National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Konyaspor or Gazişehir Gaziantep that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Konyaspor form and stats
Konyaspor participated in Turkish Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.When playing at home in the Super Lig, Konyaspor have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.
Konyaspor faced defeat in their previous match, away at Fatih Karagümrük (1-2). Ahead of that match, Konyaspor won a home game hosting Galatasaray (4-3).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Goztepe are coming to town in three days.
The Konyaspor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Konyaspor have conceded 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Gazişehir Gaziantep form and stats
They also participated in Turkish Cup last season. This ended in the 5th round, when Krklarelispor drew the shortest straw.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super Lig travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Gazişehir as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Super Lig match against Sivasspor (1-2). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Ankaragucu in the Super Lig.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kayserispor in just three days.
Gazişehir Gaziantep are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. Gazişehir have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Konyaspor three wins, two draws and Gazişehir Gaziantep four victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Maxim 9 goals |   A. Kravets 7 goals |  M. Demir 6 goals |
Konyaspor missing players
Gazişehir Gaziantep missing players
| Konyaspor | Gazişehir Gaziantep | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 46 | 32 | Scored | S | 15 | 48 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beşiktaş | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Trabzonspor | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Antalyaspor | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 24 |
| 9 | Konyaspor | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Sivasspor | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Fatih Karagümrük | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 12 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Rizespor | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Goztepe | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 15 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Kasimpasa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Gençlerbirliği | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 19 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Ankaragucu | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 20 | Denizlispor | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | BB Erzurumspor | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 13 |