Trabzonspor make the trip to Adana Demirspor on Saturday, looking to win two successive matches in the Turkish Super Lig and increase their chances of a top-half finish.
The visitors are firm favourites against a side that has already been relegated and are enduring one of the worst runs of form in the league this season.
Match preview
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Adana Demirspor's woes continued last weekend as they suffered a humiliating 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Eyupspor, further underlining the gulf in quality between themselves and the rest of the division.
Already relegated, Adana find themselves rooted to the bottom of the Super Lig standings and have now lost four games in a row, with their winless streak stretching to 13 matches, just one game away from equalling their own record for the longest such run in the league this season.
With nothing left to play for, manager Mustafa Avci is expected to make several changes to his starting lineup, and he will be without his first two goalkeepers due to injuries.
Saturday's clash offers little hope for the hosts, especially considering their recent form and a lack of confidence throughout the squad.
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Trabzonspor, on the other hand, were comfortable 2-0 winners over Caykur Rizespor last time out, and they dominated proceedings from start to finish.
While they might have been underwhelming in the league this season, there's still silverware on offer for the Black Sea Storm, who have a Turkish Cup semi-final against Goztepe coming up in midweek, and that might prompt some squad rotation.
They have won their last two meetings with Adana Demirspor, scoring six goals and keeping clean sheets in both, but their last two trips to this ground have ended in defeat, which will serve as a cautionary reminder that they cannot afford to be complacent.
With matches against Galatasaray and Samsunspor yet to come, Trabzonspor must maximize matches against an opposition like Adana, even though their away form has not been the best this season.
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Team News
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Adana Demirspor remain without Andreaw Gravillon, who is sidelined with a long-term injury.
Both goalkeepers Deniz Donmezer and Vedat Karakus are unavailable, which means Murat Eser is set to start in goal.
Abdulsamet Burak, Nabil Alioui, Ali Yavuz Kol and Yusuf Barasi will all miss this game due to injury.
For Trabzonspor, Denis Dragus, Onuralp Cevikkan, Huseyin Turkmen and Ahmet Yildirim are ruled out due to injury.
However, John Lundstram has served his suspension and is in line to return to the starting XI.
Adana Demirspor possible starting lineup:
Eser; Yildiz, Ersoy, Kalender; Kurtulan, Maestro, Celik, Aydogan, Kavrazli; Ambeytov, Fougeu
Trabzonspor possible starting lineup:
Cakir; Eskihellac, Batahov, Savic, Malheiro; Lundstram, Jabol-Folcarelli; Zubkov, Cham, Nwakaeme; Banza
We say: Adana Demirspor 0-2 Trabzonspor
Adana Demirspor are already relegated, winless in 13 matches, and will be fielding a weakened side with several key absentees. Given the gulf in quality and form, the visitors should take all three points.
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