Kasimpasa host Ankaragucu at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium on Friday, in the latest round of Super Lig fixtures.
The home side are currently 14th in the table, three points above their opponents, although the visitors would rise above them with a win.
Match preview
Kasimpasa made the worst possible start to the season, losing 4-0 away at Istanbul Basaksehir, before putting on an even worse display in their first home fixture, getting a 6-0 battering against first-placed Fenerbahce.
While a loss would have been expected against the giants of Turkish football, the defeat that came in the next game will have been a tough one to take, losing 1-0 away at Giresunspor, who now occupy a place in the relegation zone.
His side conceding six in their first home game of the season would have been a concern for Senol Can, but after the defeat to Giresunspor, they have shown they can be very capable in defence, picking up four clean sheets in the following six matches, winning four games in the process.
Having been propelled up the table by that run of games, Kasimpasa have not dropped too considerably in the league table during their current four game winless run, gaining just two points in that time and falling to a heavy 4-1 home defeat against Adana Demirspor.
Most recently, Can's men drew 1-1 away at Konyaspor, not a bad point on paper against a side above them in the table, but they would have been disappointed not to hold on to the lead provided to them by Haris Hajradinovic, with opposition striker Uche Ikpeazu setting up Guilherme for a late equaliser.
Much like their opponents, Ankaragucu made a very poor start to the season, collecting just one point from their opening five games, which came from an opening day 0-0 draw against Konyaspor.
Omer Erdogan's side shipped 10 goals during their four-game losing streak before finally getting their first win of the season in a 2-1 victory at home against Sivasspor.
Following a maiden win, the team from Ankara seem to have found their feet in the league, as despite losing in tough games against Istanbul Basaksehir and Fenerbahce, they have managed to win two of their last five, while also gaining a point on the road against Giresunspor.
The most impressive of those wins came in their most recent match, winning by more than a one-goal margin for the first time this season by comfortably dispatching of Hatayspor, running out 4-1 winners at the Eryaman Stadium.
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Team News
Stephane Bahoken is unavailable for Kasimpasa as the striker is sidelined with a hamstring injury, and he is not expected to return until later in November.
In Bahoken's absence, Ali Demirel is expected to continue to lead the line, having replaced him for the final 20 minutes when he picked up his injury against Kayserispor, before starting their last match.
Long-term absentee Tarkan Serbest will also miss out in midfield, where Mickael Tirpan, Valentin Eysseric and Hajradinovic are likely to operate.
As for Ankaragucu, Marlon is still unavailable in defence, with the consistent centre-back pairing of Uros Radakovic and Nihad Mujakic almost certain to play instead.
Giorgi Beridze has weighed in with the most goal contributions for his side in the Super Lig so far this season with five, and the Georgian should again start on the right wing, providing for Ali Sowe in attack, who has three goals in his last six games.
Kasimpasa possible starting lineup:
Taskiran; Hadergjonaj, Graovac, Ciftpinar, Ben Ouanes; Tirpan, Engin, Eysseric, Hajradinovic, Fall; Demirel
Ankaragucu possible starting lineup:
Akkan; Malcuit, Radakovic, Mujakic, Gureler; Antalyali, Cigerci, Beridze, Pedrinho, Jese; Sowe
We say: Kasimpasa 0-1 Ankaragucu
Ankaragucu have been showing promising signs recently, and they should have enough in their locker to get a second win on the trot in their trip to Kasimpasa. The home side have looked poor in recent outings, and we expect them to continue their winless league run.
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Top tip
Dominic Lund
