İstanbul Basaksehir vs Trabzonspor preview, prediction, team news and head-to-head

Ahead of this game, both sides are looking to bounce back from their disappointing performance in their last games just before the international break.

Basaksehir have been inconsistent with their performance in their recent games, which include two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five league matches.

Their most recent league game ended in a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Genclerbirligi away from home, putting them in 12th place on the Turkish League table.

Trabzonspor, the visitors, have had better form recently, securing three wins and two draws in their last five games across all competitions.

Their last league match was a disappointing 1-1 draw against Gaziantep FK, before the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Coach Abdullah Avcı will be focused on getting his team back to winning ways and maintaining the chase for the league title.

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Looking back at their previous encounters, it shows that Trabzonspor have dominated their last five games.

In those games, the visitors have won four, while Basaksehir have not claimed any victory, with only one draw separating them. The last meeting between the two Turkish teams ended in a 3-0 victory for Trabzonspor.

The home team have a fully fit squad to face Trabzonspor in this encounter. Manager Çağdaş Atan may decide to absorb pressure and rely on counterattacks due to the visitors' attacking strength.

The visitors, on the other hand, must cope without Benjamin Bouchouari, who is currently suspended due to a red card, Anthony Nwakaeme is out with a thigh injury, Stefan Savić is sidelined with a muscle injury and Taha Emre İnce is injured.

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Basaksehir (4-3-3): Sengezer; Bulut, Duarte, Opoku, Şahiner; Özdemir, Güneş, Sarı; Shomurodov, Da Costa, Crespo

Trabzonspor (4-2-3-1): Onana; Pina, Baniya, Inao, Jabol-Folcarelli; Yokuslu, Eskihellac; Zubkov, Felipe, Olaigbe; Onuachu

For this clash, we expect the visitors to come out with a win, but will still face a difficult task getting the victory. While Trabzonspor have dominated this encounter and are the team in form, we expect them to show intent.

We also expect at least three goals in this game, with both teams scoring against each other, seeing that the two clubs have scored in four of their last five league games.