Gaziantep vs Trabzonspor Prediction 23.09.2024 | Super Lig

• Competition: Super Lig
• Date: 23.09.2024
• Kickoff: 18:00 UK / 19:00 CEST
• Venue: Kalyon Stadyumu (Gaziantep)

Since winning the championship of Turkey two seasons ago, Trabzonspor is expected to be in a slight decline. Last season they finished in the third position with even 35 less than the champion Galatasaray, but they secured qualification for the Europa League, which at that moment somewhat satisfied the expectations of their fans.

The start of this season does not give much reason for optimism. In the first four games of the new season, Trabzon won only a/ 4 points, with four draws. In the last round at home against Kayserispor, they were on the threshold of their first defeat, but in the end, despite a lot of trouble in the last 10 minutes of the match, they managed to avoid it and win a point. When, in the 63rd minute of the match, Filipe Boa Morte increased the guests' advantage to 2:0, it seemed that the guests would take all three points from Trabzon. In the last minute of the regular part of the game, Umut Bozok gave hope to the home fans with a goal, and Stefano Denswil's goal in the 98th minute brought an eruption of delight in the stadium.

Not even Gaziantep has a commendable start to the season. After a heroic victory in the first round with one less player on the road against Bodrumspor, they lost three in a row. If they could hope for a positive result in the matches against Samsunspor and Sivasspor, against Galatasaray in the last round,there was no chance. That match ended with the victory of the current champion with a score of 3:1, and the only thing Gazianter managed to do was score a consolation goal at the end of the match.

Gaziantep vs Trabzonspor pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

Even during the qualifying matches for European competitions, it was clear that something was not right in the Trabzonspor team. Ruzemberok was easily defeated with a total score of 3:0, but defeats in two matches with Rapid Wien and St. Gallen meant that Trabzonspor will not compete in European competitions this season. The price of that failure was paid by coach Abdullah Avci. He was replaced by the experienced Senol Guines, but even that change is not bringing results for now.. The expectation is that they will raise the level of their game in the coming period, primarily in the attacking phase. Gaziantep is also not a rival to be underestimated and that guarantees us that we will watch an interesting match with a lot of chances and hopefully goals. BTTS is the safest choice.