Sivasspor take on the visitors Fenerbahce in the semifinal match of Turkish Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, April 3rd at Yeni 4 Eylül Stadyumu (Sivas).
Sivasspor are not having the best season, as they are currently only in 11th place in the championship. They are 10 points away from the relegation zone, so they are unlikely to be demoted, but they are also unlikely to make it to the European Cups. The only way for them to salvage their season and try to qualify for Europe is to succeed in the Turkish Cup. Here, Sivasspor has managed to reach the final stage of the tournament, where they will face Fenerbahce in the semifinals. On the way to the semifinals, Sivasspor defeated teams such as Erokspor (5:2), Karacabey (3:0), and Gaziantep (3:0). To put it mildly, their opponents were not of the highest caliber. Moreover, Sivasspor essentially earned their place in the semifinals without a fight, as their opponent, Gaziantep, withdrew from the tournament for objective reasons.
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Fenerbahce have been in excellent form in the final stages of the season. Four wins and one draw in their last five championship matches have allowed the "yellow canaries" to come very close to Galatasaray (3 points), although just recently, the latter's position seemed unshakable. In addition, Jorge Jesus' charges are the main favorites to win the Turkish Cup. If they beat Sivasspor in the final, Fenerbahce will face the winner of the Bashaksehir-Ankaragucu match. In this year's edition of the Turkish Cup, Fenerbahce proved stronger than such clubs as Istanbulspor (3:1), Rizespor (2:1), and Kayserispor (4:1). It is worth noting that each of Fenerbahce's matches in the previous round ended with both teams scoring and "over total" goals.
A few days ago, these teams already met in the Turkish Super League on Sivasspor's field, and Fenerbahce's footballers won the match 3-1. Moreover, the entire second half of the game was played with Fenerbahce down a man after Kahveci was sent off. It is quite likely that the visiting team will win in the cup match as well, but I suggest paying attention to scoring. Fenerbahce currently has the best attack in the Turkish Super League (75 goals), but their defense is not the epitome of reliability (37 goals). In such circumstances, almost every match involving the "yellow and dark blues" is a bright spectacle with plenty of goals. Although Sivasspor lags behind their opponent in attacking potential, they score more than any other team in the bottom half of the table.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
