Eskişehirspor host Akşehirspor in the Turkish Cup. Across the season Eskişehirspor have been the far stronger side, while Akşehirspor's recent matches have been a real mixed bag.
Both teams arrive with contrasting stories from September, though, and that makes this one trickier to call than it first looks.
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Contrasting recent runs
Eskişehirspor's overall record this season reads well: 13 wins, 4 draws and just 3 losses, with 50 goals scored against only 11 conceded. A lot of that damage was done earlier in the campaign and through the play-offs, where they put together some big scorelines. Their most recent league matches tell a slightly different story, though. They lost 3-0 away, then drew 2-2, before bouncing back with a 4-0 home win. So the underlying quality is clearly there, but the very latest form has been bumpier than the season-long numbers suggest.
Eskişehirspor: 20 completed matches; Akşehirspor: 3 completed matches.
Eskişehirspor
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 50
- Conceded
- 11
- Difference
- +39
Akşehirspor
- Win
- 33.3% 1 / 3
- Draw
- 0% 0 / 3
- Loss
- 66.7% 2 / 3
- Scored
- 4
- Conceded
- 7
- Difference
- -3
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Bigaspor | Eskişehirspor | 19.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Uşak Spor | Eskişehirspor | 13.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Eskişehirspor | Alanya 1221 FK | 06.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| 3. Lig - Play-offs | Eskişehirspor | Ayvalikgucu | 08.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| 3. Lig - Play-offs | Ayvalikgucu | Eskişehirspor | 04.05.2026 | 2-0 |
| 3. Lig - Play-offs | Eskişehirspor | Balıkesirspor | 28.04.2026 | 3-0 |
| 3. Lig - Play-offs | Balıkesirspor | Eskişehirspor | 24.04.2026 | 2-1 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Eskişehirspor | Alanya 1221 FK | 18.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Balıkesirspor | Eskişehirspor | 12.04.2026 | 1-1 |
| 3. Lig - Group 4 | Eskişehirspor | Kütahyaspor | 05.04.2026 | 4-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Akşehirspor | Alanya 1221 FK | 19.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Bucaspor 1928 | Akşehirspor | 12.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| 3. Lig - Group 2 | Akşehirspor | Nilüfer Belediye | 06.09.2026 | 0-4 |
Akşehirspor's picture is smaller but rougher. Their last three matches have brought one win and two losses, with four goals scored and seven conceded. That includes a 0-4 home defeat and a 2-1 away loss, either side of a 3-1 home win. It's a short sample, but it points to a side that's had some difficult nights recently, even if they ended their run on a positive note.
Eskişehirspor's season-long numbers are stronger, but neither side is arriving with a settled run of results.
Comparative Team Statistics: Eskişehirspor vs Akşehirspor
How this one could play out
Eskişehirspor's scoring record this season suggests they can be productive at home, and their most recent match was a 4-0 win, which is a decent way to head into a cup tie. But that followed a loss and a draw, so the consistency question hasn't fully gone away.
Akşehirspor have shown they can be vulnerable defensively in recent weeks, shipping seven goals in three matches. Their win last time out at least shows some attacking spark remains. With cup football often throwing up different rhythms to league games, and with no head-to-head or squad information to lean on here, this looks like one where recent home strength meets a side trying to build some momentum after a shaky spell.
There's enough here to say Eskişehirspor look the more capable side over the course of a season, but their recent dip and Akşehirspor's small, uneven sample make it hard to lean on that with real conviction for this particular tie.
Without a market to weigh up and with cup football adding its own unpredictability, this is one we're happy to leave alone rather than force a pick.
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