Round 16 of the 2023-24 Turkish Super Lig season sees Pendikspor and Antalyaspor go head-to-head at the Pendik Stadyumu on Tuesday afternoon.
Both teams will be looking to get back to winning ways in this one having played out respective stalemates in their most recent involvements.
Match preview
Pendikspor had to make do with a share of the spoils in their clash against Gaziantep at the Kalyon Stadyumu on Friday, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Ivo Vieira's men found themselves two goals down following strikes from Denis Dragus and Ogun Ozcicek before Erdem Ozgenc and Erencan Yardimci netted in the final 13 minutes to restore parity.
As a result, Pendikspor remain bottom but one in the Turkish Super Lig table, three points adrift of safety heading into the midway point of the season.
Coming up next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who are without defeat in three previous editions of this fixture across all competitions.
Having scored the fewest goals on home turf in the entire division so far, Tuesday's hosts will need to get going at the top end of the pitch to stand any chance of securing a positive outcome here.
Antalyaspor were involved in a goalless stalemate against Alanyaspor when the teams faced off at the Corendon Airlines Park on Friday evening.
Sergen Yalcin's men had their backs against the wall for large spells of the contest but did well to come away with a hard-fought point.
With 25 points picked up from 18 matches this term, the Scorpions sit ninth in the standings, albeit only four points shy of the last European spot,
Currently on a run of just two wins in 14 matches on the road leading up to Tuesday's affair, the visitors will be keen to turn their away fortunes around.
Team News
Pendikspor's Emeka Eze has been sidelined with an ankle injury since September, and the Nigerian is unavailable for Tuesday's game as well.
Twenty-one-year-old Erencan Yardimci boasts 11 goals in his last 13 matches for club and country, making him one to keep an eye on here.
Erdal Rakip will be expected to retain his place in the starting lineup having made his return to action for Antalyaspor from a two-game suspension last time out.
Ramzi Safuri was absent from his side's draw against Alanyaspor through a knock, and the midfielder is a major doubt to feature in this one.
Pendikspor possible starting lineup:
Canpolat; Sequeira, Ozturk, Sulungoz, Asan; Kaya, Lusamba, Midtsjo; Tasdemir, Yardimci, Akbunar
Antalyaspor possible starting lineup:
Leite; Vural, Naldo, Sari, Yesilyurt; Saric, Kaluzinski, Rakip; Jehezkel, Buksa, Bytyqi
We say: Pendikspor 0-1 Antalyaspor
With two of the lowest-scoring teams in the division going head-to-head, we are anticipating a nervy and cagey contest. That said, we are tipping the visitors to just about get the job done in the end.
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