Week 26 brings us a match on Mar 19th, where Fatih Karagümrük will host İstanbul Başakşehir at Vefa Stadı in a clash of the Super Lig in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Fatih Karagümrük is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Giresunspor. Riad Bajić struck first for Giresunspor in the 20th minute on a penalty kick, then Borja Sainz added another in the 39th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Fatih Karagümrük should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 6th placed İstanbul Başakşehir is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Beşiktaş. Vincent Aboubakar scored the first goal for Beşiktaş in the 15th minute, then Arthur Masuaku added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Vincent Aboubakar In the end, İstanbul Başakşehir couldn’t muster any offence and Beşiktaş ran away with the shutout win. İstanbul Başakşehir is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Fatih Karagümrük and İstanbul Başakşehir last played eachother at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu on Sep 18th. İstanbul Başakşehir and Fatih Karagümrük battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither İstanbul Başakşehir nor Fatih Karagümrük could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
İstanbul Başakşehir hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Deniz Türüç and Berkay Özcan, and they each have 1 goal. Mbaye Diagne has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Fatih Karagümrük
Andrea Pirlo’s squad will be without Efe Tatlı and Mizrakci, while Emre Belözoğlu’s İstanbul Başakşehir squad will be without Mesut Özil.