footballers recently got seven points in the last three games and thus moved to the rescue bank. The home coup against the league leaders from Alanya was particularly surprising, after all, the otherwise weak offensive of the Black-Reds gave the currently best defense of the Süper Lig two goals.
That momentum should now also be taken with the away game in Sivas. When abroad, the team around head coach Mustafa Kaplan had so far a record of 2-0-4. In addition to the away win at BB Erzurumspor, the black and reds also took three points at home-strong Besiktas.
Last week there was only one draw for Genclerbirligi in the derby against city rivals Ankaragücü. If it goes after the game in the capital city derby, Kaplan’s team got away happily with the division of points, after all, the city rivals dominated the final phase. In the Süper Lig there was for the table 17. to celebrate a goal scoring for the third time in a row.
Nevertheless, Genclerbirligi is statistically the second weakest attacking division of the Süper Lig. Only Kayserispor (6 goals) scored fewer goals than the black and reds from Ankara. In Sivas, the Kaplan-Elf faces a difficult task, after all, the Thursday opponent has one of the best defenders of the current season.
Compared to the starting XI from the most recent derby against Ankaragücü, the 53-year-old coach at the capital club is unlikely to make any major changes in the squad. Nine players will be paused due to injury, while two players will be suspended.
Sivasspor vs Genclerbirligi head to head matches
19.07.20 SL Sivasspor Genclerbirligi 2 : 0
22.12.19 SL Genclerbirligi Sivasspor 2 : 2
28.04.18 SL Sivasspor Genclerbirligi 1 : 0
03.12.17 SL Genclerbirligi Sivasspor 4 : 0
07.05.16 SL Sivasspor Genclerbirligi 2 : 1