Perhaps a welcome break from league football as İstanbulspor & Tarsus İdman Yurdu face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Turkish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts İstanbulspor saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the 1. Lig. That game was an away game at Altınordu, so at least İstanbulspor are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Tarsus İdman Yurdu, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
İstanbulspor form and stats
İstanbulspor was eliminated in the 5th round last season in the Turkish Cup. Fenerbahçe was too strong.3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what İstanbulspor have to build on here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu in the 1. Lig.
İstanbulspor lost their last game at Altınordu after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Keciorengucu that finished 1-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Giresunspor are coming to town in three days.
Goals decide football matches and İstanbulspor are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. On the other hand, İstanbulspor have conceded 4 goals.
Tarsus İdman Yurdu form and stats
Tarsus's mission in Turkish Cup last season failed in the 4th round.It's a growing despair in Tarsus as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
The manager E. Penbe was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Lig: Kirmizi match played at their home ground Tarsus Şehir Stadyumu. Tarsus İdman Yurdu suffered a 1-3 loss to Serik Belediyespor. A 1-2 loss hosting Elazgspor before that.
Tarsus İdman Yurdu has another fixture away, a 2. Lig: Kirmizi game, against Karabukspor in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Yıldırım 5 goals |  O. Ergün 4 goals |  P. Diouf 3 goals |
İstanbulspor missing players
Tarsus İdman Yurdu missing players
| İstanbulspor | Tarsus İdman Yurdu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Scored | S | 14 | 48 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 145 | 63 | Total Shots | T S | 76 | 206 | ||
| 60 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 85 | ||
| 45% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 56% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Altınordu | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Tuzlaspor | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | İstanbulspor | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Samsunspor | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Adana Demirspor | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | Keciorengucu | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Giresunspor | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Balkesirspor | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Adanaspor | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Bursaspor | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Altay | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 | Umraniyespor | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Boluspor | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Menemen Belediyespor | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Bandrmaspor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 | Osmanlıspor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 18 | Eskisehirspor | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -12 | 1 |