Kasimpasa and Adana Demirspor will be seeking to pick up their first win of the 2024-25 Turkish Super Lig campaign when they lock horns at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium on Sunday. Having lost both home and away meetings between the two sides last season, the Blue Lightnings will head into the weekend looking to get one over the hosts and get their season up and running. © Imago Kasimpasa turned in a resilient team display last Monday when they fought back from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw against Hatayspor when the sides squared off at the Mersin Stadium.
Portuguese forward Joelson Fernandes netted in the 21st minute to set Hatayspor on their way to their first win of the season but Nuno Da Costa struck in the first minute of stoppage time to force a share of the spoils. Prior to that, Kasimpasa were left spitting feathers in the Super Lig opener on August 10, when they fell to a 3-2 home defeat against Konyaspor after throwing away their lead in the final nine minutes of the game. Head coach Sami Ugurlu will hope his side can take the positives from the game against Hatayspor as they look to find their feet and improve on their performance from last season, where they finished fifth in the table — their highest position since returning to the top flight in 2012.
Next up for Kasimpasa is an opposing side against whom they are unbeaten in four of their six encounters since November 2021, picking up one draw and three wins, including back-to-back victories in the league l.