Basaksehir take on the visitors Sivasspor at “Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu” in the round 32 of the Turkish Super Lig. The match will be played in Istanbul on Friday, May 4th.
Basaksehir are highly motivated at the end of the season as they still remain in the hunt for the Super Lig gold medals. At the moment the club occupies the second place in the elite division standings with 65 points earned, being just one point behind the leading Galatasaray. In the previous gameweek the side smashed humble Osmanlispor with 4:1 scoreline on the road, having being 0:1 behind in the first half. Still it should be noted that the team’s offense looks unconvincing as Arda Turan doesn’t meet the fans’ expectations at all while the club’s best striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who has scored 13 goals already, is disqualified. In general, Basaksehir have managed to score more than two goals only in four out of 15 clashes conducted at their own turf. However, the team demonstrates rock-solid defense, having conceded only two goals in five latest home tackles and deserved clean sheets in 40% of encounters played in front of its supporters.
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In their turn, Sivasspor are the tough mid-table performer which is sitting now on the seventh position in the standings with 47 points gained. The club has not many incentives left at the end of the season as it definitely will not managed to qualify to the Eurocups for the next season. The side cannot boast with great effectiveness on the road as it scored not single goal in 47% of away tackles. However, Sivasspor’s defense looks decent enough, having got three clean sheets in five recent fights. Moreover, the team conceded not a single goal from Basaksehir in the first-leg battle, having deserved 1:0 victory in it.
Only one out of eight clashes where Sivasspor faced top-five clubs ended with more than three goals combined. At the same time only three out of 10 Basaksehir’s encounters against the sides, settling higher than the 14th place were finished in over 3.0 scored goals. Taking into account the hosts’ disability to engage their strongest forward in the forthcoming tackle against the tough opponent, I do not believe that Sivasspor will get a lopsided victory on Friday evening.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.
