On the 13th of March, İstanbul Başakşehir hosts Antalyaspor at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, İstanbul Başakşehir recorded a 2-2 draw against Beşiktaş. Trezeguet scored the first goal for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 35th minute, but Güven Yalçın got the equalizer for Beşiktaş in the 41st minute . İstanbul Başakşehir is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while antalyaspor is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sivasspor. Fernando struck first for Antalyaspor in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sivasspor couldn’t manage to score, and Antalyaspor took the shutout win. Antalyaspor is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
İstanbul Başakşehir and Antalyaspor last played eachother at the Antalya Stadyumu on Sun Oct 24th. İstanbul Başakşehir won by a score of 2 to 1. Berkay Özcan scored the first goal for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 32nd minute, then Berkay Özcan added another in the 56th minute on a feed from Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
Fernando has been the most prolific scorer on Antalyaspor in his last five matches with three goals. İstanbul Başakşehir is fortunate enough to have Trezeguet in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals
İstanbul Başakşehir will be without Mahmut Tekdemir, while Alfons Groenendijk’s Antalyaspor squad will be without Ufuk Akyol and Harun Alpsoy.