Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: İstanbul Başakşehir (5th, 57 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Gaziantep F.K. (12th, 37 pts). Gaziantep F.K. had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 12th in the table.
Gaziantep F.K. arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Gaziantep F.K. had taken 3 of 15 points to İstanbul Başakşehir's 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 4 Gaziantep F.K. wins, 7 for İstanbul Başakşehir, 1 draw, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side.
Goal scorers
Gaziantep F.K.: Christopher Lungoyi (59') · İstanbul Başakşehir: Eldor Shomurodov (22'), Davie Selke (6')
Key stats
Possession: Gaziantep F.K. 53% · İstanbul Başakşehir 47% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-3


