Yeni Malatyaspor vs Antalyaspor
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Yeni Malatyaspor may have only just been promoted to the Super Lig but don’t be fooled – they’ve made some good signings pre-season. That won’t guarantee them a spot in the Super Lig next season but as they demonstrated against Osmanlispor last weekend, they’re not simply there to make up the numbers this season.
So who’ve they brought in? Well, to start with, Dia from AS Nancy-Lorraine joined to bring pace and trickery. He’s played for Fenerbahce before so he knows the league well enough to be useful straightaway. They also signed Dutch forward Barazite from FC Utrecht and French full-back Cissokho from Aston Villa. All three aid their attacking game significantly, and with options like Boutaib, Dening, Pereira, and Yildirim already in their squad, I am not at all surprised that they’re scoring goals easily.
Defensively, they look weak, though. They’ve panic-bought Ecuadorian defender Mina from River Plate recently but it’s just not enough. Most Super Lig teams can’t defend; that’s a given. However, a defence like Yeni Malatyaspor’s simply invites opponents to get at them because they lack stability, strength, organisation, and consistency. They’re going to be involved in plenty of high-scoring games this season, I am sure.
Antalyaspor are not so different from their hosts. They obviously have a lot more money, and thus their match-winners are better than Yeni Malaytaspor’s. However, they’re just as bad at the back so anything is possible as far as they are concerned. They signed Swiss centre-back Djourou to be their leader and although I recognise that he’s a decent centre-back, he’s no leader. Besides, he’s missed their first two games of the season.
It’s in attack where Antalyaspor’s mega rich owner wantonly flings his money, and they’ve attracted some fine personnel as a result. Eto’o was one of the first to join Antalyaspor a few years ago, and he’s still there now because he has composure in front of goal, which is rarer than you might think in the Super Lig. They’ve also signed Moroccan attacker El-Kabir and a whole host of Brazilians over the past few years like Maicon, Charles, Sandro, and Chico to name a few. Their most impressive acquisitions were Menez and Nasri, though. Menez is a wonderful player; too good for this level – if they can keep him fit. Nasri has a temper on him so he’ll be tested intensely in the Super Lig by players that love to wind one another up. However, when it comes to class and creativity, those two are amongst the best in the country; no questions asked.
You could be forgiven for expecting a good campaign for Antalyaspor this season, actually. Eto’o’s job is very easy now and despite the lack of team spirit in this Antalyaspor squad, I rate their attack very, very highly. They’re going to score and concede plenty of goals this season, as per usual, and that should not change today.
Antalyaspor don’t tend to travel well, and the home team have more cohesion than they do, which is why the odds on the home win are dropping. However, I’m not interested in the 1×2 market; it’s a complete minefield here. I do like over 2.5 goals, though – I can’t see this game ending without that coming in.
Verdict: Over 2.5 goals at 19/20.
Saturday’s Thoughts
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Argentinian Superliga:
Defensa y Justicia vs Gimnasia de la Plata
Colon de Santa Fe vs Rosario Central
Talleres Cordoba vs Atletico Lanus
Independiente vs Atletico Huracan
Austrian Bundesliga:
Wolfsberger AC vs St.Polten
Rapid Vienna vs LASK Linz
Belgian Eerste Klasse:
Sporting Charleoi vs Zulte-Waregem
Lokeren vs AS Eupen
Sint-Truiden vs Waasland-Beveren
Racing Genk vs KV Mechelen
Brazilian Serie A:
Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama
Corinthians vs Atletico Goianiense
Bulgarian A PFG:
Beroe vs CSKA Sofia (5) 1-2
Levski Sofia vs Slavia Sofia (6) 2-1
Croatian Prva Liga:
Slaven Koprivnica vs Rudes
Inter Zapresic vs Rijeka
Czech Republic Synot Liga:
Karvina vs Slovan Liberec
Zbrojovka Brno vs Sparta Prague
Slovacko vs Sigma Olomouc
Danish Superligaen:
FC Helsingfor vs Randers
Aalborg BK vs AGF Aarhus
English Premier League:
Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Crystal Palace vs Swansea City
Huddersfield Town vs Southampton
Newcastle United vs West Ham United
Watford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester United vs Leicester City
Estonian Meistriliiga:
Trans Narva vs Sillamae Kalev
Levadia Tallinn vs Nomme Kalju
Faroese Logmanssteypid:
B36 Torshavn vs NSI Runavik
Finnish Veikkausliiga:
FC Lahti vs PS Kemi Kings
RoPS Rovaniemi vs Inter Turku
Ilves vs HIFK Helsinki
SJK vs JJK Jyvaskyla
Finnish Ykkonen:
KPV Kokkola vs TPS Turku
Ekenas IF vs Jaro Pietarsaari
French Ligue 1:
Nantes Atlantique vs Olympique Lyonnais
Amiens SC vs OGC Nice
Girondins de Bordeaux vs Troyes
Stade Malherbe de Caen vs Metz
Dijon FCO vs Montpellier HSC
Toulouse vs Stade Rennais
German Bundesliga:
Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich
Eintracht Frankfurt vs VfL Wolfsburg
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim
Augsburg vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05
Bv09 Borussia Dortmund vs Hertha Berlin
Hungarian OTP Bank Liga:
Vasas Budapest vs Paksi SE
Balmazujvaros Sport vs Ujpest
Diosgyori VTK vs Mezokovesd-Zsory
Szombathelyi Haladas vs Puskas FC
Budapest Honved vs Debreceni VSC
Icelandic Urvalsdeild:
IBV Vestmannaeyjar vs Valur Reykjavik
Israeli Ligat Ha’al:
Bnei Sakhnin vs Hapoel Ra’anana
Hapoel Ashkelon vs Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Maccabi Netanya vs Hapoel Acre
Maccabi Petah Tikva vs Hapoel Haifa
Italian Serie A:
Benevento vs Bologna
Genoa vs Juventus
AS Roma vs Internazionale
Lithuanian Cup:
Panerys Vilnius vs Zalgiris Vilnius
Dutch Eredivisie:
Vitesse Arnhem vs AZ Alkmaar
ADO Den Haag vs Heerenveen
PEC Zwolle vs Twente Enschede
Heracles Almelo vs Excelsior Rotterdam
Portuguese Liga Sagres:
Pacos de Ferreira vs Vitoria Guimaraes
Moreirense vs Tondela
Chaves vs Feirense
Rio Ave vs SL Benfica
Russian Premier League:
Arsenal Tula vs Amkar Perm’
Rubin Kazan’ vs Tosno
Lokomotiv Moscow vs Ural Sverdlovskaya Oblast
Spanish Primera Liga:
Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona CF
Levante vs Deportivo La Coruna
Girona vs Malaga CF
Las Palmas vs Atletico Madrid
Swedish Allsvenskan:
AFC Eskilstuna vs Hammarby
Swiss Super League:
Lausanne Sport vs Grasshopper Zurich
Lugano vs Thun
Swiss Challenge League:
Wil vs Winterthur
Wohlen vs Chiasso
Turkish Super Lig:
Yeni Malatyaspor vs Antalyaspor
Besiktas JK vs Bursaspor
Goztepe vs Trabzonspor
Kayserispor vs Osmanlispor
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