Kasımpaşa v Antalyaspor: level on points in relegation scrap | OneFootball

Kasımpaşa host Antalyaspor in the Süper Lig on Sunday at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu, with both sides on 15 points and seeking breathing space above the relegation places.

Antalyaspor won the reverse fixture 2-1 back in August, but the wider picture is tight: the hosts sit 14th and the visitors 15th after 17 games.

Recent momentum points in different directions. Kasımpaşa drew their last two league matches before losing at Galatasaray, then posted back to back friendly wins in early January. Antalyaspor come in on a five-match losing run across league, cup and a friendly, including defeats to Galatasaray and Kocaelispor.

Team news reduces midfield options on both sides: Kasımpaşa are without Haris Hajradinovic and Cafu through injury, while Antalyaspor miss Erdogan Yesilyurt.

Routes to goal could hinge on contrasting profiles. Kasımpaşa have five headed goals and a high volume of open-play crosses, a route that may test an Antalyaspor defence that has conceded 31 league goals. Habib Gueye leads the home scoring with five. For Antalyaspor, chance conversion may be key: they have a shooting accuracy of 51.79% this season, and Ramzi Safuri has supplied three league assists.

A win would lift the victors to 18 points and could pull them further from the drop zone. Defeat may drag either closer to relegation trouble, with the pack beneath poised to close the gap.