Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — İstanbul Başakşehir 5th with 57 points, Alanyaspor 10th with 37, 20 apart. Alanyaspor ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Alanyaspor 1.21 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, İstanbul Başakşehir 1.71 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.33.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Alanyaspor, 6 draws and 7 for İstanbul Başakşehir, at 2.89 goals per meeting. The recent trend is more open — 4.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.89 all-time.
The match was played at Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadyumu (capacity 10,128). K. Sağlam officiated: 92 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: İstanbul Başakşehir led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Alanyaspor: Florent Hadergjonaj (67') · İstanbul Başakşehir: Davie Selke (14'), Eldor Shomurodov (44')
Key stats
Possession: Alanyaspor 53% · İstanbul Başakşehir 47% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 6-2