Alanyaspor – Basaksehir SOCCER PICKS
Alanyaspor and İstanbul meet in Alanya Oba Stadyumu, in a match for the 17th round of the Süper Lig. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 09-03-2018, ended with Alanyaspor’s victory by (4-1). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Alanyaspor presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Alanyaspor:
The home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 17 points won, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Beşiktaş, by (0-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Rizespor, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Cup, they lost to Kahramanmaraşspor by (2-1). In the last 8 home league matches Alanyaspor has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 24 possible. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has not been very effective, as they have not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 9 of their 20 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Alanyaspor enters this day after a 2-1 defeat in the displacement to Kahramanmaraş, however, managed to advance to the next phase of the Turkish Cup. In the last game for the championship, the locals tied for 1-1 against Rizpor. The club of the house presents some difficulties in the aerial soccer, attending to the low average of stature of its players. We believe that coach Sergen Yalcin will act in a 4-2-3-1, in which the three most advanced players are Villafañez, Junior Fernandes and Papiss Cissé. The latter is the great highlight of Alanyaspor, with 5 goals scored. For this game the local coach does not have Gulselam, suspended, in addition to Djalma, Baiano, Felipe Augusto and Etame, with physical problems.
Probable Alignment: H. Yılmaz, F. N’Sakala, G. Tzavellas, M. Demiral, E. Karaca, L. Villafáñez, I. Sackey, G. Maniatis, C. Alkılıç, P. Cissé, J. Fernándes.
Basaksehir:
The away team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 34 points won, after 10 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Ankaragücü, by (0-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Galatasaray, by (1-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 8 conceded. In the last match that they played, for the Cup, they beat Adana Demirspor at home (2-0). In the last 8 away league matches İstanbul has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 17 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, they have a sequence of 4 wins in the last away matches and have not lost any of the last 7 away matches. In the matches they played outside of their stadium there are some results that have been repeated frequently: at halftime 0-1 (3 in 8 matches) and 0-0 (5 in 8 matches) and at the end of the game 0-1 (3 in 8 games). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals.
The Basaksehir enters this motivated day, after a 2-0 triumph in the reception at Demirspor, thus advancing towards the next eliminatory of the Turkish Cup. In the last match for the championship, the visitors added a 1-1 draw against Galatasaray. The visiting team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-2-3-1, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. One of the strengths of the Basaksehir is the way he manages to realize the counterattacks. It should be noted that Edin Visca is the highlight of Basaksehir, with 5 goals and 7 assists. The technician Abdullah Avci will not be able to count on Emre and Epureanu, suspended, besides the injured Erdem.
Probable alignment: M. Günok, Junior Caiçara, G. Clichy, M. da Costa, E. Višća, M. Tekdemir, İ. Kahveci, Marcio Mossoró, E. Elia, S. Aydoğdu, R. Bajić.
