Feb 26th features a match where İstanbul Başakşehir will host Fatih Karagümrük at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu in a clash of these two mismatched Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, İstanbul Başakşehir recorded a 2-1 win against Konyaspor. Zymer Bytyqi struck first for Konyaspor in the 37th minute on a feed from Soner Dikmen, then Fredrik Gulbrandsen got the equalizer for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 49th minute on a feed from Ömer Ali Şahiner But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 62nd minute on a goal by Musa Çağıran. With 18 points in their last 10 matches İstanbul Başakşehir should be reasonably happy with their performance, while fatih Karagümrük is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sivasspor. Fabio Borini struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 68th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sivasspor couldn’t manage to score, and Fatih Karagümrük took the shutout win. Fatih Karagümrük is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Fri Oct 1st, Fatih Karagümrük hosted İstanbul Başakşehir in their last match together. Fatih Karagümrük won by a score of 3 to 1. Andrea Bertolacci struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 19th minute, then Andrea Bertolacci added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Ahmed Musa.
Fatih Karagümrük hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Salih Dursun and Fabio Borini, and they each have 1 goal. Trezeguet has been the most effective weapon for İstanbul Başakşehir lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches
İstanbul Başakşehir will be without Mahmut Tekdemir and Danijel Aleksić, while Aleksandar Pešić is unavailable to play for Volkan Demirel’s team.