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MKE Ankaragücü

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MKE Ankaragücü will be hoping for a better result after a 0-1 1. Lig loss in their previous game against Ümraniyespor.

In that match, MKE Ankaragücü had 61% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Ümraniyespor got 7 shots at goal with 5 on target. Engjell Hoti (40') scored for Ümraniyespor.

In their past six fixtures, Emre Belözoğlu's MKE Ankaragücü have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a total of 5 times - an average number of goals scored per match equal to 0.83.

Coming into this meeting, MKE Ankaragücü have not beaten Istanbulspor in their last 2 league matches.

Istanbulspor

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Istanbulspor will go into the meeting following a 3-0 1. Lig win to beat Şanlıurfaspor in their last fixture.

In that match, Istanbulspor had 41% possession and 18 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. For Istanbulspor, goals were scored by Okan Erdoğan (14') and Emre Kaan Gültekin (23'). Şanlıurfaspor got 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 games involving Istanbulspor, at least three goals have gone in. The average number of goals per match in that spell is 3.67, with the average number of goals for Istanbulspor coming out as 1.33. That aside, it remains to be seen whether the trend might be sustained in this upcoming match or not.

Ahead of this clash, Istanbulspor have not registered a win against MKE Ankaragücü when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 16/09/2021 shows that MKE Ankaragücü have won 3 of these games and Istanbulspor 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.

A total of 15 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them for Kupa beyi and 7 coming from Boğalar. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.

The previous league clash between the two was Super Lig match day 28 on 02/03/2024 when the final score was MKE Ankaragücü 1-1 Istanbulspor.

On that day, MKE Ankaragücü managed 51% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Christian Bassogog (53').

On the other side, Istanbulspor had 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Florian Loshaj (45') was the scorer.

The referee was Muhammet Ali Metoğlu.

📋 Team News: MKE Ankaragücü

Tolga Ciğerci (Partial tear of the plantar fascia) and Yusuf Gültekin (Meniscus injury) will not be able to play for MKE Ankaragücü boss Emre Belözoğlu.

📰 Team News: Istanbulspor

Istanbulspor boss Osman Korkmaz has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Baran Alp Vardar (Cancer) and Enver Sarıalioğlu (Cruciate ligament tear) are not able to play.

💡 Prediction

In this match, MKE Ankaragücü will probably score a couple of goals when they come up against Istanbulspor, who may well find it hard getting goals.

Our tip is for a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning margin for MKE Ankaragücü when all’s said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 16:01 01/09/2024