BB Erzurumspor will look to strengthen their position in the top half of the Turkish Super Lig when they host Corum Belediyespor at Kazim Karabekir Stadium on Saturday.

Serkan Ozbalta's side have collected 10 points from their last four matches, recovering from an early-season setback to move into eighth place with 14 points from nine games, while Burak Yilmaz's team sit just one point behind in ninth and will be determined to respond after their defeat to Goztepe.

Match preview

Erzurumspor enter the 10th round with four wins, two draws and three defeats from their opening nine league matches, leaving them on 14 points and one ahead of fellow newly promoted side Corum.

Their recent form has been particularly encouraging, with the hosts unbeaten in their last four matches, recording three wins and one draw, while they have won four of their last six games, drawing once and losing once.

Their latest outing produced a 3-1 away victory over Gaziantep, their first win on the road this season, with Miguel Cardoso, Amar Gerxhaliu and Guram Giorbelidze all finding the net.

That result followed a 2-0 home win over Eyupspor and a goalless draw away to Alanyaspor, while they also recorded a 1-0 victory over Samsunspor, with their only defeat in the last six matches coming against Besiktas, who beat them 3-0.

Erzurumspor have also shown greater defensive solidity during this run, keeping four clean sheets in their last six matches, including against Samsunspor, Alanyaspor, Eyupspor and Konyaspor.

The hosts have recorded three consecutive home clean sheets, winning all three matches, and have now claimed three victories from four home league games, with their only defeat coming in the remaining fixture, giving them further confidence ahead of this encounter.

The teams are familiar with each other from their meetings in the lower divisions, with Erzurumspor unbeaten in their last five encounters with Saturday's visitors, winning three, while they have never lost this fixture at home, recording four wins and one draw in five meetings.

Corum, however, will travel with confidence of their own, sitting ninth with 13 points and having demonstrated an ability to collect results on the road, with two wins and one draw from five away matches in the Super Lig this season.

The visitors picked up points away to Galatasaray in a 2-2 draw, thrashed Samsunspor 5-1 and defeated Gaziantep 3-0, although they lost their most recent away fixture 2-0 against Goztepe last Sunday.

After failing to win any of their opening three matches (D1, L2), Corum established a pattern of recording two consecutive victories followed by a defeat across their next six league games, and Yilmaz will hope his side can respond immediately after their latest setback.

Neutrals will also be hoping the Red Lightnings maintain their entertaining away form, with no team having seen more goals in their away league matches this season than Corum, whose five trips have produced 23 goals, comprising 12 scored and 11 conceded.

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Team News

Erzurumspor have one major fitness concern ahead of Saturday's match, with defender Mustafa Yumlu doubtful after picking up a muscle injury against Gaziantep.

Yakup Kirtay is expected to replace him in the back five, with Gerxhaliu and Nihad Mujakic joining him in central defence.

Corum are sweating over the availability of Fredy, who is dealing with a broken toe, while Caglar Soyuncu is recovering from a knee injury.

Feyttullah Gurluk and Serdar Saatci are also reportedly unavailable, with their expected returns scheduled for early November.

Meanwhile, Yilmaz could recall Markus Karlsbakk and Mame Thiam for the trip to Kazim Karabekir Stadium.

BB Erzurumspor possible starting lineup:

Taskiran; Ovacikli, Gerxhaliu, Kirtay, Mujakic, Giorbelidze; Baiye, Owusu, Rodriguez; Cardoso, Tozlu

Çorum Belediyespor possible starting lineup:

Felipe; Penetra, Smolcic, Karlsbakk; Sazdagi, Ozdemir, Ramadani, Diomande; Kyziridis, Thiam, Under

We say: BB Erzurumspor 2-2 Çorum Belediyespor

Erzurumspor's recent defensive improvement and strong home record give them a solid platform, but Corum possess enough attacking quality to make this a competitive encounter, and a draw with both sides scoring twice looks a plausible outcome.

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