Trabzonspor appointed Thomas Reis as their new manager and looked outstanding in his debut, beating Galatasaray 4-0. I expect them to collect three points against struggling Samsunspor.
Key Stats
- Samsunspor have lost their last 4 matches.
- Trabzonspor beat Samsunspor 3-0 in their last h2h matches (Super Lig).
- Trabzonspor have won 2 of their last 3 matches.
- Trabzonspor’s Mohamed Salah has scored 7 goals in his last 5 matches (Super Lig).
Trabzonspor Lead Head to Head
This is going to be the 68th time these two sides lock horns. Trabzonspor have been more successful so far, leading 41-14 in terms of victories.
Hosts Sitting Inside the Relegation Zone
Samsunspor are off to a terrible start in the Super Lig, claiming just four points in six games and latest reports say manager Thorsten Fink is in danger of losing his job.
They started September with a 1-0 road defeat against recently promoted Kocaelispor, while getting humiliated by another newcomer Corum 5-1 at home in the follow up clash.
The Red Lightning registered third consecutive loss just before the international break, losing to Erzurumspor 1-0 on the road where they had just 0.35 expected goals and zero goal chances.
Trabzonspor Coming off an Inspiring Victory
After losing three out of four games across competitions from late August to mid-September, head manager Fatih Tekke resigned from his position while Thomas Reis was appointed as his replacement.
Even though he had just one day to prepare, Trabzonspor looked incredible in Reis' debut, crushing Galatasaray 4-0 in front of the home crowd. Star player Mohamed Salah scored hat-trick and provided one assist in this derby.
The Black Sea Storm are currently 7th on the table with 10 points after six rounds, but just three behind the leaders Amedspor.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
Samsunspor (4-2-3-1) Okan Kocuk; Joe Mendes, Strahinja Erakovic, Gabriele Guarino, Logi Tomasson; Celil Yuksel, Kelland Watt; Mustafa Tan, Yalcin Kayan, Soner Aydogdu; Gaetan LauraSamsunspor have to cope without several unavailable players across their squad, as Arseniy Batahov suffers from a knee injury while Elayis Tavsan, Afonso Sousa, and Fatih Kaya remain sidelined.
Trabzonspor (4-2-3-1) Andre Onana; Wagner Pina, Stefan Savic, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Evren Eren; Ozan Tufan, Tim Jabol-Folcarelli; Mohamed Salah, Ernest Muci, Anthony Nwakaeme; Paul Onuachu
The visitors are missing Ruslan Malinovskyi due to an injury and facing fitness checks on Okay Yokuslu, but their attacking trio remains unchanged.
The visitors are missing Ruslan Malinovskyi due to an injury and facing fitness checks on Okay Yokuslu, but their attacking trio remains unchanged.