Istanbul Basaksehir vs Samsunspor - prediction, team news, lineups

Samsunspor volition beryllium looking to container their 5th successive Turkish Super Lig triumph erstwhile they question to the superior for a large clash with Istanbul Basaksehir this Saturday night.

The Red Lightning person been successful sensational signifier implicit caller weeks, and they could spell level connected points with Saturday’s hosts should they proceed their winning run.

Match preview

Istanbul Basaksehir are inactive successful the hunt for a fifth-placed finish, though their ambitions were disrupted by a 3-1 decision to Fenerbahce past weekend.

Nuri Sahin and his men person lone mislaid 3 league matches since the commencement of 2026, and each of them came against teams presently successful the apical four.

Interestingly, the Grey Owls were successful the midst of a five-match unbeaten tally earlier their nonaccomplishment astatine Fenerbahce - a tally which saw them people 8 goals crossed their past 3 outings.

Basaksehir person the champion attacking grounds of teams extracurricular of the apical four, and the bulk of their 53 league goals person travel astatine home.

Sahin and his broadside volition present beryllium looking to headdress disconnected their last location league outing of the play with a large win, arsenic they purpose to adjacent the one-point spread to fifth-placed Goztepe.

Samsunspor find themselves 4 points adrift of Goztepe, meaning Red Lightning are besides eyeing up a imaginable fifth-placed finish.

Thorsten Fink’s men person been successful fantabulous signifier implicit caller weeks, picking up 4 successive league victories - including a mates of high-profile wins implicit array toppers Galatasaray and Besiktas.

In fact, past weekend’s occurrence implicit the league leaders was not conscionable a triumph - it was a full demolition arsenic Red Lightning powered to a 4-1 thumping.

Samsunspor person scored 11 goals crossed their past 4 outings successful the league, with the squad rediscovering their ruthless attacking nature.

The large task for the visitors connected Saturday volition beryllium overcoming their mediocre head-to-head grounds with Basaksehir, which consists of 3 defeats from 4 erstwhile meetings.

Fink’s broadside were beaten 2-0 astatine location by the Grey Owls backmost successful December, and they volition beryllium determined to usage their spike successful signifier to person a small revenge.

Istanbul Basaksehir Turkish Super Lig form:

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Samsunspor Turkish Super Lig form:

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Team News

Istanbul Basaksehir person nary large wounded worries up of the weekend, which volition undoubtedly assistance their top-five ambitions.

Striker Bertug Yildirim is the antheral to ticker aft bagging 2 goals crossed his past 4 matches.

Yusuf Sari is besides expected to play a large part, having chipped successful with 3 assists successful his past 4 outings.

Samsunspor, connected the different hand, volition beryllium without the suspended Soner Gonul, who picked up his 4th yellowish paper of the play past weekend.

Jaures Assoumou and Bedirhan Cetin are connected the sidelines with semipermanent injuries, and they volition not diagnostic connected Saturday.

The aforesaid tin beryllium said astir Tanguy Coulibaly, who besides misses retired done suspension.

Istanbul Basaksehir imaginable starting lineup:

Sengezer; Karatas, Opoku, Duarte, Sahiner; Gunes, Kemen; Harit, Shomurodov, Sari; Yildirim

Samsunspor imaginable starting lineup:

Kocuk; Tomasson, Van Drongelen, Satka, Yavru; Kayan, Makoumbou; Cift, Holse, Ndiaye; Marius

We say: Istanbul Basaksehir 2-2 Samsunspor

There mightiness not beryllium overmuch connected the enactment this Saturday, but we are inactive expecting a high-scoring crippled successful Istanbul.

The hosts boast a beardown location record, and they volition beryllium tested by a high-flying Samsunspor side. A gully is not retired of the question successful this game.

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