Despite their struggles at the early stages of the season, Antalyaspor seemed to have turned a corner, having won their last three matches in Turkish Super Lig.
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Antalyaspor will hope to continue their recent good run when they play host to Ankaragucu in Turkish Super Lig. The Friday evening contest at the Antalya Stadium will be the first time these two clubs will be returning to league action since the unusual World Cup break. They did play the Turkish Cup in the midweek and both of them won their respective matches. However, in the league they have been struggling at the wrong end of the table.
Despite their struggles at the early stages of the season, Antalyaspor seemed to have turned a corner, having won their last three matches in Turkish Super Lig. As a result, they have 16 points from 12 games to be sitting 11th in the standings. Meanwhile, Ankaragucu are in the worrying 16th spot, having managed just 13 points from 13 games. They are going through a difficult phase, having won only one of their last five league games.
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There are not many injury concerns for both sides to worry about ahead of this fixture. Having played the midweek Turkish Cup, their coaches would have had a good understanding about their players’ fitness situation following the World Cup break. Hence, a lot of rotation can be expected in this contest. It is unclear if Christian Luyindama will be fit enough to feature for Antalyaspor. On the other hand, Ankaragucu will continue to miss Eren Derdiyok. Otherwise, they have everyone fit for this contest.
Antalyaspor possible line-up: Uysal, Balci, Kudryashov, Sari, Vural, Fernando, Nakajima, Akyol, Luiz Adriano, Larsson, Wright
Ankaragucu possible line-up: Gungordu, Malcuit, Mujakic, Radakovic, Gureler, Cigerci, Antalyali, Pedrinho, Kilinc, Beridze, Sowe
Antalyaspor
| Opponents | Score |
| Manisa FK | 3-3 |
| Karagumruk | 1-0 (L) |
| Napoli | 2-0 (W) |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-0 (W) |
| Pendikspor | 0-1 (W) |
Ankaragucu
| Opponents | Key details |
| Tuzlaspor | 3-0 (W) |
| Konyaspor | 1-2 (W) |
| Sivasspor | 1-0 (L) |
| Trabzonspor | 2-0 (W) |
| Amedspor | 0-1 (W) |
| Last 5 Matches (all competitions) | Results |
| Ankaragucu beat Antalyaspor | 1-0 |
| Antalyaspor beat Ankaragucu | 1-0 |
| Ankaragucu lose to Antalyaspor | 0-1 |
| Antalyaspor draw Ankaragucu | 2-2 |
| Antalyaspor lose to Ankaragucu | 2-4 |
The Turkish Super Lig match between Antalyaspor and Ankaragucu will take place at Antalya Stadium on Friday at 10:30 pm IST.
The Turkish Super Lig match between Antalyaspor and Ankaragucu can be seen on beIN CONNECT Turkey and beIN Sports 2 Turkey in Turkey.
