Gaziantep and Altekma meet again after a Cup match whose score hid two tight finishes. Gaziantep's block and Jeanlys's right-side attack gave it a way into those sets, while Altekma had the cleaner late points. Alanya and Ziraat pose a different test: Alanya can make breaks with its serve, but its attack has varied sharply with the strength of the opposing block. Ziraat's recent group has kept a strong attack and middle block despite a changed wing lineup.
Ivanov sets Jeanlys for Gaziantep, with Aykut and Halil carrying the outside attack and much of the first reception. In the Cup meeting, Gaziantep outblocked Altekma 10-6 and pushed two sets beyond 25 points. The same Gaziantep core then won the first two sets against Fenerbahce. Across the net, Buculjevic spreads the ball to Ewert and Young, with Tarakci now playing a full match at opposite after a smaller Cup role.
The latest match sheets show those key players in action on 27 October; neither side had a confirmed starting lineup for this match when I checked. Altekma's Ewert and Young struggled to finish attacks against Halkbank, while Gaziantep has already shown a block route against this pairing. Expect Jeanlys and the Gaziantep block to keep the early sets close, with the late points and Aykut and Halil's outside finishing shaping how long the contest lasts. That's why I'm siding with Gaziantep to stay within reach across the sets.
For Alanya, Shchytkov needs a clean first touch to feed Suarez and Hetman, while Hetman's serve can press Ziraat's reception. Alanya managed five aces and six blocks against Fenerbahce, yet its attack fell to 28 points. Ziraat's Toniutti, Clevenot, Hamarat and Savas produced 63 attack points and nine blocks against Gaziantep; Clevenot also supplied a heavy attack load and Savas scored seven blocks.
Toniutti, Clevenot, Hamarat and Savas played Ziraat's latest match, while Nimir and Ishikawa were absent from that match squad. Shchytkov, Suarez and Hetman played Alanya's latest match; neither team had a confirmed lineup for this match when I checked. Alanya can make the opening stages tight by serving into Ziraat's reception, then the contest turns on whether its own attack can keep finishing against Savas's block. Ziraat's recent group has shown it can keep scoring through that phase and separate late in sets. That's why I'm siding with Ziraat to finish this in four sets or fewer.
