On Sat Jan 22nd, İstanbul Başakşehir hosts Göztepe in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 5th placed İstanbul Başakşehir, recorded a 1-1 draw against Alanyaspor. Khouma Babacar struck first for Alanyaspor in the 14th minute, but Junior Caiçara got the equalizer for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 45th minute squeezing out at least the one point for İstanbul Başakşehir. İstanbul Başakşehir looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Göztepe, recorded a 2-1 win against Yeni Malatyaspor. Mustafa Eskihellaç scored the first goal for Yeni Malatyaspor in the 7th minute, but Berkan Emir got the equalizer for Göztepe in the 15th minute But luckily in the 73rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Lourency. Göztepe is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
İstanbul Başakşehir and Göztepe last played eachother at the Bornova Doğanlar Stadı on Sun Sep 12th. Göztepe won by a score of 2 to 1. Deniz Türüç struck first for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 7th minute, then Cherif Ndiaye tied it up for Göztepe in the 64th minute on a feed from Lourency But luckily in the 83rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by David Tijanic.
Göztepe is glad to have Cherif Ndiaye in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. For İstanbul Başakşehir, their top scorers are Edin Višća and Junior Caiçara, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.