Bitesize Prediction: Alanyaspor vs Karagumruk – 13/01/26

Competition: Turkish Cup

Market: Alanyaspor win

Odds: 1/2 @ BetUS

Hoping to make it back-to-back Turkish Cup victories on Tuesday morning, Alanyaspor will welcome Karagumruk to the Gain Park Stadium.

Starting with the hosts, while Alanyaspor might still be sat in the bottom-half of the Super Lig table, Joao Pereira’s men were enjoying what was a real turn in fortunes prior to Turkey’s winter break. Last seen signing off 2025 with a routine 2-0 victory against Tuesday’s guests, the Thunders will be demanding a repeat performance at the Gain Park Stadium. With the mood in Pereira’s camp at a season-high, the Blacks will be confident of opening the New Year with another statement of intent. Getting their Turkish Cup adventure underway with a heavyweight scalp as they clinched a 1-0 win away at Trabzonspor, the former Sporting Lisbon coach has not seen his squad suffer a single defeat from any of their previous seven appearances across all competitions – a purple patch that stems back to November 23rd. It should also be highlighted, Alanyaspor will also be excited by their stellar defensive steel. Pencilled in as a standout contender on Tuesday morning, Pereira’s side have remarkably not conceded a sole strike in almost 540 minutes of action.

As for the visitors, while Karagumruk might have only made their famous Super Lig return this season, it is no secret that the Istanbul-based outfit are regarded as a landslide relegation candidate in 2026. Only putting nine points on the board from any of their 17 showdowns against top-flight opposition and still waiting to find a permanent replacement since Marcel Licka’s departure back in October, Tuesday’s guests sit rock-bottom of the Super Lig standings. Alongside failing to record a victory against top-flight opposition since returning from November’s international break, Karagumruk have also shown some glaring issues in the final third. Signing off 2025 with that 2-0 defeat away at Alanyaspor, they have drawn back-to-back blanks and have also recorded just a sole strike in over 360 minutes of action. Given what has been a huge recent gulf in class between Tuesday’s opponents, we are backing a home victory at the Gain Park Stadium.

Bet: Alanyaspor 1/2 to beat Karagumruk in Tuesday’s Turkish Cup battle @ BetUS