Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — İstanbul Başakşehir 5th with 57 points, Eyüpspor 15th with 33, 24 apart. Eyüpspor ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Eyüpspor ran at 0.97 scored and 1.41 conceded, İstanbul Başakşehir at 1.71 and 1.03.
Defeat had not touched Eyüpspor in 5 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. İstanbul Başakşehir had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Eyüpspor wins, 2 for İstanbul Başakşehir, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings.
The venue was Eyüp Stadı, with room for 2,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, İstanbul Başakşehir led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Eyüpspor: Umut Bozok (90') · İstanbul Başakşehir: Davie Selke (14'), Eldor Shomurodov (53')
Key stats
Possession: Eyüpspor 45% · İstanbul Başakşehir 55% · Total shots: 6-26 · On target: 2-11 · Corners: 0-7