The Turkish Super Lig continues on Saturday morning as Sivasspor welcomes Alanyaspor to the Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul Stadium.
Five points separate both teams heading into this game, with the hosts in ninth place having 38 points while the visitors are 13th with 33 points.
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Sivasspor stretched their unbeaten streak in the league to six games, making it three wins and three draws after a goalless draw with Kasimpasa last time out.
The Braves started the run with a hardfought 1-0 victory over Besiktas, followed by a goalless draw with Ankaragucu, then another 1-0 win over Caykur Rizespor. The run continued with a 1-1 draw against Hatayspor before a convincing 4-1 win over Pendikspor preceded last weekend's draw.
Despite the run, the Braves are in ninth place on the table with 38 points, eight points off the last European spot.
The Braves will look to stretch their unbeaten run to seven matches when they host Alanyaspor on Saturday, a side they have not lost to in their last seven meetings.
Bulent Uygun's side will also be confident heading into this match, having not lost in their last eight league games on home soil, winning the last three.
Alanyaspor won their first league match since January 20, picking up an impressive 3-1 victory over European contenders Trabzonspor to end a six-game winless streak.
Oguz Aydin's first-half brace and Efecan Karaca's second half goal gave Alanya a comfortable cushion before Nicolas Pepe scored a consolation for Trabzonspor in stoppage time.
Fatih Tekke's side are now four points above the first side in the bottom four at the moment, improving their chances of remaining in the Super Lig for another season.
However, their next game is a difficult one as they have only beaten Sivasspor four times in 18 attempts, losing eight times and drawing six times.
They have also struggled on the road, picking up just two away wins all season, both of which came in December against Istanbulspor and Besiktas.
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Sivasspor will be without Alaaddin Okumus and Bartug Elmaz, who are out with thigh and shoulder injuries respectively.
Rey Manaj will look to add to his club leading 14 goals in the Super Lig as he leads the line once again.
Alanyaspor have a fully fit and healthy squad which gives Tekke plenty of options to tinker with his side in this one.
Ahmed Hassan Koka should lead the line for Alanya again, with Karaca providing support behind the striker.
Leroy Fer and Richard Coelho should be the pair at the base of midfield, protecting the defence and linking the attack.
Sivasspor possible starting lineup:
Vural; Poungouras, Appindangoye, Camara; Paluli, Charisis, Elmaz, Bassan, Ciftci; N'jie, Manaj
Alanyaspor possible starting lineup:
Taskiran; Balkovec, Aliti, Lima, Hadergjonaj; Fer, Richard; Aydin, Karaca, Augusto; Koka
We say: Sivasspor 1-0 Alanyaspor
Sivasspor are difficult to play against at the moment, especially on home soil. We think the Braves will stretch their unbeaten streak on Saturday as the visitors have struggled on the road in this campaign.
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