A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Yeni Malatyaspor and Sivasspor know what's at stake in this second leg of the Turkish Cup 8th Finals clash.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Super Lig. That game, against Beşiktaş, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sivasspor.
Yeni Malatyaspor form and stats
Last season, Yeni Malatyaspor's Turkish Cup journey ended in the semi-finals against Galatasaray.Yeni Malatyaspor have played 8 Super Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Turkish Cup, Yeni Malatyaspor has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Yeni Malatyaspor, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Yeni Malatyaspor lost their last game at Istanbul Basaksehir after a 1-4 scoreline. A Turkish Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Sivasspor.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Yeni Malatyaspor, as the Super Lig home game vs Trabzonspor is only four days away.
Yeni Malatyaspor can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 16 times. On the other hand, Yeni Malatyaspor have conceded 10 goals.
Sivasspor form and stats
Sivasspor's mission in Turkish Cup last season failed in the 4th round.Playing away, Sivasspor have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Super Lig this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Turkish Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Sivasspor who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Galatasaray.
Two travels in a row for Sivasspor, whose manager R. Çalımbay could celebrate last time after the Super Lig win against Beşiktaş. Before that, Sivasspor secured a home win against Yeni Malatyaspor with the score 4-0.
Goalkeeper Mamadou Samassa was absolutely vital in the Sivasspor victory against Beşiktaş, making 6 saves.
After this away game Sivasspor return home for a Super Lig game against Rizespor. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The Sivasspor manager R. Çalımbay has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 9 league matches. Sivasspor have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sivasspor - Yeni Malatyaspor 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Yeni Malatyaspor 1 win, 2 draws and Sivasspor 5 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Jahović 11 goals |   M. Yatabaré 8 goals |  T. Bifouma Koulossa 6 goals |
Yeni Malatyaspor missing players
Sivasspor missing players
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Sivasspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Scored | S | 26 | 54 | ||
| 38 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 270 | 143 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 285 | ||
| 118 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 130 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 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 | Sivasspor | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | Fenerbahce | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 32 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Beşiktaş | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Denizlispor | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Genclerbirligi | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Kasımpaşa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 14 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 33 | -30 | 10 |