When fourth-placed Istanbul Basaksehir faces second-placed Konyaspor on Tuesday, the Istanbul-based side will be looking for a fourth consecutive Super Lig victory with kickoff at 8 pm.
The visitors have a six-point lead over their hosts, but they will be hoping to improve their performances after failing to win any of their last three contests in all competitions.
Istanbul Basaksehir can close the gap to Konyaspor to just three points with a win on Tuesday and will be confident of doing just that after winning their last three matches.
On Saturday, they beat Fenerbahce 2-1 at home, beat Gaziantep 1-0 away, and rounded off their weekend by beating Rizespor 2-0 at home on Friday as Ahmed Hassan Koka scored twice. New signing Wesley Sneijder was again not in the squad, while fellow new signing Amr Warda made his debut on Friday.
Meanwhile, Konyaspor enters the midweek contest off the back of a 4-4 home draw against Kasimpasa. Amilton and Amar Rahmanovic scored for Konyaspor, who led 2-1 at half-time after Mortadha Ben Ouanes had given the visitors the early advantage. Haris Hajradinovic drew Kasimpasa level a minute into the second half.
Soner Dikmen gave the home side a lead, but Awer Mabil equalized with a penalty; Konyaspor looked to be heading to a defeat when Mabil struck again in the first minute of added time.
Instanbul vs Konyaspor Head to Head
Both sides have 20 games against each other with hosts taking ten wins while visitors with two wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Caykur 0-2 Basaksehir
- Basaksehir 2-0 Gaziantep
- Fenerbahce 0-1 Basaksehir
- Basaksehir 1-0 FK Partizan
- Basaksehir 1-2 Goztepe
Away
- Konyaspor 4-4 Kasimpasa
- Trabzonspor 2-1 Konyaspor
- Karagumruk 5-4 Konyaspor
- Konyaspor 1-0 Girensunpor
- Altay 0-1 Konyaspor
Instanbul Team News
The hosts will be without Mahmut Tekdemir, injured, and Serdar Gurler, who was forced off due to injury. Omer Ali Sahiner is expected to get the nod at center midfield in place of Deniz Turuc; Turuc has been suspended for two yellow cards.
Konyaspor Team News
Visitors Besiktas will be without midfielder Abdulkerim Bardakci, who will serve a one-match suspension after picking up his eighth booking of the season on Friday. Bardakci’s absence means Brazilian defender Anicic can play, while German-born forward Demirbag is likely to partner him in central defense.
Prediction and Odds
According to our match preview, Tuesday’s game between Istanbul Basaksehir and Konyaspor will end in a draw.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Both Teams to Score
