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Kardemir sit comfortably at the top of the Turkish 1 Lig whist dardanelspor are struggling just 2 points above the |
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drop zone. |
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Kardemir are 7 points clear at the top of the league and have a game in hand so tonight can stretch their lead at |
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the top to 10 points. |
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They have only lost 2 of their 22 league games so far this season. |
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They have won 15 of these games and have the leagues best attack by far scoring a massive 53 goals which |
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averages at 2.41 goals a game. |
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Kardemir also have the leagues best defence conceding just 19 goals averaging at 0.86 goals a game. |
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Kardemir sit top of the form table and have not lost a game in any competition since October and are on a 13 |
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match unbeaten run. Of these 13 games they have won 11 and drawn 2. |
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In their last 5 games alone they have found the net 13 times and conceded just 3, they have kept a clean sheet in 3 |
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of these games. |
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Kardemir are unbeaten in their last their last 5 away games which featured wins of 0-4 1-5 and 1-6. |
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Kardemir are a very experienced side and I think that experience has played a big part in their success so far |
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this season. The team are very well balanced and can score goals from all over the pitch. This shows with the |
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leagues top goal scorer midfielder Emenike with 12 league goals and defender Avci with an amazing 10 goals so far |
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amongst other players in all different positions finding the net often. |
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Emenike himself is in fantastic form and has scored 5 goals in the past 3 games including a superb hatrick in the |
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last match. |
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Dardanelspor are in poor form currently and have lost 12 of their 22 games this season. Scoring at home has been a |
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big problem for them finding the net just 9 times whist conceding 15. Dardanelspor have won just once in their last |
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7 games losing 5 of these. |
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Their home form has not been terrible winning 2 of their last 5 home games but they have not fared well against the |
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top teams in the league and Kardemir are a class above them. |
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They have a very young squad, of their most regular starting 11 midfielder Albayrak who is 25 years old is usually |
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their oldest player on the field so a distinct lack of experience is clearly visible throughout the squad. |
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It is also worth noticing that Dardanelspor have failed to notch up a win against Kardemir in any of their last 7 |
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clashes and the most recent reverse fixture this season ended with Kardemir taking all 3 points. |
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I expect experience to show in tonight's game and am taking Kardemir to extend their lead at the top of the table |
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looking almost certain for promotion back to the Superlig this season. |
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