📊 Form Guide
İstanbul Başakşehir WLLWDW
İstanbul Başakşehir will be looking for another win after the 0-2 Super Lig success over Samsunspor.
In that game, İstanbul Başakşehir managed 47% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For İstanbul Başakşehir, goals were scored by Eldor Shomurodov (66') and Bertuğ Yıldırım (83'). Samsunspor got 13 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
İstanbul Başakşehir haven’t had any problems with scoring, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They have hit an aggregate of 11 during that time while also conceding a total of 8. That aside, we must now wait to see whether such a trend might continue on here in this game.
Going into this one, İstanbul Başakşehir are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.
Gaziantep DDWLDL
Since tasting defeat last time out to Göztepe in Super Lig competition, Gaziantep will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, Gaziantep managed 58% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Goztepe got 15 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Janderson (69') was the scorer for Göztepe.
Burak Yılmaz's Gaziantep have turned their attacks into goals 8 times throughout their most recent six matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during those same matches equals 7.
Taking a look at their past results, Gaziantep:
- haven't beaten İstanbul Başakşehir in games played away from home for the previous 4 league matches. Not the best of away records.
- have not been beaten in their last 6 league matches away from home.
🤜🤛 Head to head
An examination of their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 05/01/2023 tells us that İstanbul Başakşehir have won 4 of these and Gaziantep 1, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between them in this period, with 10 of them from Belediye and 5 for Gaziantep. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The last league game featuring the two was Super Lig match day 32 on 20/04/2025 when it ended İstanbul Başakşehir 2-1 Gaziantep.
In that match, İstanbul Başakşehir had 55% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorers were Krzysztof Piątek (42') and Ivan Brnić (45').
On the other side, Gaziantep got 15 shots at goal with 5 on target. David Okereke (9') was the scorer.
The referee was Zorbay Küçük.
📋 Team News: İstanbul Başakşehir
In all likelihood, Belediye should make use of the 4-4-2 system for this game featuring Muhammed Sengezer, Hamza Güreler, Léo Duarte, Onur Bulut, Ivan Brnic, Abbosbek Fayzullaev, B. Ayberk Özdemir, Umut Günes, Jakub Kaluzinski, Davie Selke and Eldor Shomurodov.
📰 Team News: Gaziantep
Gaziantep manager Burak Yılmaz has multiple availability issues to deal with. Badou Ndiaye (unknown injury), Ali Mevran Ablak (Cruciate ligament tear) and Salem M'Bakata (Cruciate ligament tear) are names that won’t be on the team sheet. Mehmet Kuzucu will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
There’s a good chance that Gaziantep appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting the game with Zafer Görgen, Luis Pérez, Semih Guler, Arda Kizildag, Kevin Rodrigues, Ogün Özcicek, Juninho Bacuna, Deian Sorescu, Kacper Kozlowski, Enver Kulašin and Christopher Lungoyi.
💡 Prediction
Our feeling is that İstanbul Başakşehir are likely to be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.
In contrast, Gaziantep could well find it tough to find the back of the net but we can see them scoring here as well.
We’re therefore expecting to see a decent 3-1 victory for İstanbul Başakşehir when all’s said and done.
Victor Martins, 12:01 22/12/2025