Super Lig preview: Can İstanbul Başakşehir edge out victory against Gaziantep F.K.?

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Sat 07.Oct
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu (17319 seats)

Gaziantep F.K. have reset their minds and bodies after their 2-1-match against Samsunspor and are keen to meet İstanbul Başakşehir. Get all the details!

Insights:
  • İstanbul Başakşehir have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Super Lig
  • Gaziantep F.K. have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

These teams have little in common geographically as Gaziantep F.K. have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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İstanbul Başakşehir form and stats

Three Super Lig home games done for İstanbul Başakşehir, who are not happy collecting 0 points from these matches.

Dubois was the last player to score a league goal for İstanbul Başakşehir and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Başakşehir haven't scored in 206 minutes.

The İstanbul Başakşehir coach Atan and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Kayserispor (placed 9th). Ba was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.93 out of 10. The defender Ba hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Fenerbahce.

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 14 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Başakşehir have scored {1 goals} here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the İstanbul Başakşehir defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Gaziantep F.K. form and stats

As the visiting team in Super Lig matches, Gaziantep F.K. have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far.

Gaziantep play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Samsunspor (placed 20th). Defender Eskihellaç was the best team player with a rating of 8.05. Eskihellaç served one assist, hit two key passes and won 13 of 17 duels.

Before that, Gaziantep F.K. secured a home win against Istanbulspor with the score 2-0.

Gaziantep are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Gaziantep F.K. have conceded 7 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (İstanbul Başakşehir wins - draws - Gaziantep F.K. wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gaziantep F.K.D. Drăguş
D. Drăguş
2 goals
İstanbul BaşakşehirJ. Brandão Figueiredo
J. Brandão Figueiredo
1 goals
İstanbul BaşakşehirD. Pelkas
D. Pelkas
1 goals

İstanbul Başakşehir missing players

Gaziantep F.K. missing players

İstanbul Başakşehir Gaziantep F.K.
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 4 7
1 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
5 3 1 Lost L 0 3 5
3 1 0 Scored S 2 3 6
11 5 2 Conceded C 1 7 13
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
29% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 57%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 43%
29% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
71% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 43%
 
4 3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3 4.4
5.7 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6.2 5.7
2.4 3.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11 10.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 4 8.2 11
3.1 2.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.7
14% 12% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 23% 23%
 
13.1 13.3 12 Shots against (avg) S A 19 16.5 14.1
3.6 3.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4.5 4.1
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • All of Gaziantep F.K.'s matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Gaziantep F.K. have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Gaziantep F.K. have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gaziantep F.K. have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Gaziantep F.K. have scored at least twice as many goals away as İstanbul Başakşehir have scored home.
  • Gaziantep F.K. have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gaziantep F.K. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • İstanbul Başakşehir have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • İstanbul Başakşehir have lost all their home matches so far.
  • İstanbul Başakşehir have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Super Lig
  • İstanbul Başakşehir have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fenerbahce 7 7 0 0 18 3 4 4 0 0 14 3 3 3 0 0 4 0 15 21
2 Galatasaray 7 6 1 0 14 4 3 3 0 0 8 3 4 3 1 0 6 1 10 19
3 Adana Demirspor 7 4 2 1 18 9 4 4 0 0 13 3 3 0 2 1 5 6 9 14
4 Besiktas 7 4 1 2 10 9 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 2 0 2 5 7 1 13
5 Trabzonspor 7 4 0 3 15 10 4 3 0 1 8 4 3 1 0 2 7 6 5 12
6 Kasimpasa 7 3 3 1 13 14 4 2 1 1 7 9 3 1 2 0 6 5 -1 12
7 Hatayspor 7 2 5 0 11 6 3 1 2 0 6 5 4 1 3 0 5 1 5 11
8 Rizespor 7 3 2 2 8 11 3 1 2 0 2 1 4 2 0 2 6 10 -3 11
9 Kayserispor 7 2 4 1 7 5 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 10
10 Antalyaspor 7 2 3 2 9 8 3 1 2 0 4 2 4 1 1 2 5 6 1 9
11 Konyaspor 7 2 3 2 7 7 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 0 9
12 Sivasspor 7 1 4 2 7 9 4 0 3 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 -2 7
13 Alanyaspor 7 1 4 2 6 9 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 0 2 1 1 5 -3 7
14 Ankaragücü 7 1 3 3 9 10 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 7 7 -1 6
15 Fatih Karagumruk 7 1 3 3 6 7 4 0 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 2 -1 6
16 Gaziantep F.K. 7 2 0 5 6 13 3 1 0 2 3 6 4 1 0 3 3 7 -7 6
17 Pendikspor 7 0 4 3 6 14 3 0 2 1 3 7 4 0 2 2 3 7 -8 4
18 İstanbul Başakşehir 7 1 1 5 3 11 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 1 1 2 2 6 -8 4
19 Istanbulspor 6 0 2 4 3 9 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 -6 2
20 Samsunspor 6 0 1 5 5 13 2 0 0 2 1 4 4 0 1 3 4 9 -8 1

Read more about Super Lig

The Süper Lig is the top league in Turkish football. It has 18 teams who play a season from August to May, meeting each other home and away. After all fixtures have been played the final league table is ready and the champion of Turkey celebrated. The three bottom teams are relegated.