National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Yeni Malatyaspor or Akhisar Belediyespor that keep their silverware dream alive.
Malatyaspor have less rest than Akhisar Belediyespor in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super Lig game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Galatasaray, was also a home game here at Malatya Inönü Stadyumu. The away team is better rested.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Akhisar Belediyespor, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
Yeni Malatyaspor form and stats
Last season, Malatyaspor's Turkish Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.With 2 Super Lig wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Yeni Malatyaspor are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Malatyaspor drew their last game, also a home match. Galatasaray was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Goalkeeper Ertaç Özbir got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.83 out of ten. Özbir stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A Super Lig defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Giresunspor.The manager M. Şumudică will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Konyaspor in only four days.
The Yeni Malatyaspor fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Yeni Malatyaspor with 16 goals conceded in these matches.
Akhisar Belediyespor form and stats
Belediyespor was sent out of Turkish Cup in the 3rd round last season.Belediyespor has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Belediyespor played 2-2 against Sanlurfaspor in their previous match. Bringing on S. Sefil was absolutely vital to the comeback against Sanlurfaspor as the player changed the game with two goals and ensuring the draw 2-2.
It was a 2. Lig: Beyaz defeat before that one as the away game against Karacabey Birlikspor wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 2. Lig: Beyaz trip to Krklarelispor.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings with these contenders: Malatyaspor won one, Akhisar Belediyespor were winners in zero and we saw three draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bayar 7 goals |   B. Tetteh 5 goals | Y. Çelik 4 goals |
Yeni Malatyaspor missing players
Akhisar Belediyespor missing players
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Akhisar Belediyespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 9 | 34 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 28% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 31% | ||
| 12.3 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 10.4 | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 2 | Konyaspor | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Hatayspor | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Fenerbahce | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 6 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Fatih Karagümrük | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Galatasaray | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Adana Demirspor | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Besiktas | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Antalyaspor | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Gaziantep F.K. | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Altay | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Sivasspor | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 15 | Giresunspor | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Kayserispor | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Goztepe | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Kasimpasa | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 20 | Rizespor | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 10 |