Amed SK host Konyaspor on 17 October 2026 in a Süper Lig fixture that tells two very different stories. Third with 14 points from seven matchdays, Amed have not looked out of place since the opening whistle of their debut season, whereas Konyaspor, in 16th with five points and the joint lowest goal tally in the league (four from seven games), are heading in the opposite direction. Besnik Hasi took charge of Amed on 10 June 2026 after Sertaç Küçükbayrak departed, while İlhan Palut has been at Konyaspor since 6 February 2026 following Recep Uçar's exit. The two coaches have never faced each other, so Saturday is the first real read on how their ideas match up.
Amed's last five league results (W-D-W-W-D) include a 5-0 demolition of İstanbul Başakşehir on 13 September, a 3-2 win over Beşiktaş on 20 September and a 2-1 victory against Trabzonspor on 31 August. The two draws, against Kasımpaşa and Gençlerbirliği, show they can grind when needed. Konyaspor's recent sequence reads D-D-W-L-L, their latest result a 0-0 at İstanbul Başakşehir on 11 October. Organised, yes, dangerous, not particularly.
Amed are without Muhammed Hasan Yıldırım (muscle issue), with Gökhan Gül and Yira Sor both doubts due to calf and muscle problems respectively, leaving a noticeable dent in their midfield and attacking rotation even if the core forward unit remains available. Konyaspor have problems of their own: Mucahit İbrahimoglu remains out with a muscle issue and has not played yet this season, Enis Destan is a doubt with a knee problem and Adil Demirbağ is ruled out after being forced off in their last match. Losing Demirbağ in particular limits their options centrally and up front, leaving them with little alternative but to absorb pressure and hope Türüç or Gonçalves can find something on the turn.
Gift Orban, already at seven goals this season, is the reference point up front for Amed, with Ermal Krasniqi and Samuel Ballet flanking him in wide positions, Dia Saba in the number ten role and Alban Lafont in goal. Konyaspor have kept four clean sheets in seven games but scored only four times, which tells you roughly what their games look like: Deniz Türüç and Diogo Gonçalves do their best work in short bursts as the primary threats rather than the side building sustained pressure, with Jackson Muleka as the outlet up front and Bahadır Han Güngördü in goal. Keeping shape against Krasniqi and Ballet without Demirbağ in midfield to screen the back four will be harder than it sounds for a side already short of options. If Orban can pin their centre backs and Saba finds pockets between the lines, Konyaspor's choices narrow fast, though if they can force Amed into low quality wide deliveries they have enough organisation to keep it scoreless longer than you would expect and a Türüç or Gonçalves counter is one way they could still threaten. The clubs have never met in senior football, so everything here is being decided by what has happened over the past seven weeks rather than any accumulated history.
Set pieces have contributed to Amed's tally, Konyaspor's have not. Konyaspor are four points from safety with no wins in their last four, making this a must not lose game for Palut.
Amed have scored 17 goals in seven games while Konyaspor have scored four and even without Yıldırım their frontline has enough to punish a side missing three of their most reliable players. 2-1 feels right because Konyaspor's organisation might keep things tighter than the numbers suggest and a Türüç or Gonçalves counter is entirely possible but Konyaspor have scored four goals all season while Amed need only two to match that and average more than two per game at home. A home win is the logical outcome given everything the table and team news is telling you.
Ryan Baldi
Football Writer
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