Turkey lost 2-0 to Australia in their World Cup Group D opener and need to bounce back in game two, when they face Paraguay in San Francisco.
The South Americans also started with a defeat, losing 4-1 to World Cup co-hosts USA and they could be heading for an early exit from the tournament unless they show some serious improvement.
Turkey v Paraguay Tips Summary
Best Bet - Turkey to win @ 1/1
Alternative Bet - Arda Guler to score anytime @ 5/2
Bet Builder - Turkey to win, Hakan Calhanoglu to commit 1+ fouls, Gustavo Gomez to commit 2+ fouls @ 15/4
Turkey v Paraguay Prediction
Best Bet - Turkey to win @ 1/1
Turkey's result against Australia was a disappointing one but, scratching beneath the surface, the Crescent-Stars were somewhat unfortunate not to take anything from their Group D opener.
Not only did Vincenzo Montella's side win the shot count - racking up an incredible 30 attempts compared to the Aussies' tally of nine, they also dominated possession (72%-28%), had more corners (8-5) and far more touches inside the opposition box (51-18).
Furthermore, Turkey also registered a higher xG figure of 1.33, in comparison to Australia's 0.77.
All those stats do point to a display that didn't get its just reward, but they also tell us Turkey's attack misfired badly.
They were guilty of passing up several very presentable goalscoring opportunities and they cannot make the same mistakes in their next group game.
The saving grace for the Turks, however, is that they are facing a poor Paraguay side, who were badly exposed by the States in their opener, when the Stars and Stripes ran them ragged in a 4-1 win.
If they are as bad as they were in Los Angeles, then Paraguay could find themselves on the end of another big defeat.
Alternative Bet - Arda Guler to score anytime @ 5/2
Arda Guler is one of Turkey's biggest stars and the Real Madrid midfielder is backed to step up to the plate in his country's hour of need.
Guler had eight shots, three on target, against Australia, so was as guilty as anyone in the Turkish side of being wasteful in their opener.
However, a player of his quality will surely make amends if he gets similar opportunities in San Francisco.
The 21-year-old scored six goals in all competitions for Real last season and already has six for his country from 31 caps.
Turkey v Paraguay Bet Builder Tip
Turkey to win
Hakan Calhanoglu to commit 1+ fouls
Gustavo Gomez to commit 2+ fouls
Pays @ 15/4
The first leg of the Bet Builder is for a Turkey victory, then focusing on the fouls market - and the respective captains - for the other two legs could be an avenue to exploit.
Hakan Calhanoglu remains one of Turkey's most important players in midfield but the 32-year-old skipper is often caught up in the hustle and bustle of games and is likely to give away some fouls.
The Inter Milan star was penalised for one foul in his country's first World Cup game and can give away at least one free-kick again on Saturday.
The final leg is for Paraguay defender and captain Gustavo Gomez to also find himself in trouble with the ref for giving away two fouls.
That was the total number the Palmeiras man was guilty of conceding against USA so a similar outcome is anticipated against the Turks.
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Key Match Stats
Before the Australia defeat, Turkey were on a four-game winning run
Paraguay have won three of their last five matches
Turkey are ranked 26th in the world by FIFA, Paraguay are 42nd
Turkey won the shot count, had more corners, possession and xG than Australia but lost 2-0
The two countries have met once before - in a friendly in 1995 that ended goalless
Paraguay's best performance in a World Cup is reaching the quarter-finals in 2010
Turkey came third in 2002 but this is their first World Cup appearance since then
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