After picking up just a point from their last two league games, Sivasspor will look to get back to winning ways when they host Adana Demirspor on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the visitors head into the weekend in 10th position, and they will be aiming to bounce back after suffering a defeat last time out.
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Sivasspor have struggled to match the high standards of their previous two campaigns, with a fourth-place finish in the 2019-20 season, before finishing fifth last term.
Their season started poorly, with a five game winless run, but wins against Yeni Malatyaspor and Fatih Karagumruk got their campaign up and running.
However, they followed those victories with a defeat away to Besiktas, before drawing 2-2 with Antalyaspor last weekend to leave them in 13th position in the league table.
In the Antalyaspor fixture, all four goals came in the first half, with Caner Osmanpasa giving Sivasspor the lead, but their opponents scored two goals to go in front, before Olarenwaju Kayode equalised in first half stoppage time.
Failure to convert draws into victories has been an issue for Riza Calimbay's side, with four league encounters this season ending all square.
After winning promotion to the Super Lig, Adana Demirspor endured a winless four game run to start the season.
Their fortunes have quickly changed, and they have progressed up the league table courtesy of an unbeaten run of four matches, with three victories in that period.
Although, they did lose in their last outing, when Benjamin Tetteh netted before Simon Deli scored an own goal, which gave Yeni Malatyaspor a 2-0 victory.
Vincenzo Montella's side have found their goalscoring touch of late, with 12 goals in their previous five fixtures.
However, they have struggled defensively, conceding in eight of their nine games this season, but they will be confident ahead of Sunday after only losing once away this term.
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Team News
Aaron Appindangoye will be unavailable for the hosts, due to an Achilles tendon injury.
Leke James looks set to return from injury after returning to training, though, and he may feature on the bench at the weekend.
Isaac Cofie was introduced at half time against Antalyaspor, and the midfielder could come into the starting lineup for Sunday.
Adana Demirspor are likely to be without Babajide David Akintola, who has a groin problem.
Gokhan Inler returned from injury to feature as a substitute against Yeni Malatyaspor, and the veteran midfielder could come into the starting lineup.
After coming into the starting lineup last weekend, Younes Belhanda is likely to keep his place in the side.
Sivasspor possible starting lineup:
Yildirim; Oguz, Goutas, Osmanpasa, Ciftci; Cofie, Arslan, Felix; Henrique, Gradel, Kayode
Adana Demirspor possible starting lineup:
Kaplan; Svensson, Akaydin, Deli, Rassoul; Inler, Stambouli, Belhanda; Akgun, Vargas, Balotelli
We say: Sivasspor 1-1 Adana Demirspor
The sides are close in the table, and the hosts have drawn three of their five home games, while Adana Demirspor have seen two of their four away encounters end all square, which is why we think this contest will also end in a draw.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sivasspor win with a probability of 50.32%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Adana Demirspor had a probability of 24.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sivasspor win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.51%) and 2-0 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.84%), while for an Adana Demirspor win it was 0-1 (7.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood.
