Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: İstanbul Başakşehir 3rd with 8, TSG Hoffenheim 4th with 5. The last five rounds placed TSG Hoffenheim no better than 31st for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, İstanbul Başakşehir ran at 1.17 scored and 1.33 conceded, TSG Hoffenheim at 1.33 and 1.67.
Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu in Istanbul staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,156. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.