Samsunspor v Kayserispor: top-half push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Samsunspor host Kayserispor in the Süper Lig at the Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu on Sunday, 15 March 2026, with the home side eyeing a top-half push and the visitors hunting precious points in a relegation battle.

Samsunspor sit ninth with 32 points and have dominated this matchup lately, winning the last three league meetings. Kayserispor arrive 17th on 20 points in the drop zone, needing a result to lift their survival hopes.

Recent form is mixed. Samsunspor have been stubborn in the league with back-to-back 0-0 draws before a narrow 3-2 loss at Fenerbahçe, plus wins in Europe and the cup. Kayserispor's last five include a 1-0 victory over Antalyaspor and two goalless draws away, bookended by home defeats to Kocaelispor and Trabzonspor.

Team news could shape the contest. Samsunspor are without suspended defenders Rick Van Drongelen and Yunus Çift, while Afonso Sousa, J Assoumou and Bedirhan Çetin are injured. Kayserispor miss suspended midfielder Dorukhan Tokoz, with Majid Hosseini, Emre Çeltik and Kayra Cihan ruled out through injury.

On season trends, Samsunspor average 53% possession with 82.54% passing accuracy and have kept eight clean sheets, so they could look to control the ball and probe patiently. Kayserispor have conceded 46 goals and often deliver from wide areas, registering 433 open-play crosses at 19.86% accuracy. They may target German Onugha, who has seven league goals. Carlo Holse leads the hosts' league scoring with five.

A home win would move Samsunspor to 35 points and could nudge them further up the table. Victory for Kayserispor would take them to 23 points and may close the gap to safety in the relegation fight.