Preview:Ankaragucu vs. Samsunspor - prediction, team news, lineups

Ankaragucu will be aiming to return to winning ways on Sunday when they play host to Samsunspor at the Eryaman Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

On the other hand, the away side set out to end a barren run of form which has seen them fail to win any of their most recent five matches.

Match preview

Ankaragucu were on the receiving end of a hard-fought 2-1 defeat against Istanbulspor when the teams faced off at Necmi Kadioglu Stadyumu on Sunday.

Emre Belozoglu's men trailed to Djakaridja Traore's opener but got back on level terms through Tolga Cigerci, after which Emir Gultekin grabbed the winner just past the hour mark.

Consequently, MKE have now slipped to 12th in the Turkish Super Lig table and are just one point clear of the bottom three at the moment.

On the horizon next is the task of facing off against an opposing side who have secured only one win from the last eight meetings between the teams.

Having recently ended a four-game winless run on home turf, Sunday's hosts now go in search of consecutive wins in front of their fans for the first time since April.

Samsunspor avoided a fifth straight defeat by playing out a goalless stalemate against Istanbul Basaksehir in Sunday's meeting at the Samsun 19 Mayis Stadyumu.

Markus Gisdol's men had their back against the wall for large spells of the contest and did well to come away with one point, which could have easily been all three on another day.

With two points picked up from their eight matches so far, the Red Lightning remain rooted to the bottom of the standings, six points adrift of safety.

Currently on a run of five losses and one draw from six matches on the road leading up to Sunday's affair, the visitors will be keen to turn their away fortunes around.

Team News

Ankaragucu's Stelios Kitsiou remains unavailable for selection with a knee injury which has kept him out of action since the final week of September.

The home side will also have to make do with the absence of Nihad Mujakic, who is set to sit out a second game on the bounce with a muscle problem.

Marc Bola is currently sidelined with a thigh injury for Samsunspor, while Taylan Antalyali is yet to fully recuperate from a torn muscle.

Youssef Ait Bennasser made his return to the starting XI last time out, and the Moroccan is expected to retain his place in the visitors' lineup.

Ankaragucu possible starting lineup:

Gungordu; Hanousek, Cetin, Radakovic, Bilazer; Cigerci, Bekiroglu; Rodrigues, Morutan, Cephas; Bajic

Samsunspor possible starting lineup:

Kocuk; Tirpan, Satka, Van Drongelen, Gonul; Ait Bennasser, Tait; Holse, Kara, Kilinc; Marius

We say: Ankaragucu 1-0 Samsunspor

Samsunspor's start to the campaign has been less than ideal, and this weekend's clash is unlikely to provide them with a reprieve. We are backing the hosts to come away with all three points, albeit by only a narrow margin.

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