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Sivasspor, Recent Form

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The Sivasspor players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their away fixture against Besiktas recently, that ended in a 2-0 defeat.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 33%, while racking up 4 shots along the way, 0 of which were on target, in contrast to Besiktas, who had 5 shots on goal with 3 on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Bülent Uygun will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 7 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 6 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games, and they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.  

It's been a mixed run of form at BG Grup 4 Eylül Stadyumu for Sivasspor recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 home games.  

Gaziantep, Recent Form

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Failing to acquire any points in their 1-0 home defeat by Samsunspor will have left the Gaziantep squad feeling a little deflated.  They came away from that fixture with a 49% share of the possession and clocked up 17 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Samsunspor, who managed 13 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.  

With 12 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, their manager Selçuk İnan will be very pleased with his team's form going forward, but he will be casting a cautious eye over his defence, who have shipped 4 goals in the same period.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and playing away from home, they're currenlty on a run of 2 clean sheets in a row.  

They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.  

On an individual basis, Deian Sorescu will be looking to cause Sivasspor some problems having scored 2 goals in Gaziantep's last 6 away games in the league.