Istanbul Basaksehir welcome Trabzonspor to Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium for the penultimate round of games in the Turkish Super Lig campaign on Saturday. The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 1-0 away win over Sivasspor last weekend.
Davidson's 29th-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides.
Trabzonspor, meanwhile, saw off Istanbulspor with a comfortable 3-0 home victory. Nigeria international Paul Onuachu continued his red-hot form by scoring a brace in the opening seven minutes. Thomas Meunier made sure of the result with his 49th-minute strike. All three goals were assisted by Edin Visca.
The victory left Karadeniz Fırtınası in third spot in the table, having garnered 61 points from 36 games. Basaksehir are three points behind in fourth place.
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Trabzonspor Head-to-Head
Trabzonspor have 15 wins from the last 36 head-to-head games. Istanbul Basaksehir were victorious on 10 occasions while 11 games ended in draws. Their most recent clash came in February 2024 when Trabzonspor claimed a 1-0 home win in the Turkish Cup quarterfinal.
Istanbul Basaksehir form guide: W-W-W-W-W
Trabzonspor form guide (all competitions): W-W-L-W-W
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Trabzonspor Team News
Istanbul Basaksehir
Oussenyou Ba, Efe Arda Koyuncu and Patryk Syzsz are unavailable due to injuries. There are no suspension concerns for manager Gagdas Atan's side.
Injuries: Oussenyou Ba, Efe Arda Koyuncu, Patryk Syzsz
Doubtful: None
Suspension: None
Trabzonspor
Trezeguet is injured. Huseyin Turkmen is a doubt.
Injury: Trezeguet
Doubtful: Huseyin Turkmen
Suspension: None
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Trabzonspor Predicted XI
Istanbul Basaksehir Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Muhammed Sengezer (GK); Leo Dubois, Jerome Opoku, Hamza Gureler, Leonardi Duarte; Onur Ergun; Davidson, Olivier Kemen, Omer Sahiner, Deniz Turuc; Krzystof Piatek
Trabzonspor Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Ugurcan Cakir; Thomas Meunier, Rayyan Baniya, Joaquín Fernández, Evren Eren Elmali; Batista Mendy; Nicolas Pepe, Umut Bozok, Enis Bardhi, Taxiarchis Fountas; Paul Onuachu
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Trabzonspor Prediction
This is a direct battle for third spot in the league, with three points all that separate the two sides in the race for a better qualification spot for the UEFA Europa League.
Trabzonspor also have a Turkish Cup final to look forward to and have been in rampant form in front of goal over the last few weeks led by the in-form Paul Onuachu. Basaksehir are unbeaten in their last six games, winning the last five on the bounce.
We are backing the two sides to share the spoils in a high-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Basaksehir 2-2 Trabzonspor