Gaziantep v Goztepe - Turkey Super Lig

Round six of Turkey Super Lig will feature a clash between Gaziantep v Goztepe, who will meet at Gaziantep Arena for their first h2h meeting since January 2017.

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Gaziantep continue to impress

There were some concerns surrounding Gaziantep's decision to sign Marius Șumudică as their new head coach, and seeing Gaziantep suffer a painful 0:5 defeat against Fenerbahce in the opening fixture of the season, did not help with the cause. Since then, however, Gaziantep started producing some remarkable results. The fact that Gaziantep has not lost one fixture in all competitions since the opening fixture against Fenerbahce speaks volumes and if we go on and add that they won all but one of their last six fixtures, it paints a clear picture how solid Gaziantep really are under the 48-year old Romanian coach.

With a very solid 3-1-1 record in Super Lig and an impressive 0:4 Cup win against Turk Metal on Thursday, Gaziantep enter this fixture with high hopes they can win and claim their fourth match of the season. And considering they have already dismantled Besiktas (3:2) and Genclerbirligi (4:1) at Gaziantep Arena mid-September, it's only reasonable to see the fans demanding a win on the home soil.

Goztepe poor start of the season

Goztepe finished last season 15th in the league, and five rounds into Super Lig, they have found themselves in the same position. With two defeats against Antalyaspor (0:1) and Besiktas (0:3) to start off the season, followed by two draws against Denizlispor (0:0) and Rizespor (0:0) and a win last week against Konyaspor (1:0), Goztepe found themselves holding onto a 1-2-2 record and five points, which is exactly half as much as their Monday's opponents.

While by no means a record to boast about, it's interesting to see Goztepe conceded only four goals in five fixtures, clearly indicating Goztepe are all about defence. That on its own is not a problem, if you can also score goals, which is not the case with this team, considering they have scored only once so far into the 2019/20 season. It goes without saying, their poor or lack of firepower is the worrying part about this team, who are expected to struggle, if they don’t find a solution to their offensive struggles. At the end of the day, you can avoid losing matches with strong defence, but you can't win games without scoring goals.

Verdict & Prediction

Gaziantep enter this fixture as favourites and it's hard to argue with that logic. They have been just remarkable so far into the season, and if they keep up the tempo, we could imagine seeing Gaziantep finish somewhere at the top of the league.

The thing about this fixture is, that hosts will have to be on top of their game to score a goal, considering they are facing one of the strongest defences in the league. That being said, a single goal should be enough for them to win, seeing how Goztepe are not really a team who we would trust could respond to conceding a goal. Considering Gaziantep scored seven goals at home in two fixtures, lead us to believe they have no issues with scoring, which is why a +0 handicap bet (DNB) on the home side seems like the logical option here.

Prediction: Gaziantep +0.00 Asian Handicap (Draw no bet)
Odds: 1.72 on Pinnacle

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