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Difficult conditions and -7°C await both teams

Good offensive football is impossible to play in those conditions. Few chances and lots of incorrect passes should result in a low-scoring affair

Konyaspor are four points away from the danger zone which is good for them as they have no intention of returning to the second division. They are currently the 13th-placed team and home wins are still keeping them there. The former second-division team still have no power to win away games and are the worst team in the league in this aspect. Apart from Akhisar, they are the only team that still hasn't won outside their stadium. Home games are their trademark and this is where they shine. Five wins and 2 defeats is not a bad count for a team that has only recently joined the elite ranks of Turkish football. Coach Ugur Tutuneker was not unhappy after the league defeat against Akhisar in the last round.

- We were close to getting a point. Had we used all our chances, we could have taken all three but we didn't. The defense wasn't at the best level and that's why we were left without anything but our attack was good, we are improving and I believe our away win will eventually come. Now we have another game that we have to and want to win in front of our fans. It's time to redeem ourselves and get new three points - said coach Tutuneker.

Center-back Kokalović and his teammate for this position, captain Yavuz will not play today due to injury. This leaves the defense to the Uslu-Ay, even though Uslu is a left-back and usually doesn't play as center-back, while Ay is 22 years old.

Karabukspor have not lost in eight games. They've played two in the cup in which the went through, of course, and six in the league where they got 3 wins and 3 draws. Karabuk started playing better when Tolunay Kafkas took over and they haven't lost since. They beat Kayserispor by 1-0 in the last round, although the result could have gone the other way as the guests missed many chances and the pitch was impossible to play on as it was frozen and covered in snow. The conditions should not be any better tonight as the temperatures could go below -7°C.

- We won three important points in the last round. The conditions were not good for playing, I agree with that, but I think we gave our best even in those conditions, we showed more desire to win. We are expecting even worse conditions tonight, we are ready for it as much as we can be, we will try to surprise our opponents who are doing well at home, a point or three points - that's our goal in this round - said Karabuk's coach  Tolunay Kafkas.

Lafkas will be without their standard midfielder on this away game, the motor of their team Hakan Ozmert, while their winger Lua Lua is doubtful. Eren Gungor, the center-back who should have an important role in defense, still hasn't recovered and hasn't played a single minute for Karabukspor.

In normal circumstances, there would be a 50-50 chance that this game would see more than 2.5 goals. Konayspor are a team that outrun their opponents at home and they got quite a few points using this tactics at home. Karabuk know how to play football, they keep the possession well, and the create a few chances against each of their opponents. Tonight, they are facing very low temperatures with drizzling snow that was announced for later tonight. In conditions like these, I don't see Konayspor as a team dominating the pitch and I don't see a way for Karabuk to play their short passes as the pitch will be a mess after 20 minutes. Less goals seems like a very plausible option especially as neither of the two teams want to get a defeat in the last three games this season. I will go for under 2 goals that pays off very well and you get the stake back if 2 goals are scored.