Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fatih Karagümrük & İstanbul Başakşehir face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Turkish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It's no vacation for neither Karagümrük nor İstanbul Başakşehir as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Fatih Karagümrük form and stats
Fatih Karagümrük was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Turkish Cup.3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Fatih Karagümrük have to build on here at Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu in the Super Lig.
The home team returns to Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu after drawing with Kasimpasa on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Ricci (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. Ricci served one assist, hit one key pass and had 43 successful passes (of 53 total).
In the match before that, Fatih Karagümrük hosted Konyaspor and drew the Super Lig game 3-3.Karagümrük are traveling soon after this match as the Super Lig match at Alanyaspor awaits in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (21 in 9 games), Fatih Karagümrük's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
İstanbul Başakşehir form and stats
They also participated in Turkish Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.Playing away, İstanbul Başakşehir have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Super Lig this season.
İstanbul Başakşehir lost away at Trabzonspor (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Touba was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.6. The defender Touba hit the woodwork once and won 8 of 13 duels.
Before that, İstanbul Başakşehir secured a home win against Adana Demirspor with the score 2-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Başakşehir manager Belözoğlu as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Kasimpasa.
İstanbul Başakşehir have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Previous seven meetings with these sides: Fatih Karagümrük won four, İstanbul Başakşehir were winners in two and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Borini 10 goals |  M. Diagne 10 goals |   D. Aleksić 4 goals |
Fatih Karagümrük missing players
İstanbul Başakşehir missing players
| Fatih Karagümrük | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 57 | 29 | Scored | S | 15 | 46 | ||
| 45 | 18 | Conceded | C | 10 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 12% | ||
| 76% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 42% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | ||
| 12.2 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 9.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Galatasaray | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 42 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Adana Demirspor | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 5 | Besiktas | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Trabzonspor | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | Konyaspor | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Kayserispor | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Alanyaspor | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Fatih Karagümrük | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Giresunspor | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 12 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Ankaragucu | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Kasimpasa | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 19 |
| 15 | Antalyaspor | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Hatayspor | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 17 |
| 17 | Sivasspor | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Istanbulspor | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Umraniyespor | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
