Trabzonspor-Fenerbahçe is a match valid for the fifteenth day of the Super Lig and is played on Saturday at 17:00: likely formations, predictions, TV and streaming.
One of the first leagues to reopen after the break for Qatar 2022 is the Turkish Super Lig, which immediately offers a thrilling fixture. We are talking about the big match between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe, the defending champions against the current leaders.
Confirming is never easy, at any latitude. And the Trebizond club, after breaking its long fast of national titles last year, is not exempt from this particular ‘rule’. It is no coincidence that it struggled in the first part of the season. A few too many draws – five in thirteen matches – prevented the line-up coached by Abdullah Avci from keeping up with the other greats of Turkish football. Trabzonspor are therefore starting from a not-so-exciting seventh place, but fortunately for them, the league table is still quite short on the left side.
A couple of wins would be enough to catch up with the two Istanbul teams, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, currently separated by only two points.
Filled with players who have played in Serie A in the past (from Vitor Hugo to Hamsik), Trabzonspor are paying the price for an attack that scores in droves: the absence of former Atalanta player Cornelius, who was injured in the Champions League preliminaries last August, is being felt, and the substitutes do not seem to be up to the Dane’s level. Fenerbahçe, for example, scored almost twice as many goals (39) as Trabzonspor. The team coached by Portuguese Jorge Jesus has won all four friendlies and last Tuesday won 3-1 in the cup against Istanbulspor. The absurd knockout before the break against Giresunspor, the first to violate the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium since February, is now a thing of the past.
Jorge Jesus
The Prediction
Fenerbahçe should be able to avoid defeat in a match that promises to be lively and in which both teams are likely to score.
Trabzonspor v Fenerbahçe line-up
- TRABZONSPOR (4-3-3): Cakir; Stryger Larsen, Bartra, Vitor Hugo, Elmali; Hamsik, Bakasetas, Bardhi; Visca, Gomez, Trezeguet.
- FENERBAHCE (4-3-3): Bayindir; Kadioglu, Aziz, Szalai, Alioski; Willian Arao, Zajc, Kahveci; Valencia, Batshuayi, King.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
