Week 10 features a match on Sunday Oct 16th, where İstanbul Başakşehir will play host to İstanbulspor in a clash of the Super Lig in the ever popular İstanbul derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 5th placed İstanbul Başakşehir is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Sivasspor. Dia Saba scored the first goal for Sivasspor in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick, then Dia Saba added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Mustapha Yatabare In the end, İstanbul Başakşehir couldn’t muster any offence and Sivasspor ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches İstanbul Başakşehir should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 13th placed İstanbulspor is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Ankaragücü. Emre Kılınç struck first for Ankaragücü in the 16th minute, but Valon Ethemi got the equalizer for İstanbulspor in the 55th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Valon Ethemi has been the most prolific scorer on İstanbulspor in his last five matches with three 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 Mesut Özil and Patryk Szysz, while Osman Zeki Korkmaz’s İstanbulspor squad will be without Eslem Öztürk.