This 1. Lig Play-offs match on Thursday sees Istanbulspor fighting it out with opponents Boluspor.
View all of the Istanbulspor v Boluspor predictions, poll and stats below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Istanbulspor
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Istanbulspor, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 3-0 1. Lig triumph over Corum.
In that match, Istanbulspor managed 42% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Istanbulspor was David Sambissa (12', 48'). On the other side, Çorum got 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target.
Matches featuring Istanbulspor have often been entertaining affairs lately with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past six clashes alone, the sum of 21 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 13 of them coming from Istanbulspor. With no two games being the same, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend will persist here in this match or not.
Boluspor
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Boluspor come into this meeting following a 0-7 1. Lig win with the downing of Adanaspor in their previous outing.
In that match, Boluspor managed 68% possession and 27 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target. For Boluspor, goals were scored by Khouma Babacar (16', 34'), Paul Mukairu (25') and Florent Hasani (36'). Adanaspor had 9 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games featuring Boluspor, three or more goals have been hit. The average goals scored per game within that time is 5.67, with the average number of goals for Boluspor equalling 4.5.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head to head meetings going back to 26/12/2020 shows that Istanbulspor have won 1 of these games and Boluspor 3, with the number of drawn matches being 2.
A combined sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them from Boğalar and 7 created by Yarenler. The average goals per game has been 2.17.
The previous league fixture featuring these sides was 1. Lig match day 29 on 10/03/2025 when the final score was Boluspor 1-0 Istanbulspor.
On that day, Boluspor had 41% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Paul Mukairu (30').
Istanbulspor got 6 shots on goal with 0 on target.
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Team News: Istanbulspor
Regarding absentees, there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Istanbulspor gaffer Osman Korkmaz to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed group. Baran Alp Vardar (Cancer) is out of contention.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Boluspor will have to perform well to be putting a goal past this Istanbulspor team who we reckon will do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.
That’s why our selection here is for a very even match with a 1-0 advantage for Istanbulspor at the end of this game.
Should be a close one.
Peter Guest,
17:00 12/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Istanbulspor
Formed: 1926
Stadium: Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu (4,491)
Captain: Mehmet Yeşil
Chairman: Ecmel Faik Sarıalioğlu
Manager: Osman Korkmaz
Competitions: 1. Lig position 4