Evenly matched teams: İstanbulspor vs Bursaspor match preview

İstanbulspor and Bursaspor should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

İstanbulspor form and stats

1 victory, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what İstanbulspor have to build on here at Esenyurt Necmi Kadioglu Stadi in the 1. Lig. Two draws in a row at home now for İstanbulspor.

İstanbulspor manager T. Avcı and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Adanaspor (placed 15th) in the 1. Lig. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Boluspor.

This is expected to be a close game, with İstanbulspor perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with İstanbulspor as a small favourite), we find 14 games. İstanbulspor has won 7 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for İstanbulspor, as the Turkish Cup home game vs Tepecikspor is only four days away.

The İstanbulspor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. İstanbulspor have conceded 6 from these games.

Bursaspor form and stats

As the visiting team in 1. Lig matches, Bursaspor have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far. Bursaspor has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The supporters enjoyed Bursaspor's previous game versus Ümraniyespor (placed 6th), a 1. Lig 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Bursaspor manager Y. Koşukavak faced defeat when travelling to Altay and losing 1-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bursaspor playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were 3 Bursaspor wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Bursaspor have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. The Bursaspor manager Y. Koşukavak has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for İstanbulspor, 0 draws and 2 wins for Bursaspor. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.

Top Goalscorers

A. Čajič 5 goals

K. Kanatsızkuş 3 goals / 1 assists

M. Yıldırım 2 goals

İstanbulspor missing players

Bursaspor missing players