İstanbul Başakşehir will not await any handouts from hosts Adana Demirspor in this Super Lig fixture. Here's the broad match preview!
- Adana Demirspor have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Super Lig
İstanbul Başakşehir have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Adana Demirspor form and stats
When playing at home in the Super Lig, Adana Demirspor, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Super Lig, have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games.
The Adana Demirspor fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at İsmet Atlı Stadyumu: A 2-3 defeat against Sivasspor (placed 13th). The striker Balotelli won the honour of being "man of the match" for Demirspor with the rating of 7.61/10. Balotelli scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Yeni Malatyaspor (0-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Adana Demirspor have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost two.
The Adana Demirspor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 league matches. Demirspor are not conceding a lot of goals here at İsmet Atlı Stadyumu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches.
İstanbul Başakşehir form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Super Lig.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Antalyaspor with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Özcan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Özcan hit two key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 27 total).
Before that, İstanbul Başakşehir travelled to Beşiktaş and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with İstanbul Başakşehir playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were two Başakşehir wins, four draws and eight defeats.
İstanbul Başakşehir find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, İstanbul Başakşehir have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head encounter ended İstanbul Başakşehir - Demirspor 2-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Adana Demirspor zero wins, one draw and İstanbul Başakşehir four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 4 red cards from the last five encounters.Top Goalscorers
  M. Barwuah Balotelli 11 goals |  B. Assombalonga 10 goals |   S. Okaka Chuka 10 goals |
Adana Demirspor missing players
İstanbul Başakşehir missing players
| Adana Demirspor | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 44 | 21 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 41 |
| 31 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 29 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 76% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 72% |
| 45% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 55% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 21% | 17% |
| 10% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 52% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 57% | 55% |
| 28% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 28% |
| 28% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 21% | 24% |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 26% | 25% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 28% | 28% |
| 11.2 | 9.9 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| 4.9 | 4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
- Adana Demirspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Adana Demirspor have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Super Lig
- Adana Demirspor have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Super Lig
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Trabzonspor | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 33 | 70 |
| 2 | Konyaspor | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 55 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 50 |
| 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 46 |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 46 |
| 7 | Adana Demirspor | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 45 |
| 8 | Beşiktaş | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 45 |
| 9 | Fatih Karagumruk | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -10 | 40 |
| 10 | Kayserispor | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -2 | 38 |
| 11 | Galatasaray | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | Antalyaspor | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 38 |
| 13 | Sivasspor | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 37 |
| 14 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -4 | 37 |
| 15 | Kasimpasa | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 35 |
| 16 | Giresunspor | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 35 |
| 17 | Altay | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -11 | 29 |
| 18 | Goztepe | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -12 | 27 |
| 19 | Rizespor | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 33 | -27 | 23 |
| 20 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 20 | -26 | 20 |
