Erzurumspor vs Eyüpspor: Pressure Mounts on Eyüpspor

Eyüpspor have conceded 18 goals in their last five Süper Lig matches, an average of 3.6 per game. That is the kind of run that turns a difficult season into a crisis, and it explains why this Saturday trip to Erzurum carries so much weight for the visitors.

Context and stakes

Eyüpspor sit bottom of the 18-team table with three points from seven matches and a goal difference of -18. Erzurumspor are 14th with eight points, five ahead and still close enough to the bottom half to be looking up rather than over their shoulders. For Eyüpspor, every away trip now feels like a test of whether the slide can be stopped.

Form

Erzurumspor have won two of their three home matches this season and have a DWLWD sequence over their last five. They have scored three times in that spell and conceded four, so their own defence is far from settled.

Eyüpspor’s problems are most visible on the road. They have yet to win away this season, losing all three of those matches and conceding 12 goals in the process. Their last five results read LLLLW, and they have kept no clean sheets in seven league games.

Head-to-head

Eyüpspor have the better recent record against this opponent. They have won three of the last five meetings, including a 4-0 win in Erzurum in May 2024 and a 3-0 win in December 2023. Erzurumspor’s only points in that sequence came from two draws.

Team news

Eyüpspor will be without Abdullahi, who misses the fixture after a red card. Jamal El Yamiq and Abdelhamid Sabiri are both doubtful, with El Yamiq listed as inactive and Sabiri carrying a muscle injury. Any shortage in midfield or defence would make an already fragile unit even harder to rely on.

Our prediction

Erzurumspor FK 1-0 Eyüpspor

Erzurumspor have the more stable home record and the better defensive numbers, and Eyüpspor have struggled to keep anything out away from home. We expect a tight, cautious game in which the home side’s solidity is enough to take the points. Eyüpspor will have chances to fight back, but their defensive problems make a clean sheet for the hosts a likely outcome.