On the 19th of January, in this week 22 match, Kayserispor will host İstanbul Başakşehir in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 12th placed Kayserispor, recorded a 1-1 draw against Adana Demirspor. Britt Assombalonga struck first for Adana Demirspor in the 26th minute on a feed from Younès Belhanda, then Carlos Mané got the equalizer for Kayserispor in the 87th minute on a feed from İlhan Parlak squeezing out at least the one point for Kayserispor. Kayserispor is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, İstanbul Başakşehir recorded a 1-1 draw against Alanyaspor. Khouma Babacar scored the first goal for Alanyaspor in the 14th minute, then Junior Caiçara tied it up for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 45th minute earning İstanbul Başakşehir at least a draw. İstanbul Başakşehir looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Aug 28th, Kayserispor won by a score of 1 to 0. Mame Thiam struck first for Kayserispor in the 4th minute on a feed from Emrah Başsan, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed İstanbul Başakşehir couldn’t manage to score, and Kayserispor took the shutout win.
For İstanbul Başakşehir, their top scorers are Edin Višća and Junior Caiçara, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Kayserispor’s most prolific scorer has been Mario Gavranović. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.