Konyaspor vs Istanbul Basaksehir Prediction & Betting Tips

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Konyaspor have really struggled to get going this season, winning just once in their opening six league games and losing four of them. They've scored only four goals in that spell while conceding eight, which points to problems at both ends of the pitch.

Konyaspor: 20 completed matches; Istanbul Basaksehir: 20 completed matches.

Konyaspor

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

27

Difference

-5

Istanbul Basaksehir

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

26

Difference

+7

Başakşehir have been a touch steadier, picking up two wins and three losses from their six league outings this term. They've scored ten and conceded eleven, so matches involving them haven't been short of goals, even when they've come out on the losing side.

Neither side arrives with much confidence, but Başakşehir's underlying numbers look a shade healthier.

Comparative Team Statistics: Konyaspor vs Istanbul Basaksehir

Head-to-Head

These two have met regularly down the years and it's been a fairly even series overall. The last meeting back in February saw Başakşehir win 2-0, and they've had the better of a couple of the other recent get-togethers too.

Konyaspor have shown they can beat Başakşehir at home as well, including a 2-1 win last September, so history doesn't point overwhelmingly one way.

League Positions

Six games into the season, Konyaspor sit down in 15th place with just four points to their name. Başakşehir are a few places and a few points better off, in 12th with seven.

Neither side is anywhere near the top of the table at this stage, and both will be keen to find some consistency soon.

Team News and Discipline

Edin Shomurodov has been Başakşehir's main source of goals this season, with six in six appearances, while Andreas Skov Olsen has chipped in with a couple of assists.

Konyaspor:

Penalty cards:

E. Bardhi x 1 x 1

A. Demirbağ x 3

M. Jevtović x 2

Istanbul Basaksehir:

Best scorers:

E. Shomurodov - 6

Best assist providers:

A. Skov Olsen - 2

Penalty cards:

U. Bozok x 1

O. Kemen x 3

On the disciplinary side, both squads have picked up their share of yellow cards, and there's been a red card each for Konyaspor's Ezgjan Bardhi and Başakşehir's Umut Bozok in small samples. None of this confirms who's actually missing for this particular game, and with kick-off still a few weeks away it's worth checking team news nearer the time.

How It Might Play Out

Given how open both defences have looked this season, this doesn't feel like a fixture that's likely to stay goalless. Konyaspor's issue has been scoring rather than just defending, so even if Başakşehir create chances, it's fair to wonder whether Konyaspor can find the net themselves.

With both teams still hunting for consistency, a scrappy, low-quality game wouldn't be a surprise either, even if goals do turn up at both ends.