Kasımpaşa and Kayserispor meet at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu, in a match for the 22nd round of the Süper Lig. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 13‑09‑2020, Kayserispor won at home by (1‑0). The record of direct confrontations played in this stadium indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 2 victories for each team in the last 5 games. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 03-08-2020, for the Süper Lig, which ended with Kasımpaşa’s victory by (5-1). A. Kara (83 ‘), D. Ndongala (30’), F. Koita (6 ‘), Y. Erdoğan (87’) and Z. Šarlija (11 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Kasımpaşa, and B. Mensah (59 ‘), for Kayserispor. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Kasımpaşa:
The home team is currently in 12th position, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Ankaragücü by (1‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Sivasspor by (2‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 4 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 24 suffered; against 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 21 suffered. For the championship, Kasımpaşa won 17 points out of a possible 30, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games they played in their stadium. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 20 games in this competition, he never managed to come back in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The home team is coming off a 2-0 home win against Sivasspor. In the previous match, they lost, away from home, to the Ankaragucu team, 1-0. Occupying position 12, it goes on to run an average campaign, slightly below expectations. The coach will have ten absences for the game: defender Julian Jeanvier, midfielder Tarkan Serbest, forward Alan, midfielder Danny Drinkwater, left-back Yasin Dülger and goalkeeper Ramazan Köse, all injured. Furthermore, Bengali forwards-Fodé Koita and Gerard Gohou, as well as midfielder Loret Sadiku, are suspended. In addition, left-back Cagtay Kurukalip has been called up for the Turkey Under-19 team and will not be available.
Kayserispor :
The visiting team is currently in 17th position, with 19 points won, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against İstanbul Başakşehir by (2‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Fenerbahçe by (3‑0). 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 13 goals scored and 26 suffered; against 5 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 18 goals scored and 17 suffered. For the championship, Kayserispor won 8 points out of a possible 30, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (4 out of 10 matches). In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 7 of the last 10 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 20 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 away matches for this competition: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘); they have conceded 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
The visitors are coming off a 3-0 loss away from home to the Fenerbahce team. Previously, they beat team Basaksehir, at home, 2-0. Occupying 17th position, they are doing a bad campaign, but within expectations. The coach will have four absences for the game: goalkeeper Silviu Lung Jr, center forward Ömer Uzun and Denis Alibec, as well as right-back Miguel Lopes, all injured.
