Turkey will be looking to kick off their preparations for EURO in style when they take on Azerbaijan in Alanya on Thursday evening. Head coach Senol Gunes will surely use the midweek friendly to test as many players as possible, but regardless of which footballers will be deployed in the starting XI, home win should be considered. Experienced attacker Burak Yilmaz, who helped Lille win the Ligue 1 title, is likely to start from the bench, with rising star Halil Ibrahim Dervisoglu pushing for a start.
Azerbaijan, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from the World Cup qualifier defeat to Serbia, and they are likely to adopt yet another defence-minded approach. Since under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of the previous four meetings between Turkey and Azerbaijan in all competitions, a low-scoring affair is on the cards at Bahcesehir Okullari Stadium.
Turkey will be looking to kick off their preparations for EURO in style when they take on Azerbaijan in Alanya on Thursday evening. Head coach Senol Gunes will surely use the midweek friendly to test as many players as possible, but regardless of which footballers will be deployed in the starting XI, home win should be considered. Experienced attacker Burak Yilmaz, who helped Lille win the Ligue 1 title, is likely to start from the bench, with rising star Halil Ibrahim Dervisoglu pushing for a start.
Azerbaijan, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from the World Cup qualifier defeat to Serbia, and they are likely to adopt yet another defence-minded approach. Since under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of the previous four meetings between Turkey and Azerbaijan in all competitions, a low-scoring affair is on the cards at Bahcesehir Okullari Stadium.