Alanyaspor host Samsunspor at Bahcesehir School Arena on Monday, 27 April 2026. Ianis Hagi, who returned from injury in Thursday’s Turkish Cup game, is expected to feature for the hosts.
The match matters in simple arithmetic. Alanyaspor sit 12th with 33 points from 30 matches, seven points above the relegation zone; a win on Monday would push them 10 points clear and significantly reduce the need for late-season heroics. Samsunspor occupy seventh on 42 points and arrive off a week in which they were knocked out of the Turkish Cup on penalties by Trabzonspor but have lifted their league form with back-to-back 2-1 wins over Eyupspor and Besiktas.
Form lines underline the stakes. Alanyaspor have not won in their last four matches across all competitions, a sequence that includes a 3-0 defeat to Besiktas in the Turkish Cup quarter-final on Thursday and a 1-0 loss to Kasimpasa in their most recent league outing. Samsunspor, by contrast, arrive with momentum from two consecutive league victories and the confidence of ending a two-match away losing streak by beating Eyupspor.
Head-to-head history gives Alanyaspor a psychological edge. They have never lost a Süper Lig match against Samsunspor, winning two and drawing three of five meetings, and their recent home record shows resilience: no home league defeats in the last run of matches that featured a 5-0 win over Kocaelispor and draws with Genclerbiligi and Trabzonspor.
Context matters here: Alanyaspor’s primary objective this season is to secure another campaign in the Süper Lig; Samsunspor are fighting to consolidate a top-half finish. Alanyaspor’s season has been defined by a stubborn inability to turn matches into wins — they have drawn 15 league matches, more than any other team in the division — a pattern that has kept them afloat but nervous as the fixtures wind down.
The match is full of contrasts. Alanyaspor have scored 35 and conceded 35 in the league, average 48% possession with an 83.70% pass accuracy and have kept nine clean sheets, statistics that paint a team capable of defensive solidity but short on cutting edge. Florent Hadergjonaj has contributed seven assists and Hwang Ui-jo six; Guven Yalcin is the club’s top scorer with seven goals. Samsunspor have netted 36 and let in 39, average 54% possession and 83.45% pass accuracy, and rely on Carlo Holse, who has eight goals, and Emre Kilinc, who has five assists, for attacking impetus.
The friction in this fixture is immediate. Alanyaspor’s recent cup drubbing and league winless run clash with a home record that is hard to dismiss and with a head-to-head record that favours them. Samsunspor’s recent league form suggests an upward trajectory, but they travel with absences: Jaures Assoumou and Bedirhan Cetin are sidelined with knee problems and Celil Yuksel remains a doubt. Alanyaspor, meanwhile, will be without suspended Yusuf Ozdemir, though Meschack Elia returned in the cup and is expected to feature.
What happens next is plainly consequential. A victory for Alanyaspor would push the club into a position from which relegation becomes a remote mathematical risk and would arrest a four-match winless slide at a critical moment. A draw or defeat would leave them dependent on other results and still vulnerable to a late-season drop in form. For Samsunspor, a win would stiffen their bid for a top-half finish and extend the momentum of consecutive league victories.
The cleanest reading of the setup is that Alanyaspor carry the immediate imperative: convert home solidity and an unbeaten local record into a win and the club moves from anxiety toward control. Ianis Hagi’s availability gives them a realistic chance to break the pattern of draws that has defined their season; if he can help turn possession into decisive chances, Alanyaspor could wrap up safety from relegation before the final weeks arrive.
