Konyaspor take on the visitors Besiktas at “Konya Buyuksehir Stadium” in the round 22 of the Turkish Super Lig. The match will be played in Konya on Friday, February 16th.
Konyaspor have failed the first lap of the Turkish Super Lig in this season, sitting now on the 16th place in the table with 20 points taken and 22-29 goal difference. Such results had not satisfied the club’s management at all which reacted with the appropriate measures, having enforced the squad with a few new strong players. Those arrangements together with the Konyaspor’s elimination from the UEFA Europa League had immediate influence on the side’s performance: in two latest battles “Anadolu Kartalı” gained 1:1 draw against Basaksehir at the home ground and 2:1 victory over Alanyaspor on the road.
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Besiktas amazed many, having won the first place in Group G of the UEFA Champions League which they completely deserved. Bayern Munich will become their rival on the 1/8 stage of the major clubs tournament in Europe and the first-leg fight will be played on Tuesday. As for the Turkish Super Lig, “Kara Kartallar” currently occupy the fourth position in the standings with 40 points gained, being only four points behind Galatasaray. Besiktas conceded six goals in 10 home clashes in contrast to 14 goals conceded in 11 encounters conducted on the road. Moreover, the side has conceded across four away tackles in a row.
Both rivals scored in five latest head-to-heads played in Konya. The visitors are considered to be the favourites of the upcoming clash, still, the Konyaspor are quite able to surprise. At this point the top priority for the hosts is to get out from the relegation zone which they are doing step by step. On the contrary, the forthcoming UEFA Champions League battle is more important for Besiktas and it looks like “Kara Kartallar” would like to earn an easy triumph mainly thanks to difference in the teams’ class and applying little efforts. However, “Anadolu Kartalı” are highly motivated now and will do their best to get a victory in the home pitch. Taking into account the recent signings in attack by Konyaspor as well as not very successful play of Besiktas’ defense on the road, I would expect the hosts’ goal. Nevertheless, bearing in mind the roster and class of the visitors, I am sure they will score a goal as well.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
