A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Kasımpaşa and Alanyaspor know what's at stake in this second leg of the Turkish Cup 8th Finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Kasımpaşa nor Alanyaspor 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.
Alanyaspor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Kasımpaşa form and stats
Last season, Kasımpaşa's Turkish Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals against Akhisar Belediyespor.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Super Lig this season. Kasımpaşa have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium. On the other hand, in the Turkish Cup, Kasımpaşa has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Kasımpaşa to get some points in this home game. Game days at Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Kasımpaşa as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
The fans are hoping that Kasımpaşa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-6 away loss in the Super Lig game against Trabzonspor. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Alanyaspor (1-3).
Kasımpaşa were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super Lig game versus Alanyaspor in only three days. This game is also played here at Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium.
The Kasımpaşa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Kasımpaşa have conceded 17 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Alanyaspor form and stats
Last season their Turkish Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals against Kasımpaşa.The visitors are W3-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Super Lig. Total Turkish Cup statistics for Alanyaspor: 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The supporters enjoyed Alanyaspor's previous game versus Kayserispor, a Super Lig 5-1 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Kasımpaşa.
As mentioned above, Alanyaspor was the only team on the pitch versus Kayserispor in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Alanyaspor manager E. Bulut as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Kasımpaşa.
Alanyaspor have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Alanyaspor in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Alanyaspor - Kasımpaşa 3-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Kasımpaşa victories, 1 draw and 5 Alanyaspor wins. 8 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Cissé 13 goals |  A. Fernándes da Silva Vitoria 6 goals |   M. Thiam 5 goals |
Kasımpaşa missing players
Alanyaspor missing players
| Kasımpaşa | Alanyaspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Scored | S | 17 | 56 | ||
| 49 | 19 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 28% | ||
| 5.8 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 288 | 141 | Total Shots | T S | 93 | 299 | ||
| 122 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 129 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | Fenerbahce | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 32 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Beşiktaş | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Denizlispor | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Genclerbirligi | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Kasımpaşa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 14 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 33 | -30 | 10 |