Trabzonspor is approaching the match in excellent spirits: they have collected 13 points from five matches, including an impressive 2-1 victory over league leaders Galatasaray. The Black and Maroons are looking particularly confident at home – they have won four of their last five home matches, losing only to formidable Fenerbahçe (2-3). The team is second in the table, just four points behind the leaders and two points behind the Champions League zone, so the hosts' motivation is sky-high – a victory would at least keep them in the title race.
The visitors are only fifth, 17 points behind Trabzonspor, but Basaksehir is proficient in scoring on the road. The Istanbul team has scored in their last three matches in a row, and in their last six head-to-head encounters with Trabzonspor, both teams have scored in 67% of their games. However, the hosts' defense doesn't look impenetrable—Trabzonspor has conceded in three of their last four home matches, including goals against Fenerbahçe and Alanyaspor (1-1 draws).
Given the hosts' phenomenal form, their consistent scoring record at home (27 goals in 14 matches), and their ability to regularly score on the road (21 goals in 14 matches), a bet on both teams to score seems the most logical choice. This outcome has been recorded in four of their last five head-to-head encounters, with the average total of goals scored in these matches being 2.88. An open game with both teams actively pursuing each other is expected.
