Preview: Caykur Rizespor vs. Adana Demirspor - prediction, team news, lineups

On Sunday, fourth-placed Adana Demirspor will face Caykur Rizespor with the home side aiming to claim back-to-back victories.

Meanwhile, the visitors have boosted their survival hopes in recent weeks after picking up four points from their last two games.

Match preview

Caykur Rizespor are currently four points adrift of safety, but they can take comfort from recent results.

After beating Antalyaspor, Sunday's hosts played out a goalless draw with Hatayspor, and they now have the chance to extend their unbeaten run to three matches.

Having lost just once in their previous five home games, Caykur Rizespor will be looking to make full use of home advantage on Sunday.

Home games are particularly crucial for Hamza Hamzaoglu's side as they have collected just two points on the road this season.

Although Rizespor currently hold the worst defensive record in the league, they tend to defend better at home, demonstrated by the fact that they have kept four of their five clean sheets this term on home turf.

Meanwhile, Adana Demirspor will be looking to keep hold of their current top-four position with a win on Sunday.

They have proven to be a tough team to beat of late having lost just once in their last nine Super Lig games.

In their last encounter, Vincenzo Montella's side eased to an emphatic 5-0 victory over Fatih Karagumruk, with Britt Assombalonga and Yunus Akgun both netting braces, while Mario Balotelli also put his name on the scoresheet.

Adana Demirspor's away form this season has been mixed, but that has not prevented them from consistently finding the net on the road.

Trabzonspor and Alanyaspor are the only sides to have scored more away goals than Sunday's visitors, who have netted 17 times on their travels in the league this term.

Team News

Loic Remy is still unavailable for the hosts due to a hamstring problem.

Despite drawing 0-0 with Hatayspor in their most recent fixture, Caykur Rizespor could name an unchanged starting lineup for Sunday's contest.

Joel Pohjanpalo will be looking to add to his eight-goal league tally for the season when he partners Deniz Hummet upfront.

As for the visitors, they are unable to call upon the services of Samet Akaydin, who will miss the game through suspension after picking up his fourth yellow card of the campaign last time out.

Simon Deli could come into the starting lineup following his return from the Africa Cup of Nations.

January signing Erhun Oztumer is expected to be included in the matchday squad, but he may have to settle for a place on the bench.

Caykur Rizespor possible starting lineup:

Cetin; Gonul, Ay, Holmen, Sertel; Boldrin, Sabo, Fabricio, Potuk; Pohjanpalo, Hummet

Adana Demirspor possible starting lineup:

Muric; Svensson, Deli, Sanuc, Kanak; Stambouli, Inler, Bjarnason; Akgun, Assombalonga, Balotelli

We say: Caykur Rizespor 1-2 Adana Demirspor

Despite picking up four points from their last two games, we think that Caykur Rizespor will struggle to take anything from Sunday's contest when they face an Adana Demirspor side who are looking to repeat the victory that they achieved over their opponents earlier in the season.