Samsunspor and Trabzonspor meet for the 57th time in the Super Lig
Trabzonspor and Samsunspor take the pitch ahead of their 57th encounter in Super Lig history, with squad updates and match details.
In the 7th week of the Super Lig, Trabzonspor and Samsunspor are heading into their 57th match in history, and ahead of the fixture, the starting lineups, injured players, and current standings of both teams have become clear.
Teams' Standings in the League
Trabzonspor sits in 7th place with 10 points collected in the first 6 weeks of the Super Lig, while Samsunspor occupies the 16th spot with 4 points.
Following their victory against Galatasaray, the claret-blues aim to defeat Samsunspor to win back-to-back matches for the first time this season and secure their first away win.
Past Matches and Statistics
The two teams have faced each other 56 times previously in the Super Lig, with Trabzonspor winning 31 of these matches and Samsunspor winning 13, while 12 encounters ended in a draw.
Trabzonspor scored 101 goals in these matches, while Samsunspor responded with 49 goals.
Away Drought
Having won their 3 matches played at home, Trabzonspor has failed to secure a victory on the road for 153 days.
Trabzonspor took its last away win with a 2-1 score against Beşiktaş in Istanbul during the 33rd week of last season.
Injured Players
At Trabzonspor, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Umut Nayir, Okay Yokuşlu, and Arseniy Batagov were not included in the squad due to injuries.
At the home team Samsunspor, Jaures Assoumou was left out of the matchday squad due to injury.
Starting Lineups
Samsunspor took the field with the starting 11 of Okan Kocuk, Tomasson, Guarino, Yunus Emre Çift, Mendes, Emre Kılınç, Watt, Celil Yüksel, Coulibaly, Sekongo, and Bayo.
Trabzonspor started the match with the lineup of Onana, Mustafa Eskihellaç, Savic, Nwaiwu, Pina, Aral Şimşir, Melih Kabasakal, Fabinho, Salah, Muçi, and Francilino.