The league table is allowed to rest as Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe battle for Turkish Cup honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Trabzonspor nor Fenerbahçe 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.
It's quite the trip for Fenerbahçe when visiting Trabzonspor as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Trabzonspor form and stats
Trabzonspor participated in Turkish Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Umraniyespor.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Medical Park Stadyumu as Trabzonspor have scored 36 goals to get 29 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Super Lig are 9-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Turkish Cup, Trabzonspor has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Trabzonspor has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Medical Park Stadyumu. We remember; it was Denizlispor.
The Trabzonspor supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Rizespor in Super Lig and win 5-2. 2-2 away at Besiktas before that.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The manager H. Çimsir will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Gazişehir Gaziantep in only four days.
Goals are plentiful at Medical Park Stadyumu in the league this season as Trabzonspor has scored 36 goals here in 13 home games. Trabzonspor have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Fenerbahçe form and stats
They also participated in Turkish Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Umraniyespor drew the shortest straw.Playing away, Fenerbahçe have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Super Lig this season. When we have look at the Turkish Cup statistics, we find 6W-1D-0L. This is both home and away.
Fenerbahçe are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Antalyaspor. The game before that, in the Super Lig, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Galatasaray.
As mentioned above, Fenerbahçe drew the match against Antalyaspor. Manager E. Yanal brought on Miha Zajc to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Denizlispor in just four days.
Fenerbahçe are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Fenerbahçe have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Trabzonspor won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Fenerbahçe has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Sørloth 18 goals |  V. Muriqi 13 goals | A. Nwakaeme 10 goals |
Trabzonspor missing players
Fenerbahçe missing players
| Trabzonspor | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 54 | 36 | Scored | S | 21 | 48 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 6.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 7 | ||
| 299 | 197 | Total Shots | T S | 195 | 394 | ||
| 130 | 80 | Shots on Target | S O | 75 | 154 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 29 | 48 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 48 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 48 |
| 5 | Besiktas | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 39 |
| 8 | Goztepe | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | Denizlispor | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -9 | 27 |
| 11 | Genclerbirligi | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -10 | 27 |
| 12 | Antalyaspor | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Rizespor | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 24 |
| 15 | Konyaspor | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Kasımpaşa | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -22 | 20 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | -31 | 19 |