Konyaspor 1-0 Istanbulspor
Konyaspor are on a worrying run of form since returning from the World Cup break, but they must feel this fixture is the perfect opportunity to change their fortunes.

Istanbulspor are coming into this clash off the back of two heavy defeats and face a difficult task in getting anything out of their trip to Konya on Thursday evening.

Konyaspor were massive overachievers in the 2021-22 campaign, finishing in third behind only Trabzonspor and Fenerbahce, allowing them qualification for the Europa Conference League.

That European adventure ended prematurely - an embarrassing loss to Vaduz of the Swiss second division - and the rest of the season to date has followed in disappointing suit.

Aleksandar Stanojevic's men are currently eighth in the Super Lig standings, a mammoth 13 points behind the European places and just eight above the bottom four.

The current run of six games without a victory in the league has seen any faint hopes of reaching Europe in successive seasons fade away - the Anatolian Eagle have only won twice since the start of October and need to address their worrying slide down the table.

After being defeated on penalties by Gaziantep FK in the last-16 stage of the Turkish Cup, Konyaspor can focus purely on league matters until May, and you feel that they will need maximum concentration to avoid an unspeakable relegation battle.

Talking of scraps for survival, Istanbulspor find themselves in a position many touted for them at the start of the campaign - cut adrift at the foot of the Super Lig table.

Sitting in 18th position and five points away from safety, the Bogalar are in real danger of relegation this season but have shows roots of recovery over the past month.

Istanbulspor recorded a crucial 2-0 success over relegation rivals Umraniyespor over a fortnight ago courtesy of strikes from Valon Ethemi and Melih Kabasakal, and before that managed to defeat Kasimpasa on home soil in their final showdown of 2022.

The aforementioned Ethemi has be



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科尼亚斯波尔1-0伊斯坦布尔斯波尔
从世界杯假期回来后，科尼亚斯波尔的状态令人担忧，但他们一定觉得这场比赛是改变命运的绝佳机会。

伊斯坦布尔竞技队在这场比赛中经历了两场惨败，在周四晚上对阵科尼亚的比赛中，他们面临着一项艰巨的任务。

科尼亚斯波尔在2021-22赛季表现出色，排名第三，仅次于特拉布佐斯波尔和费内巴切，这让他们获得了欧联杯的资格。

这次欧洲之旅过早地结束了——令人尴尬地输给了瑞士乙级联赛的瓦杜兹——本赛季余下的比赛也令人失望。

亚历山大·斯塔诺耶维奇的球队目前在超级联赛中排名第八，落后欧洲联赛13分，仅比倒数四名高出8分。

目前联赛中六场比赛没有取得胜利，这使得连续几个赛季进入欧洲赛场的微弱希望逐渐消失——自10月初以来，安纳托利亚之鹰只赢了两场比赛，他们需要解决他们在积分榜上下滑的担忧。

在土耳其杯16强被加齐安泰普点球击败后，科尼亚斯波尔可以在5月前完全专注于联赛事务，你会觉得他们需要最大限度地集中精力来避免一场难以言表的保级战。

说到生存的残羹剩饭，伊斯坦布尔体育发现自己处于一个在赛季开始时被许多人吹捧的位置——在超级联赛积分榜的底部被裁掉。

目前排在第18位，距离保级还有5分的距离，博格拉尔本赛季确实有降级的危险，但在过去的一个月里已经显示出了复苏的迹象。

两周前，伊斯坦布尔斯波尔凭借瓦隆·埃特米和梅里赫·卡巴萨卡尔的进球，以2-0的比分战胜了保级对手乌拉尼耶斯波尔，在此之前，他们在2022年的最后一场对决中在主场击败了卡辛帕萨。

前面提到的Ethemi是