Trabzonspor vs Eyupspor Prediction

Fourth placed Eyupspor will be looking to put pressure on 3rd placed Samsunspor when they travel to resurgent mid-table side Trabzonspor in Monday’s Super Lig action.

The away side sits on 39 points, just one behind their third place rivals. Samsunspor play on friday, meaning that if they lose, Eyupspor have three days in which to prepare for a game that they know that if they win they will move into the top three.

Trabzonspor, after an underwhelming start, have recovered some form, but by sitting in 11th, they are currently performing below pre-season expectations. However, with just one loss in their last seven, they are returning to form, and could pose a threat to Eyupspor.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about both sides ahead of kick-off.

Key Statistics

• Trabzonspor have netted 14 times in their last five games, a much more respectable return when compared to Eyupspors seven.
• The home side also have the most clean sheets of any side in the Super Lig, with nine.
• Eyupspor lost to Konyaspor last time out, their first defeat since the start of December, a run of seven games without loss.
• Eyupspor have the best defensive record in the league this season, conceding just 19 times in 21 games.

Trabzonspor Preview

Trabzonspor Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ugurcan Cakir (GK); Evren Elmali, Arseniy Batahov, Stefan Savic, Pedro Malheiro; Umut Gunes, John Lundstram; Danylo Sikan, Ozan Tufan, Edin Visca; Simon Banza.

To their credit, Trabzonspor have recovered from a horrendously poor start to the season, However, in truth they shouldn’t have put themselves in the position of having to recover in the first place.

Boasting a very talented squad, including ex-Atletico Madrid defender Stefan Savic and Super Lig legend Edin Visca, they’re table position belies their quality, and now they appear to be back on the right track, it is time for the squad to live up to its billing.

They have netted 13 goals in their last four wins, showing that they do have the capacity to overwhelm teams. However, for much of the season, those performances were too few and far between, so they need to find a way to unlock that form consistently if they are to progress.

Eyupspor Preview

Eyupspor Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Birkan Tetik (GK); Caner Erkin, Melih Kabasakal, Robin Yalcin, Ruben Vezo; Tayfur Bingol, Emre Mor; Prince Ampem, Emre Akbaba, Halil Akbunar; Mama Thiam.

Despite lacking the same big names as their approaching opponents, Eyüpspor have shown Trabzonspor how to perform consistently in the league. While it is a tough task to keep up with the likes of Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, they have stayed in the ‘best of the rest’ race admirably.

Despite losing in the Turkish Cup last time out, Eyupspor’s league form has been impressive, and it features draws against Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, as well as a win over Samsunspor.

They have proven themselves to be a threat to even the biggest sides in Turkey, but one negative is that both Ahmed Kutucu and Jonjo Shelvey left in the January transfer window. Both were important to the way Eyupspor play, and it remains to be seen how they deal without them.

Trabzonspor vs Eyupspor Head to Head

The two sides can only boast one recent meeting, which took place in September. On that occasion, neither side could find a winner in a 0-0 draw, so both sides have some unfinished business to attend to on Monday.

Trabzonspor vs Eyupspor Betting Tip

Both have been in good form of late, but Trabzonspor have the added bonus of having something to prove after their poor start. They will be desperate to continue winning in order to return to the upper echelons of Turkish football, and we think they’ll have enough to win and continue that streak here.

Trabzonspor vs Eyupspor Final Prediction

Trabzonspor 2-1 Eyupspor

This will be an action packed game, and many will wonder how their first meeting of the season ended goalless. Eyupsor will control the game, but the home side will be clinical and effective on the counter-attack, earning them a vital three points.