Setback hardens into crisis for Turkiye
Seen as a whole, Turkiye's recent results make for grim reading: 4 played, 4 lost.
Victory has eluded Turkiye throughout the season, a barren sequence now spanning 4 games. On home soil, the hosts have gone 2 without a win. Last time out brought a clear setback for the hosts, who lost 3-1 to Italy.
A top-three berth is what 6 points have brought Belgium. Anyone seeking goals found them in the visitors' previous match, which finished 4-1 against France. Reliability has been in short supply for the visitors, who have managed 6 of the last 15 points.
Consecutive places in the standings link Turkiye and Belgium. Beaten 3-0 this year, Turkiye came off second best the last time these sides met.