On Monday, December 25, from 7:00 p.m., the match between Pendikspor and Ankaragucu of the 17th stage of the Turkish championship will be counted in Istanbul.

Pendikspor and Ankaragucu, two teams suffering from pain, met in a truly desperate battle to avoid the relegation positions, in one of the most balanced games of the 17th stage of the Super League.

Pendikspor are in penultimate 19th place with 13 points, four behind Fatih Karagumruk, the team in 16th, the last place that ensures survival in the Super Lig, and come off the back of a win and four losses in their last five league matches. championship, and at the previous stage lost on the Rizespor field with a score of 1-5.

Pendikspor, coached by Portuguese Ivo Vieira, were promoted to the Super League (Turkey’s top league) for the first time in their 73-year history this summer after finishing 3rd in the second division but winning play-off promotion.

Pandikspor have one win, two draws and four defeats at home this season, with Erencan Yardimci as their top scorer with five goals in the Super League (the Istanbul side have the weakest defense in the league, conceding 38 goals and third the weakest attack (17 goals scored).

Ankaragucu are in 12th place with 19 points and come off the back of a win, three draws and a defeat in their last five matches, with their last league match drawing 0-0 at home to Hatayspor.

Ankaragucu has a team coached by the former outstanding player of the Turkish national team Emre Belozoglou (previously played for Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Inter, Newcastle and Atletico Madrid, former captain of the national team), Olimpiu Morutan (in on loan for the season from Galatasaray), which has 13 matches and two goals in the Super League (the “tricolor” has the largest market share – four million euros).

Ankaragücü was embroiled in the biggest scandal in Turkish football in recent years, after president Faruk Koca kicked referee Halil in the corner at the end of a 1-1 home match with Rizespor two rounds ago. against Umut Mehler (later the head of the capital club resigned).

Ankaragucu have two wins, three draws and three losses away from home this season, with Efkan Bekiroglu as the team’s top scorer with four goals in the league.

Superbet offers odds of 1.42 on the prediction X2: draw or victory of the guests in the match Pendikspor – Ankaragücü.

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