On Thursday evening, Trabzonspor and Samsunspor go head-to-head at Papara Park in the Black Sea derby in the Turkish Super Lig.
The home team is in third place in the Super Lig table, 14 points behind the league’s top two, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.
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However, they are four points clear of Besiktas and Kayserispor in fourth and fifth place respectively in the table.
Abdullah Avci’s team go into this game on the back of a four-game unbeaten run in the Super Lig, having recorded three wins and a draw.
Their recent outings in the Turkish top flight have been relatively high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their previous eight games in the Super Lig.
They have been difficult to beat on home soil, as losing just one of their previous six home games in the Super Lig, having recorded four wins in the process.
The visitors are currently occupying one of the relegation berths in the Turkish top flight, but only courtesy of an inferior goal difference to 16th place Konyaspor.
Their recent form in the Turkish top flight has been inconsistent, as although they have won three of their last five league games, a 1-0 home win over Fatih Karagumruk ended a short two-game winless run in the Super Lig.
Samsunspor have a woeful recent away record in the Turkish top-flight, as they have lost seven of their previous eight games in the Super Lig.
They have also conceded at least two goals in six of their last eight games on their travels in the league.
The fact that they have failed to score in four of their previous six away matches has hindered their chances of picking up results on their travels.
Forebet predicts that Trabzonspor will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter.