Istanbul Basaksehir vs Yeni Malatyaspor Match Analysis and Prediction

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Istanbul Basaksehir will be looking to put an end to their four-game winless run when they welcome bottom-placed Yeni Malatyaspor to the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu in the Turkish Super Lig on Monday.

Meanwhile, the visitors enter the contest off the back of two defeats, as they look set to be relegated with 16 points separating them from safety.

Istanbul Basaksehir’s form in the league has dropped off at the wrong time, with the Monday’s hosts seeking to finish in the top four.

They picked up just one point from their last four matches, while their most recent match ending in a 2-1 away defeat against Adana Demirspor.

Adana Demirspor took the lead through Tayib Sanuc’s goal before Danijel Aleksic levelled for Istanbul Basaksehir, but Aleksic and were denied a point through Birkir Bjarnason 80th-minute goal.

Despite experiencing a dip in form, Emre Belozoglu’s side sit just two points adrift of the European places, but if they are to qualify for European competition then an immediate change in fortunes is required.

Despite having lost their last two matches, a home contest against bottom-placed Yeni Malatyaspor presents an opportunity to get their campaign back on track.

Meanwhile, Yeni Malatyaspor’s stay in the top flight is drawing to an end, with 16 points being the gap between themselves and safety.

Their fate may have already been sealed, but they will still hope they can finish the season on a positive note, with just eight matches left to play.

Yeni Malatyaspor enter the Monday’s contest off the back of consecutive defeats, with Altay and Kasimpasa getting the better of them in their last two matches.

They have failed to score in half of their league matches this season, while the have managed to score in just four of their 15 away league games this season.

Istanbul Basaksehir vs Yeni Malatyaspor head to head

The two teams have previously met on 12 occasions, where Basaksehir are leading with eight victories while Malatyaspor have won once, and they have drawn in three. Basaksehir have scored 22 goals and conceded nine. In their last five meetings, Basaksehir have won three and they have drawn in two.

Istanbul Basaksehir 4-1 Yeni Malatyaspor 18/01/20

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-1 Istanbul Basaksehir 05/12/20

Istanbul Basaksehir 3-1 Yeni Malatyaspor 04/04/21

Istanbul Basaksehir 0-0 Yeni Malatyaspor 06/08/21

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-3 Istanbul Basaksehir 06/11/21

Istanbul Basaksehir latest home form

Basaksehir have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having lost each of their three most recent matches. Their last home victory came on February 22 when they defeated Konyaspor 2-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded six.

Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 Gaziantep FK 12/02/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 Konyaspor 22/02/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-2 Fatih Karagumruk 26/02/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 0-1 Antalyaspor 14/03/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-2 FK Metalist Kharkiv 27/03/22

Istanbul Basaksehir latest away form

Basaksehir have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their eight most recent matches. In their last away game, they lost 2-1 to Adana Demirspor in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded five.

Kayserispor 1-0 Istanbul Basaksehir 19/01/22

Fenerbahce 0-1 Istanbul Basaksehir 05/02/22

Rizespor 0-2 Istanbul Basaksehir 18/02/22

Besiktas 2-2 Istanbul Basaksehir 07/03/22

Adana Demirspor 2-1 Istanbul Basaksehir 19/03/22

Yeni Malatyaspor latest home form

Malatyaspor have been on a poor run of form at home this season. However, they recently managed to defeat Adana Demirspor 1-0 in the league. They lost 2-0 to Kasimpasa in their last home game. In their last five matches, they have managed to score four goals and concede seven.

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-2 Goztepe 14/01/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-1 Besiktas 22/01/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-2 Antalyaspor 19/02/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-0 Adana Demirspor 04/03/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 0-2 Kasimpasa 19/03/22

Yeni Malatyaspor latest away form

Yeni Malatyaspor have been on a poor run of form on the road this season, and they have failed to win in any of their last five matches. In their last away game, they lost 1-0 to Altay. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded nine.

Fatih Karagumruk 1-0 Yeni Malatyaspor 05/02/22

Sivasspor 2-1 Yeni Malatyaspor 13/02/22

Gaziantep FK 0-0 Yeni Malatyaspor 23/02/22

Hatayspor 5-2 Yeni Malatyaspor 27/02/22

Altay 1-0 Yeni Malatyaspor 12/03/22

Istanbul Basaksehir news

The hosts will be without Youssouf Ndayishimiye who will serve a one-match suspension for an accumulation of yellow cards.

Aleksic is expected to be given a starting role for the Monday’s contest after coming off the bench to score against Adana Demirspor, while Tolga Cigerci is also likely to feature.

Yeni Malatyaspor news

Malatyaspor will welcome Karim Hafez back after he missed the contest with Kasimpasa through suspension, while Stephen Mallan will not be available on Monday.

They will be hoping Benjamin Tetteh can provide the goal threat as he looks to add to his six league goals he has scored this season.

Prediction and Odds

Yeni Malatyaspor will enter the contest likely to play for pride and try to put a positive mark to their end of the campaign as they are already set for relegation.

Despite Istanbul Basaksehir having struggled recently, we believe they have enough capacity of picking up all the three points.

Odds: 1 1.78 X 2.00 2 2.45