It's advantage Istanbul Basaksehir so far with their 3rd position in the Super Lig table, welcoming Besiktas who are placed 7th.
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.
İstanbul Başakşehir form and stats
İstanbul Başakşehir have performed here at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu this season with 7 wins from 11 Super Lig matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. The İstanbul Başakşehir fans aren't used to losing here at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu and will expect new points from this game. İstanbul Başakşehir has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
An away draw last time out for İstanbul Başakşehir, facing Sivasspor in a game that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, İstanbul Başakşehir won a home game hosting Gençlerbirliği (3-1).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how İstanbul Başakşehir have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won zero times, drawn one and lost zero.
İstanbul Başakşehir are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu in their league games, having scored an impressive 28 goals in 11 matches. On the other hand, İstanbul Başakşehir have conceded 11 goals.
Beşiktaş form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Beşiktaş playing as the away team in the Super Lig this season.
Burak Yılmaz, Jeremain Lens and Kevin-Prince Boateng scored in Beşiktaş's previous match, the home game against Gazişehir Gaziantep that ended 3-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Rizespor with the score of 2-1.
We have checked recent matches where Beşiktaş have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were zero victories, zero draws and three defeats.
Beşiktaş find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Beşiktaş have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Beşiktaş - İstanbul Başakşehir 1-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): İstanbul Başakşehir won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Beşiktaş has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  E. Crivelli 9 goals |   B. Yılmaz 8 goals |  E. Višća 7 goals |
İstanbul Başakşehir missing players
Beşiktaş missing players
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Beşiktaş | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 40 | 28 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 34 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 57% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 62% |
| 29% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 29% |
| 19% | 27% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 24% |
| 71% | 82% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 57% |
| 19% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 272 | 147 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 111 | 257 |
| 107 | 62 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 43 | 105 |
| 37% | 45% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 30% | 32% |
- All of İstanbul Başakşehir's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Beşiktaş has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Beşiktaş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Beşiktaş have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- İstanbul Başakşehir have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- İstanbul Başakşehir have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- İstanbul Başakşehir have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Beşiktaş have scored away.
- İstanbul Başakşehir have scored in all their home matches so far.
- İstanbul Başakşehir haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sivasspor | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 41 |
| 3 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 4 | Alanyaspor | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 39 |
| 5 | Galatasaray | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 39 |
| 6 | Fenerbahce | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 38 |
| 7 | Beşiktaş | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Denizlispor | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 24 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Gençlerbirliği | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Antalyaspor | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -18 | 19 |
| 16 | Ankaragucu | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 17 |
| 17 | Kasımpaşa | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -18 | 16 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 37 | -33 | 12 |