It's advantage İstanbul Başakşehir so far with their 2nd position in the Super Lig table, welcoming Yeni Malatyaspor who are placed 8th.
Yeni Malatyaspor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
İstanbul Başakşehir form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as İstanbul Başakşehir have scored 21 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Super Lig are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). İstanbul Başakşehir haven’t lost a game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Fenerbahçe, 147 days ago.
The İstanbul Başakşehir supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kasımpaşa in Super Lig and win 5-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Kayserispor and winning 4-1.
As mentioned above, İstanbul Başakşehir "killed" Kasımpaşa in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Goals decide football matches and İstanbul Başakşehir are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 9 league matches. İstanbul Başakşehir's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Yeni Malatyaspor form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Yeni Malatyaspor playing as the away team in the Super Lig this season.
Yeni Malatyaspor has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Gazişehir Gaziantep for a Super Lig game that ended a draw (1-1). A 0-2 loss hosting Rizespor before that.
Yeni Malatyaspor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. 12 goals have been conceded by Yeni Malatyaspor in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Yeni Malatyaspor - İstanbul Başakşehir 3-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): İstanbul Başakşehir won 5 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Yeni Malatyaspor has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 5Top Goalscorers
  A. Jahović 10 goals |   E. Crivelli 8 goals |  T. Bifouma 6 goals |
İstanbul Başakşehir missing players
Yeni Malatyaspor missing players
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Yeni Malatyaspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 59% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 59% |
| 24% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| 18% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 71% | 78% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 24% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 241 | 126 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 87 | 198 |
| 96 | 53 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 39 | 83 |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 41% | 39% |
- All of Yeni Malatyaspor's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of İstanbul Başakşehir's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Yeni Malatyaspor has the most scored goals in the second half (23)
- Yeni Malatyaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 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 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | Fenerbahçe | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Beşiktaş | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 7 | Galatasaray | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 8 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 24 |
| 9 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Göztepe | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Denizlispor | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Gençlerbirliği | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Konyaspor | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 14 |
| 17 | Ankaragücü | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 12 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 28 | -26 | 10 |