National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's İstanbulspor or Elazığspor that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts İstanbulspor saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the 1. Lig. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Keciorengucu.
These teams have little in common geographically as Elazığspor have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
İstanbulspor form and stats
İstanbulspor participated in Turkish Cup the last season, where they reached the 5th round and lost against Fenerbahce.İstanbulspor have played 4 1. Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Eskişehirspor.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 1. Lig game versus Adana Demirspor in only three days. This game is also played here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu.
İstanbulspor can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. İstanbulspor have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Elazığspor form and stats
Last season their Turkish Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Recent form does not give Elazığspor much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. İstanbulspor will be a tough nut to crack. Elazığspor has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Home advantage was not enough for Elazığspor in their previous game, as they lost their 2. Lig: Kirmizi-match, hosting Eyüpspor, 2-3. Prior to that match, the Elazığspor manager L. Eriş faced defeat when travelling to 1922 Konyaspor Kulübü and losing 0-3.
Leading 2-0 was not enough for Elazığspor in their fight with Eyüpspor last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one İstanbulspor victory, six draws and three Elazığspor wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.İstanbulspor missing players
Elazığspor missing players
| İstanbulspor | Elazığspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | ||
| 30 | 9 | Conceded | C | 30 | 49 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 69% | 60% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 153 | 80 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 91 | ||
| 63 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 41 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | İstanbulspor | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Tuzlaspor | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Adana Demirspor | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Samsunspor | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Keciorengucu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Altnordu | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Adanaspor | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Giresunspor | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Altay | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Bursaspor | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Balıkesirspor | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Umraniyespor | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Menemen Belediyespor | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Bandrmaspor | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Osmanlspor | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Boluspor | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Eskişehirspor | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -12 | 3 |