Back in the Turkish Super Lig, Kanyaspor will square off Besiktas in the 19th round of the campaign early this week. Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadyumu (Konya) will host this fascinating fixture on 27th December 2021 at 20:00 EAT.
Konyaspor is in the second position on the league table with 36 points from 18 matches. They have 10 wins, six draws and two losses from their league matches. The team is currently on a four-game unbeaten streak with wins in their last three consecutive matches.
In their previous game Konyaspor took 1-3 Super Lig victory against Hatayspor. In that game, Konyaspor had 52% possession, 12 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Paul M’Poku (29′, 54′) and Ahmed Hassan (92′). Hatayspor got seven shots with two of them on target and a goal by Ayoub El Kaabi (3′).
Besiktas on the other hand is in the tenth position on the league table with 25 points from 17 matches. The team has seven wins, four draws and six losses so far in the league matches. The team began the season with in high spirits but succumbed to a couple of losses later in the competition. However, the momentum is building up again and Besiktas has not lost in their last three matches and has scored in seven of the last ten matches.
Beşiktaş heads into this fixture off the back of 2-1 Super Lig win versus Göztepe in their previous game.In that game, Beşiktaş had 54% possession, 10 shots with three of them on target and goals scored by Cyle Larin (31′) and Rachid Ghezzal (60′). Göztepe got 19 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Cherif Ndiaye (3′).
Konyaspor vs Besiktas head to head
Besiktas has an upper hand having won in 16 matches out of the 36 times they have met since 2003, there have been 11 draws and Konyaspor has nine wins.
Konyaspor 2-3 Besiktas 11/02/21
Besiktas 1-0 Konyaspor 07/02/21
Konyaspor 4-1 Besiktas 27/09/20
Besiktas 3-0 Konyaspor 26/06/20
Konyaspor 0-1 Besiktas 23/11/19
Home
- Hatayspor 1-3 Konyaspor
- Konyaspor 1-0 Antalyaspor
- Fatih Karagumruk 1-4 Konyaspor
- Konyaspor 0-0 Malatyaspor
- Konyaspor 3-1 Van Spor
Away
- Besiktas 2-1 Goztepe Izmir
- Fenerbahce 2-2 Besiktas
- Besiktas 4-2 Kayserispor
- Dortmund 5-0 Besiktas
- Kasimpasa 1-1 Besiktas
Konyaspor team news
For the home side Ogulcan Ülgün (Fitness) is the only player out of contention.
Besiktas team news
Trio of Mert Gunok, Necip Uysal, and Ajdin Hasic are unavailable as they remain sidelined through injuries.
Prediction and odds
Konyaspor has continued to maintain a push for the second spot in the league table with an impressive set of results. The latest set of three consecutive wins has been matched by a great set of performances. Meanwhile, Besiktas are struggling for results especially on the road. In the eight away games, Besiktas have only managed one victory.
- Konyaspor Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
