In this week 7 match on the 18th of September, İstanbul Başakşehir and Fatih Karagümrük will play a match in İstanbul in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. İstanbul Başakşehir is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Beşiktaş. Bertrand Traoré scored the first goal for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 71st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Beşiktaş was frustrated by İstanbul Başakşehir’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. İstanbul Başakşehir ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches İstanbul Başakşehir should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 14th placed Fatih Karagümrük is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Giresunspor. Riad Bajić scored the first goal for Giresunspor in the 75th minute, but Mbaye Diagne got the equalizer for Fatih Karagümrük in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Fatih Karagümrük a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Fatih Karagümrük won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Fabio Borini and Mbaye Diagne have been the hottest scorers for Fatih Karagümrük in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. İstanbul Başakşehir is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Deniz Türüç and Mounir Chouiar each only have 1 goal in their last 5.