Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gaziantep F.K. & Konyaspor face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Turkish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Gaziantep saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Super Lig. This match was also played here at Gaziantep Stadyumu. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Konyaspor have had more rest.
Gaziantep F.K. form and stats
Last season their Turkish Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Gaziantep F.K. have played 8 Super Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Gaziantep F.K.'s previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Fenerbahçe. The defeat against Fenerbahçe was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by Valencia). The attacker Maxim was declared "man of the match" for Gaziantep with a rating of 7.64/10. Maxim hit seven key passes.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Istanbulspor that finished 1-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Gaziantep F.K. as they have a new game in only three days, a Super Lig match thankfully also at home. Sivasspor are visiting.
A decent goal production from Gaziantep in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Gaziantep F.K. have conceded 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Konyaspor form and stats
Konyaspor was sent out of Turkish Cup in the round of 16 last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super Lig travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Konyaspor failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Besiktas that ended with defeat 1-2. Late heartbreak for Konyaspor in the Besiktas match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Midfield player Hadžiahmetović was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.74/10. Hadžiahmetović hit two key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 50 total).
Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Fatih Karagümrük.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ankaragucu in just four days.
Konyaspor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. Konyaspor have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Gaziantep F.K.-Konyaspor H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gaziantep F.K. six wins, Konyaspor two wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Diouf 7 goals |   J. Brandão Figueiredo 6 goals |  M. Demir 5 goals |
Gaziantep F.K. missing players
Konyaspor missing players
| Gaziantep F.K. | Konyaspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 26 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 72% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.5 | ||
| 5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | ||
| 12.6 | 12.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | Fenerbahçe | 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 | Gaziantep F.K. | 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 |
