National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gençlerbirliği or Mardin BB that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Gençlerbirliği nor Mardin BB as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
Gençlerbirliği was eliminated in the 5th round last season in the Turkish Cup.The story so far in the 1. Lig for Gençlerbirliği at their home stadium (Eryaman Stadyumu) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Gençlerbirliği's last game was hosting Bursaspor and winning 2-0.
Before that game, the home loss against Tuzlaspor with the scoreline 0-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gençlerbirliği as they are travelling to their away game against Bandırmaspor in the 1. Lig. That match is four days after this one.
The Gençlerbirliği fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Gençlerbirliği have conceded 12 from these games.
Mardin BB form and stats
Mardin was sent out of Turkish Cup in the 1st round last season.Mardin BB are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the 3. Lig: Group 3 against Ceyhanspor.
A 1-1 draw at Gumushanespor's stadium before that.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Eleke 4 goals |  A. Gürbüz 4 goals |  B. Alıcı 3 goals |
Gençlerbirliği missing players
Mardin BB missing players
| Gençlerbirliği | Mardin BB | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| 10.4 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 10 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Umraniyespor | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Ankaragucu | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Eyupspor | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Bandırmaspor | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | BB Erzurumspor | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Tuzlaspor | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Kocaelispor | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | İstanbulspor | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Adanaspor | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Gençlerbirliği | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Samsunspor | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Bursaspor | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Denizlispor | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Menemen Belediyespor | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Manisa BBSK | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Boluspor | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Keciorengucu | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Altnordu | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 10 |
| 19 | Balkesirspor | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 7 |