Perhaps a welcome break from league football as İstanbulspor & Ergene Velimeşespor face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Turkish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither İstanbulspor nor Ergene Velimeşespor 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.
İstanbulspor form and stats
Last season, İstanbulspor's Turkish Cup journey ended in the 4th round.The complete 1. Lig results playing at home this season for İstanbulspor are 3-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for İstanbulspor bring valid hopes of a third.
No payout for İstanbulspor in their previous match, an away game at Keçiörengücü that ended in defeat 2-3. The defeat against Keçiörengücü was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored seven minutes into stoppage time (by V. Isgandarli).
Previous to that game, a 1. Lig home match hosting Tuzlaspor in a game that was won 1-0.There will be little rest for İstanbulspor after this match as they are travelling to Genclerbirligi for a 1. Lig game in only four days.
İstanbulspor have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu with 8 goals in 5 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Ergene Velimeşespor form and stats
Last season their Turkish Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.It's the second away game in a row for Velimeşespor, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Nigde Belediyespor in the 2. Lig: Kirmizi last time out.
Before that, Velimeşespor secured a home win against Inegolspor with the score 2-1.A new game in only four days for Ergene Velimeşespor, the 2. Lig: Kirmizi home match versus Adıyaman 1954. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  İ. Yılmaz 6 goals |   O. Akgün 3 goals | B. Arman 2 goals |
İstanbulspor missing players
Ergene Velimeşespor missing players
| İstanbulspor | Ergene Velimeşespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 25 | ||
| 34 | 10 | Conceded | C | 29 | 50 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ankaragücü | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Umraniyespor | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Eyupspor | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | BB Erzurumspor | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Bandırmaspor | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | Kocaelispor | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Tuzlaspor | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Samsunspor | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Boluspor | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Genclerbirligi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Menemen Belediyespor | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | İstanbulspor | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Denizlispor | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Altnordu | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| 15 | Adanaspor | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Manisa BBSK | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Bursaspor | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Keçiörengücü | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Balkesirspor | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 6 |