On Monday, starting with 16:30, the Kayserispor – Gaziantep match will be played, within the 32nd round in Turkey, the first league. In the round, Gaziantep won 3-0 at home, through the goals scored by Vural and Kayode (2). It was only the third direct meeting between the two teams, Kayserispor previously ticking a victory and a draw in the Turkish second league. The previous match in Gaziantep ended with a 0-0, in September 2014.
Kayserispor, where Romanians Silviu Lung jr. and Cristian Sapunaru, ranks 16th in the Super League, with 31 points. The team prepared by Robert Prosinecki obtained 9 points in the last 4 stages and is one point away from the 15th position, which is saved from relegation. Kayserispor is on the 10th place in the hierarchy of matches played on its own field, without defeat in the last 7 stages played on “Kadir Has”, with a goal difference of 21-21. The team’s form has improved considerably in 2020 and retains important chances to remain in the “Super League” in the next season.
Gaziantep has a series of 5 consecutive matches without defeat, 3 draws and two victories, 1-0 with Denizlispor, respectively 3-1 with Konyaspor, in the previous stage. The group coached by Marius Sumudica is one of the pleasant surprises of the season, managing an 8th place (41 points) at this moment in the first participation in the football elite in Turkey. In the seasonal trips, Gaziantep has a ranking line with 4 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats, with a goal difference of 17-28. The last external failure was on March 14, 0-1 with Alanyaspor.
Sumudica returns as an opponent to Kayserispor, a team he successfully coached between 2017 and 2018. If in the round he got a slight victory, now the hosts are evolving much more solidly with coach Prosinecki.
Kayserispor won the Turkish Cup in 2007/2008;
“Steaua Anatoliei” triumphed in the Intertoto Cup in 2006;
Gaziantep is evolving for the first time in the Super League;
The team coached by Marius Sumudica was founded in 1988;
