Fenerbahce vs İstanbul Başakşehir Prediction and Betting Tips | December 15th 2024

Fenerbahce will host İstanbul Başakşehir at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on Sunday evening in another round of the 2024-25 Turkish Super Lig campaign. The hosts will be looking to return to winning ways after suffering only their second loss in the league last weekend.

Fenerbahce have been one of the best teams in the Turkish top flight, with 10 wins in 14 league games this season. However, Jose Mourinho's side failed to convert their chances last weekend as they fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Besiktas.

They also suffered another loss in the UEFA Europa League against Athletic Bilbao during the week and will be keen to get back on track this weekend.

Başakşehir’s 3-1 win over Heidenheim midweek in the UEFA Europa Conference League marked their third straight win across all competitions. Their assertive 3-0 victory over Hatayspor in their last league outing took them up to seventh place in the table and they will be hopeful of taking their unbeaten run in all competitions to five games on Sunday.

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Fenerbahce vs İstanbul Başakşehir Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met on 37 previous occasions going into Sunday's game. Fenerbahce have won 20 of those meetings, and Başakşehir have won 12 while the remaining five have ended in draws.
• The hosts have won the last five editions of this fixture, scoring 10 goals and conceding just one across those matches.
• The visitors have only picked up points in one of the last 10 league meetings between these two sides.
• Fenerbahce have the best defensive record in the league with only 13 goals conceded, and the second-best offensive record with 32 goals scored.

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Fenerbahce vs İstanbul Başakşehir Prediction

The hosts are slight favorites for the weekend matchup. Their impressive league home form of five wins out of six and their superior quality should be enough to give them the edge heading into Sunday's clash as they continue their push for the league title.

Başakşehir stand a chance of getting a point in the Istanbul derby but will need to be at their absolute best against a consistent Fenerbahce side. They have, however, been poor on the road of late and could lose here.

Prediction: Fenerbahce 2-1 İstanbul Başakşehir

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Fenerbahce vs İstanbul Başakşehir Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Fenerbahce to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Seven of the hosts' last nine matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both teams have gotten on the scoresheet in three of the visitors' last four matches)