On the 21st of August, in this week 3 match, İstanbul Başakşehir plays host to Kayserispor in a meeting of these two mismatched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, İstanbul Başakşehir recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Konyaspor. Konyaspor had 5 on net, and İstanbul Başakşehir had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. İstanbul Başakşehir is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Kayserispor recorded a 1-0 shutout win against İstanbulspor. Miguel Cardoso struck first for Kayserispor in the 4th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed İstanbulspor couldn’t manage to score, and Kayserispor took the shutout win. Kayserispor is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Kayserispor won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Mario Gavranović has been the most prolific scorer on Kayserispor in the last five matches with 2 goals. İstanbul Başakşehir’s most prolific scorer has been Stefano Okaka. The Italian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Emre Belözoğlu’s İstanbul Başakşehir squad will be without Mustafa Peksen, while Çagdas Atan’s squad will be without Anthony Uzodimma, Joseph Attamah and Olivier Kemen.