Sports Mole previews Sunday’s Turkish Super Lig clash between Adana Demirspor and Konyaspor, including predictions, team news and possible line-ups.
Adana Demirspor hope to continue their impressive Super Lig form when they compete Konyaspor on Sunday at the New Adana Stadium.
The hosts have gone eight games unbeaten while guest Konyaspor will be looking for their first win in two games.
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Adana Demirspor has had a brilliant start to the 2022-23 season, sitting in first place in Super Lig with 10 games played Vincenzo Montella.
The league leaders have been reckless in front of goals 21 times, giving them the second-best attacking record in the league behind Fenerbache.
Across all competitions, Adana Demirspor are unbeaten in their last eight games, keeping four clean sheets, showing a defensive solidity previously lacking in the 2021-22 Super Lig season.
In their last game, they secured a place in the fourth round of the Turkish Cup thanks to a hat-trick of , beating Adiyaman 1954 Spor 5-0 at home Erhun Öztumer and kicks out Yusuf Sari and Gokhan Gates.
Manager Montella will be eyeing another strong performance this weekend as Adana Demirspor looks to add another three points in the league.
On the other hand, Konyaspor travel to Adana having also made a strong start to the 2022-23 season themselves Ilhan Palut at the helm.
They are fifth in the Süper Lig table after 10 games played with 18 points in total and could move up to level points with Adana Demirspor if they win on Sunday.
Konyaspor are in excellent form defensively and have conceded four goals in the league. This leaves Konyaspor the second-strongest rearguard in the league behind Istanbul Basaksehir, who have conceded just three goals.
striker Mohammed Demir was crucial to their success, scoring almost half of their 10 total goals this season, with four goals to his name.
Konyaspor will once again need to rely on their strong defense against Adana Demirspor to have a chance of another important win in the Super Lig.
Adana Demirspor Turkish Super Lig Form:
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Team News
Adana Demirspor striker Giorgi Khabuliani is suspended for Sunday’s game and will not play for the hosts.
trio Yaroslav Rakitskyj, Samet Akaydin and Henry Onyekuru exposed to all risks should they receive a warning during play.
For the guests, defenders Cebrail Karayel will miss the away game with an injury that has prevented him from playing in several previous games.
Adil Demirbag faces a ban if he receives a yellow card while playing for the visiting team.
Adana Demirspor possible starting line-up:
Özbir; Svensson, Akaydin, Rakitskyi, Rodrigues; Stambouli, Ndiaye; Akintola, Akbaba, Onyekuru; Belhanda
Konyaspor possible starting line-up:
Sehic; Oguz, Demirbag, Demirtas, Guilherme; Hadziahmetovic; Michalak, Cekici, Dikmen, Bytyqi; demir
We say: Adana Demirspor 2:1 Konyaspor
In a game with ramifications at the top of the table, we expect plenty of chances for both sides in an entertaining encounter.
Adana Demirspor will narrowly prevail this time and get another important three points in the Super Lig.
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