Çorum FK vs Alanyaspor Prediction: High-Scoring Hosts Face Organised Visitors in Süper Lig Clash

Çorum FK host Alanyaspor on 19 September 2026 in matchday six of the Süper Lig, with the sides separated by a single point. Çorum sit tenth with seven points from five games, Alanyaspor are eighth with eight. Both teams have scored freely and leaked goals in roughly equal measure, which sets up a genuine question: can Çorum's forward play break down the disciplined low block Alanyaspor have held? For Çorum, still in their first top flight season after coming up through the 2025/26 play offs, a home win here would put them level on points with a side that has spent years in this division.

Uğur Uçar and João Pereira have no recorded meetings as managers, with Uçar having taken charge at Çorum on 17 February 2026, replacing Hüseyin Eroğlu, while Pereira has been at Alanyaspor since 22 March 2025 when he came in for Sami Uğurlu.

Çorum arrive on the back of a mixed but goal heavy run (W-W-L-L-D). The standout results are the 5-1 win over Samsunspor on 12 September and the 3-0 win over Eyüpspor on 6 September, eight goals across two games. Before those came a 2-6 defeat to Beşiktaş on 31 August, a 0-1 loss to Kasımpaşa on 22 August and a 2-2 draw with Galatasaray on 14 August. Çorum can score against anyone but are equally capable of letting anyone score against them.

Alanyaspor's recent run reads D-W-L-W-D: a 2-2 draw with Göztepe on 12 September, a 1-0 win at Rizespor on 7 September, a 1-2 defeat at Eyüpspor on 30 August, a 1-0 win over Beşiktaş on 23 August and a 1-1 draw with Gaziantep on 15 August. Alanyaspor have conceded five in their last five games, Çorum have let in ten. Pereira's side are not a team that tries to impose themselves on opponents, preferring to stay organised and break quickly.

Çorum will be without Sinan Osmanoğlu through injury, leaving a gap in their backline at a game where they will need to contain Alanyaspor's counters, whereas Alanyaspor are missing Maestro in midfield, their primary screen in front of the defence and without him Çorum's attackers may find more central space than the visitors would like.

Uçar has been using a 4-1-4-1 that encourages high pressing and quick transitions, producing 12 goals in five league games though conceding ten. Jesus Ramirez leads the line and scored twice in the win over Samsunspor, with Alexandros Kyziridis adding goals and assists from midfield and Cengiz Ünder, who scored a brace in recent weeks, operating in attack. Pereira tends to line Alanyaspor up in a 4-3-3 or 3-4-3, with Gaius Makouta anchoring midfield, Florent Hadergjonaj operating on the right and Ivan Cedric leading the line, with Fatih Aksoy cleared to play and Ianis Hagi expected to return in attack.

Whether Çorum's press can disrupt Alanyaspor's organised midfield is the key thing to watch. Maestro's absence reduces Alanyaspor's midfield cover and could leave gaps for Çorum's attackers, while Osmanoğlu's absence weakens Çorum's defensive backline, so both squads go in with a meaningful absentee. Çorum's wins over Samsunspor and Eyüpspor showed how quickly they can turn a high press into a goal, Alanyaspor are less likely to oblige but the 2-2 draw with Göztepe showed the visitors can be pressed back into trouble. Expect Çorum to press high and force Alanyaspor into their own half early, with Hadergjonaj and Cedric the outlet when possession turns over.

Alanyaspor won 5-0 when the sides met in the Turkish Cup on 4 December 2025, though reading too much into that result from nine months ago seems unwise and there is no Süper Lig head to head record between these clubs.

A 2-1 home win feels like the most likely outcome. Çorum have scored eight goals in their last two home games and have the crowd behind them and Maestro's absence gives their forwards the central space to make the difference. Alanyaspor are too organised to be swept aside but Çorum at home, in this form, have enough.