National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kasımpaşa or Gaziantep F.K. that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Kasımpaşa form and stats
Last season their Turkish Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.5-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Super Lig numbers at home for Kasımpaşa so far this season.
Kasımpaşa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Trabzonspor. Hajradinović (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.62/10. Hajradinović hit three key passes and had 49 successful passes (of 56 total).
Before that, Kasımpaşa had a Super Lig home game versus Kayserispor which ended with a victory 3-1.The Kasımpaşa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Kasımpaşa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gaziantep F.K. form and stats
They also participated in Turkish Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gaziantep F.K. so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-8 (win-draw-lose).
Gaziantep had fun at their own home (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu) last time out, beating Sivasspor 5-1. Djilobodji (2), Soyalp, Maxim and Demir scored. Djilobodji, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 9.04. Djilobodji scored two goals, hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Gjilani in the Club Friendlies 2.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Super Lig trip to Istanbul Basaksehir.
Gaziantep F.K. are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 12 away games. In the opposite end, Gaziantep F.K. have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Kasımpaşa, two draws and five wins for Gaziantep F.K.. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  U. Bozok 11 goals |   J. Brandão Figueiredo 6 goals |  A. Maxim 5 goals |
Kasımpaşa missing players
Gaziantep F.K. missing players
| Kasımpaşa | Gaziantep F.K. | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 26 | Scored | S | 5 | 36 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 28% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.5 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 31% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 31% | ||
| 8.7 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Trabzonspor | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 57 |
| 2 | Konyaspor | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | Adana Demirspor | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Alanyaspor | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Hatayspor | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 9 | Gaziantep F.K. | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Kayserispor | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Fatih Karagümrük | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Sivasspor | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Galatasaray | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Goztepe | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Giresunspor | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Antalyaspor | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -11 | 25 |
| 18 | Rizespor | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 | -20 | 22 |
| 19 | Altay | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | -21 | 16 |
