Göztepe and Kayserispor meet at Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadı, in a match for the 11th round of the Süper Lig. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 2. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 02‑03‑2020, ended with the Kayserispor win by (1‑0). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Göztepe:
After 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 8th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they beat Sivasspor away by (0‑1), after having won (3‑1) at home in the previous match, against Ankaragücü. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 19 suffered; against 8 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 36 goals scored and 22 suffered. For the championship, Göztepe won 7 points out of a possible 12, after 2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the last 4 matches they played in their stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 18 of the last 21 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.
The home team is coming off a 0x1 away win against Sivasspor. In the previous match, they also beat Ankaragucu’s team, at home, 3×1. Occupying the eighth position, he is doing a good campaign, much better than expected. The coach will have three absences for the game: forward Brown Ideye and winger Batuhan Kirdaroglu, both injured. Also, midfielder Metin Yildirim is infected with the corona virus.
Kayserispor :
The visiting team is currently in 18th position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Galatasaray, by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied at home against Fatih Karagümrük, by (0‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 35 suffered; against 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 17 suffered. In their last 4 away matches for the championship, Kayserispor registers 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 losses, for which they have won 4 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 matches. This is a team that rarely scores first: they only opened the scoring in 2 of their last 9 games for the Süper Lig, of these 2 they came at half-time ahead in all and won at the end of the 90 ‘in all. In 9 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback. In the last 16 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 14 of their 38 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The visitors drew their last home game with Fatih Karagumruk by 0x0. In the previous game, they also tied Galatasaray 1×1 away from home. In eighteenth place, they are doing a poor campaign, taking serious risks of falling out of division again. The coach will have several absences for the match: forward Imer Uzun, goalkeeper Silviu Lung Jr, defender Yasir Subasi and right-back Ilhan Depe, all injured. In addition, forward Denis Alibec and left back Nurettin Korkmaz are infected with coronavirus.
