Christmas eve with a top Turkish derby
Who will celebrate this Christmas Eve in the first place of the Turkish Superlig? Trabzonspor meets Fenerbahce in a real top game in the Turkish Süper Lig between the reigning champions and the current league leaders.
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Trabzonspor analysis
The Trabzonspor Kulübü will hardly be able to defend the title. Abdullah Avcı's team recorded 6 wins and 5 draws with 2 losses from the first 13 championship games. This puts the Black Sea club – who won the Turkish championship for the first time in 38 years last season, for the seventh time in club history – in 7th place, 6 points behind the top of the league.
Trabzonspor has been unbeaten at home in the Süper Lig since March 2021 . This season, the reigning champions have recorded 3 wins and 3 draws at home, scoring 7 goals and conceding only 4 goals. So it’s not unlikely to grab some points in this derby.
From the last 10 direct duels, Trabzonspor has won 5 and drawn 3 with only 2 defeats. The Black Sea club went unbeaten in their last two meetings (one win, one draw). Trabzonspor has also won 4 of the last 5 home duels, with only 1 loss.
Fenerbahce analysis
Fenerbahce's hopes for the 1st championship title have been alive after 10 years. Coach Jorge Jesus' team has 9 wins and 2 draws in their first 13 league games, with just 2 losses. Thus the Canaries lead with 2 points in front of the first pursuer. Before the World Cup break, however, there was a setback for the Istanbul team, the first defeat after 4 victories en suite - a completely surprising 1-2 loss at home against Giresunspor. Nevertheless, Fener is a slight favorite with the champions.
Fener coach Jesus remained undefeated in his first two duels with Trabzon (one win, one draw). Trabzonspor coach Avci has recorded 9 wins and 5 draws in 12 defeats in his first 29 encounters with Fenerbahce.
Both teams have scored in 9 of the last 10 direct duels. This has also been the case in 5 of the last 6 meetings in Trabzon. As a result, more than 2.5 goals were scored in 5 of the last 7 comparisons and in 4 of the last 5 games in Trabzon.
Trabzonspor - Fenerbahce: What to expect?
Looking at the form of both teams and their H2H history we can predict both teams to score in this duel. Also, a bet on over 2.5 goals has a high percentage of success. Trabzon won't lose this game, although we back the win bet with a tie. So the home team’s streak continues.
Both teams to score at odds of 1.63
Over 2.5 at odds of 1.81
Trabzonspor or X (1X double chance) at odds of 1.57
* All odds and markets are correct at time of publication and subject to change.