Denizli İYG host Serik Belediyespor in the Turkish Cup. Denizli have generally been the more successful side in their own league fixtures this season, while Serik's results have swung between heavy defeats and useful away form.
This is a cup meeting between clubs who've spent this season at different levels, with Serik only recently dropping into 2. Lig after a tough spell higher up. Kick-off is still a couple of weeks off, so there's time for team news to shift before then.
Analysis updated .
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Two very different recent runs
Denizli İYG's overall league record this season reads well on paper, with more wins than losses across their last 20 matches in 3. Lig. But their most recent three outings tell a different story: two defeats, including a heavy 0-5 loss away from home, and a single point from a draw. That's a noticeable dip right before this cup tie.
Denizli İYG: 20 completed matches; Serik Belediyespor: 20 completed matches.
Denizli İYG
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 22
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- -2
Serik Belediyespor
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 60% 12 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 41
- Difference
- -16
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Gaziemirspor | Denizli İYG | 20.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Denizli İYG | Bursa Yıldırımspor | 13.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Altay | Denizli İYG | 06.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Denizli İYG | Anadolu Üniversitesi | 18.04.2026 | 3-3 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Alanya 1221 FK | Denizli İYG | 12.04.2026 | 0-0 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Denizli İYG | Balıkesirspor | 05.04.2026 | 0-1 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Kütahyaspor | Denizli İYG | 29.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Denizli İYG | Karsiyaka | 25.03.2026 | 0-5 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Tire 2021 FK | Denizli İYG | 15.03.2026 | 0-3 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Denizli İYG | Söke 1970 | 08.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Lig | Ankaragücü | Serik Spor | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| 2. Lig | Serik Spor | İnegölspor | 13.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| 2. Lig | Karacabey Belediyespor | Serik Spor | 06.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| 1. Lig | Boluspor | Serik Spor | 01.05.2026 | 3-1 |
| 1. Lig | Serik Spor | Hatayspor | 25.04.2026 | 4-2 |
| 1. Lig | Manisa F.K. | Serik Spor | 19.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| 1. Lig | Keçiörengücü | Serik Spor | 12.04.2026 | 0-0 |
| 1. Lig | Serik Spor | Vanspor FK | 08.04.2026 | 1-6 |
| 1. Lig | Sarıyer | Serik Spor | 04.04.2026 | 3-0 |
| 1. Lig | Serik Spor | Sakaryaspor | 21.03.2026 | 2-0 |
Serik Belediyespor's overall sample looks rougher, with more losses than wins across 20 games and some big scorelines against them, several of those coming during a spell in 1. Lig. Since dropping into 2. Lig, though, they've gone unbeaten in their last three outings, with two draws and a win. It's a small sample, but it's a firmer footing than their season total suggests.
Denizli's longer-term league form is stronger, but their very recent matches have gone the other way, while Serik look a bit more settled since their level dropped.
Comparative Team Statistics: Denizli İYG vs Serik Belediyespor


A cup tie without much to compare it to
There's no head-to-head data here and nothing on team news, so we're working almost entirely off each side's domestic league form from different divisions. That makes it harder to judge how the gap in level actually plays out over ninety minutes in a cup fixture.
Cup matches involving sides from different tiers don't always follow league logic, and with the tie still some weeks away, squad rotation or fresh injuries could easily change how either side lines up.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunahan Basak | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a | |
| İ. Demir | Türkiye | 31 | Goalkeeper | 190 cm | 76 kg |
| D. Tikhiy | Russia | 33 | Defender | 186 | 78 |
| K. Gotsuk | Russia | 34 | Defender | 194 cm | 81 kg |
| B. İşçiler | Türkiye | 31 | Defender | 178 cm | 70 kg |
| B. Ceylan | Türkiye | 23 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 66 kg |
| Marcos Silva | Portugal | 29 | Midfielder | 192 cm | 86 kg |
| B. Asan | Türkiye | 28 | Midfielder | 181 cm | n/a |
| I. Berkovskiy | Russia | 26 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 63 kg |
| K. Şen | Türkiye | 24 | Attacker | 177 cm | 58 kg |
| I. Sadygov | Russia | 26 | Attacker | 192 cm | 85 kg |
| João Amaral | Portugal | 35 | Attacker | 172 cm | 67 kg |
| A. Martynov | Russia | 22 | Defender | 191 | 76 |
| Ş. Çetin | Germany | 26 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 70 kg |
| S. Dilli | Türkiye | 28 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 69 kg |
| S. Ekinci | Türkiye | 24 | Attacker | 186 cm | 70 kg |
| Yusuf İslam Atay | Turkey | 19 | Goalkeeper | 192 cm | n/a |
| A. Kubalas | Türkiye | 34 | Defender | 185 cm | 78 kg |
| S. Taşqın | Azerbaijan | 28 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| F. Çolak | Türkiye | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
With conflicting form signals on both sides and no market to assess, there isn't a clear enough angle to back here.
Best to treat this one as a genuine toss-up until closer to kick-off, when team news might offer more to go on.
