Kasimpasa will face Fenerbahce at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium on Wednesday in the opening round of the 2024-25 Turkiye Kupasi group-stage campaign. The home side have had mixed results in recent games and will be looking to pick up their first win of the year in the domestic cup this week.
They locked horns with Genclerbirligi in the preliminary round of the cup competition last month, beating the second-tier outfit 1-0 with 18-year-old Emirhan Yigit scoring the sole goal of the game after just eight minutes to register his maiden professional strike.
Fenerbahce, meanwhile, have been solid in their domestic assignments this season as they continue to chase leaders Galatasaray in the race for the Super Lig title. They picked up a narrow but thoroughly dominant 2-1 win over Hatayspor in their last match, with Youssef En-Nesyri scoring a first-half brace to secure the points for Jose Mourinho's men.
The visitors are seven-time winners of the Turkish Cup, most recently lifting the title in the 2022-23 campaign after beating Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 in the final.
Kasimpasa vs Fenerbahce Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 45 meetings between Kasimpasa and Fenerbahce. The home side have won just four of those games while the visitors have won 37 times. There have been four draws between the two clubs.
- The visitors have won their last 11 games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2021.
- The home side are without a clean sheet in their last 11 games in this fixture.
- Sarı Kanaryalar have the best defensive record in the Turkish top flight this season with a goal concession tally of 16.
Kasimpasa vs Fenerbahce Prediction
Kasimpasa are on a run of back-to-back draws and are undefeated in their last six games across all competitions. They have, however, won just one of their last nine home games and have a stern test ahead of them this week.
Fenerbahce are undefeated in their last three matches, picking up two wins and a draw. They have had the upper hand in this fixture historically and should kick off their cup campaign with a win on Wednesday.
Prediction: Kasimpasa 1-3 Fenerbahce
Kasimpasa vs Fenerbahce Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Fenerbahce to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Seven of the last nine matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in seven of the visitors' last nine matches)