Struggling İstanbulspor will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Akhisar Belediyespor in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither İstanbulspor nor Akhisar Belediyespor 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.
Relegation threatens İstanbulspor who should definitely be looking for some points here. Belediyespor are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
İstanbulspor form and stats
The story so far in the 1. Lig for İstanbulspor at their home stadium (Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
No payout for İstanbulspor in their previous match, an away game at Fatih Karagümrük that ended in defeat 0-1. Heartbreak before that as İstanbulspor lost 1-2 at Giresunspor's place.
Heartbreak for İstanbulspor in their last match as Fatih Karagümrük's M. E. Pehlivan scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The manager O. Çıkırıkçı will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Eskişehirspor in only four days.
İstanbulspor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 15 games. İstanbulspor have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Akhisar Belediyespor form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. Lig travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
Belediyespor go into this game after a win, the home game against Ümraniyespor that ended 1-0. A 1-3 defeat away at Altay before that.
B. Bayar came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Ümraniyespor last time out, making the manager Y. Vural feel like a tactical genius.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Balıkesirspor in just four days.
The visiting Akhisar Belediyespor have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 15 games. As opposed to that, Akhisar Belediyespor have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Akhisar Belediyespor - İstanbulspor 4-3. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - zero - three (İstanbulspor wins - draws - Akhisar Belediyespor wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Čajič 9 goals |  E. Çelenk 8 goals | B. Eşer 8 goals |
İstanbulspor missing players
Akhisar Belediyespor missing players
| İstanbulspor | Akhisar Belediyespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 41 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 38 |
| 39 | 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 34 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 80% |
| 77% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 60% |
| 53% | 53% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 47% |
| 30% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 63% | 60% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| 20% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 33% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 37% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 291 | 141 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 147 | 299 |
| 121 | 52 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 60 | 123 |
| 32% | 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 23% | 26% |
- Akhisar Belediyespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- İstanbulspor has the most dropped points from leading position (20)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hatayspor | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 57 |
| 2 | BB Erzurumspor | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Adana Demirspor | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 51 |
| 4 | Bursaspor | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 48 |
| 6 | Altay | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 47 |
| 7 | Fatih Karagümrük | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 47 |
| 8 | Giresunspor | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -2 | 44 |
| 9 | Keciorengucu | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 41 |
| 10 | Ümraniyespor | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Menemen Belediyespor | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 39 |
| 12 | Balıkesirspor | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | İstanbulspor | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 34 |
| 14 | Altnordu | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 32 |
| 15 | Boluspor | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Osmanlspor | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -13 | 24 |
| 17 | Adanaspor | 30 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 28 | -19 | 20 |
| 18 | Eskişehirspor | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -15 | 18 |