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Victor Dias - January 16, 2023
Umraniyespor vs Trabzonspor Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Turkish Cup on Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Umraniyespor defeated Kasimpasa in the fifth round last month to reach this round of the Turkish Cup. They have performed poorly in their league matches this season. Now they will face Trabzonspor in the Round of 16.
On the other hand, Trabzonspor defeated Samsunspor by a huge 3-0 margin in the fifth round back in December. They recently defeated Istanbul Basaksehir who are one of the best teams in Super Lig this season.
Both teams have met three times in the past. In this competition, the host won the quarter-final round back in 2019 by 3-1.
Both teams last clashed back in September and the visitors won that game by 1-0.
We are backing Trabzonspor to advance to the next round of this competition. They have won four of their last five outings in all competitions.
At the same time, the host are at the bottom of the table in Super Lig. They could not perform against a relegation team like Istanbulspor previously. Therefore, they will most likely face a difficult time against this team.
At this ground, the last meeting ended in a 1-0 scoreline. Back in 2019, the host won this game by 3-1.
We can expect both teams to score. The main reason is that the host despite being at the bottom of the table have scored three goals in their last three outings combined. The same is observed for Trabzonspor as well.
The first tip is that Trabzonspor will win this game– at 1.75 odd. They are sixth in the league and won the fifth round of the Turkish Cup by 3-0 last time. Do note that the host are at the bottom of the table in Super Lig.
Our second tip is that both teams to score– the odd for this tip will be at 1.66. In the fifth round, both teams scored a combined total of five goals. We can expect both teams to score in this round as well. In the Super Lig, both teams are in decent goal-scoring form since January.
