📏 Form Guide

Istanbulspor

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Istanbulspor will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-3 Super Lig triumph vs Hatayspor.

In that match, Istanbulspor had 43% possession and 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Istanbulspor, the scorers were Florian Loshaj (68'), Mendy Mamadou (71') and Vefa Temel (87'). Hatayspor had 13 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

It has not been often in recent games that Istanbulspor haven’t conceded. The facts show that Istanbulspor have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 10 goals in the process. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Analysis of their past results shows that Istanbulspor:

• have not beaten Fatih Karagümrük in their previous 2 league matches.
• are without a win at home for the past 9 league games. Something needs to change.

Fatih Karagümrük

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Fenerbahçe in Super Lig competition, Fatih Karagümrük will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Fatih Karagümrük managed 45% possession and 11 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for Fatih Karagümrük was Can Keles (45'). Fenerbahce had 16 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Edin Džeko (49') and Michy Batshuayi (57') scored for Fenerbahçe.

It is worth noting that Fatih Karagümrük have suffered from a shortage of goals over their previous 6 encounters, netting the disappointing return of only 4. In those fixtures, Karagümrük have also seen the collective goal tally of their opponents equal 11.

Going into this one, Fatih Karagümrük have not won away from home in their last 15 matches in the league. They must be getting so desperate.

↔️ Head to head

The previous league encounter featuring the two was Super Lig match day 14 on 01/12/2023 and the score finished Fatih Karagümrük 3-0 Istanbulspor.

On that day, Fatih Karagümrük managed 53% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Valentin Eysseric (45'), Ryan Mendes (49') and Can Keles (53').

Istanbulspor got 6 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.

The referee was Kadir Sağlam.

📋 Team News: Istanbulspor

Demeaco Duhaney (unknown injury), Emrehan Gedikli (unknown injury), Eslem Öztürk (unknown injury) and Enver Sarıalioğlu (Cruciate ligament tear) aren’t available for Istanbulspor boss Osman Korkmaz.

In all likelihood, Boğalar should go for a 3-4-3 system for this one, handing starts to Alp Arda, Modestas Vorobjovas, Racine Coly, Simon Deli, Emir Kaan Gültekin, Mehmet Yesil, Florian Loshaj, Ali Yasar, Mendy Mamadou, J. Kenio Santos and David Sambissa.

🗞️ Team News: Fatih Karagümrük

Fatih Karagümrük manager Tolunay Kafkas has to currently contend with reduced team options. Koray Günter (unknown injury) and Emre Mor (Injury to the ankle) miss out here. The suspended players who are serving a ban for this game are Valentin Eysseric, Federico Ceccherini, Ryan Mendes and Yusuf Erdoğan.

We’re of the thinking that Fatih Karagümrük appear most likely to utilise a 4-1-4-1 system by sending out Salvatore Sirigu, Salih Dursun, Davide Biraschi, Frederic Veseli, Levent Mercan, Marcus Rohden, Can Keles, Flavio Paoletti, Andrea Bertolacci, M. Vinicius Do and Güven Yalcin.

⚡ Prediction

We envisage that Istanbulspor will likely create enough chances to put a goal past this Fatih Karagümrük side, although one goal probably won’t be enough to give them the result that they want.

We’re therefore tipping both teams to score in a 1-2 winning margin for Fatih Karagümrük at the end of the match.

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

Lucas Pereira, 10:08 20/04/2024