LiontipsAntalyaspor vs Kocaelispor. Turkish Cup Match Prediction and Bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Antalyaspor are not showing great results in the Super League, but they cannot be called terrible either. After 17 matches played with 21 points scored, the team is outside the top 10 (12th place). They are five points ahead of the team in the relegation zone, so Alek's charges clearly have room to improve.
In the opening match of the new 2025, the team played against Eyüpspor and unexpectedly lost heavily in front of local fans with a score of 1:4. Well, in general, the team plays well in front of local fans. The latest defeat was the first in the past five matches, so, of course, the fans will expect rehabilitation from their favorites.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured players on the team at the moment.
Interesting trends for betting
- Antalyaspor fail to win three matches in a row in regular time
- The hosts have scored in seven of their last eight matches
Approximate lineup: Pirich - Yilmaz, Sary, Kelven, Balci - Petrusenko, Kuluzhinski, Janepo, Dikmen, van de Streck - Gaich.
Current form
Kocaelispor plays in the Turkish First League, but at the same time confidently leads it, having 38 points in its piggy bank, which is five more than its closest pursuer. The team started 2025 brilliantly, because in the first match on its home field it managed to win big against Idgir with a score of 3:0. With 30 goals scored, the team is the most productive in the league, and with 18 conceded - one of the most reliable in defense.
Kocaelispor have a four-game winning streak away from home. Extending it against their upcoming opponent will be difficult, but it is not impossible either, especially considering how poorly their opponents have started the new year.
Disqualifications and injuries
At the moment, all football players are in action.
Interesting trends for betting
- Kocaelispor have won their last four away matches
- In their last three away games, Kocaelispor have consistently scored three goals each
Approximate lineup: Degirmenki - Gedik, Serbest, Appidangoye, Oguz - Osmanpasa, Tunali - Mendes, Markao, Celik - Chalayan.
Tip and bets
Antalyaspor are far from ideal in their home defense. They have conceded in eight of their last nine matches in front of their home fans. At the same time, Kocaelispor are playing very well and have failed to score in only one of their last ten away games. All this suggests that one of the teams will be able to score in 90 minutes of play. This is the event we will be placing our main bet on.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.82
Bet on the outcome
Antalyaspor play in a league higher, but with all due respect to the club, the hosts' form cannot be said to be better than that of the visitors, who have lost only once in the last nine matches, with seven wins and one draw. We believe that Kocaelispor will play no worse and will not suffer a fiasco in the upcoming match.
Our prediction is that Kocaelispor will not lose. You can take this bet for 1.70
Bet on corners
Judging by how Kocaelispor plays away, the match should be interesting and attacking from both teams. This means that there is a high probability that the two opponents will make quite a few corner kicks. We will place another bet on the over total for them.
Bet - total over 8.5 corners with odds of 1.80
