Week 16 features a match on Wed Dec 28th, where İstanbulspor plays host to Kasımpaşa in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams in the ever popular Esenyurt derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. İstanbulspor sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Hatayspor. Ayoub El Kaabi scored the first goal for Hatayspor in the 24th minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed İstanbulspor couldn’t manage to score, and Hatayspor took the shutout win. İstanbulspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Kasımpaşa, recorded a 1-2 loss against Sivasspor. Dia Saba struck first for Sivasspor in the 14th minute on a feed from Uğur Çiftçi, then Mortadha Ben Ouannes tied it up for Kasımpaşa in the 39th minute on a feed from Bengali-Fodé Koita. Kasımpaşa is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Kasımpaşa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Haris Hajradinović and Bengali-Fodé Koita each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Jetmir Topalli has been the most effective weapon for İstanbulspor lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
Osman Zeki Korkmaz’s İstanbulspor squad will be without Eslem Öztürk, while Şenol Can’s Kasımpaşa squad will be without Tarkan Serbest.