National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Trabzonspor or Alanyaspor that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Trabzonspor and Alanyaspor.
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.
Trabzonspor form and stats
Last season their Turkish Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Umraniyespor.9-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Super Lig numbers at home for Trabzonspor so far this season. 7W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Turkish Cup for Trabzonspor.
Trabzonspor are returning here after visiting Kayserispor in a Super Lig game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Alexander Sørloth and Filip Novák scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Trabzonspor lost 3-4 at home to Konyaspor.
Some amazing scenes last match, when Alexander Sørloth scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time.
This is expected to be a close game, with Trabzonspor perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Trabzonspor as a small favourite), we find five games. Trabzonspor has won two of these, drawn two and lost one.
Trabzonspor are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (43 goals in 17 games). Trabzonspor's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alanyaspor form and stats
Alanyaspor's mission in Turkish Cup last season failed in the 8th finals against Kasimpasa.6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Alanyaspor playing as the away team in the Super Lig this season. Total Turkish Cup statistics for Alanyaspor: 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Two travels in a row for Alanyaspor, whose manager E. Bulut could celebrate last time after the Super Lig win against Konyaspor. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Denizlispor in the Super Lig.
An amazing comeback from Alanyaspor last time out, trailing 0-2 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to Efecan Karaca scoring the winning goal in the 87th minute. Efecan Karaca came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Konyaspor last time out, making the manager E. Bulut feel like a tactical genius.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Alanyaspor playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were zero Alanyaspor wins, one draw and one defeat.
Alanyaspor find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Alanyaspor have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Trabzonspor won two, Alanyaspor won four and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Sørloth 23 goals |   P. Cissé 22 goals |  A. Nwakaeme 12 goals |
Trabzonspor missing players
Alanyaspor missing players
| Trabzonspor | Alanyaspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 58 | 32 | Scored | S | 18 | 46 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 72% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 277 | 146 | Total Shots | T S | 141 | 283 | ||
| 118 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 121 | ||
| 48% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 32 | 69 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 76 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 34 | 65 |
| 3 | Besiktas | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 62 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 60 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 57 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 56 |
| 7 | Fenerbahce | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 53 |
| 8 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -1 | 46 |
| 9 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | -11 | 45 |
| 10 | Goztepe | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Kasimpasa | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 33 | -6 | 40 |
| 12 | Konyaspor | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -16 | 36 |
| 13 | Genclerbirligi | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -17 | 36 |
| 14 | Denizlispor | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -17 | 35 |
| 15 | Rizespor | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 37 | -19 | 35 |
| 16 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -25 | 32 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 48 | -32 | 32 |
