Tip: FENERBAHCE TO WIN
Odds: 2.00
Fenerbahce – Istanbul Basaksehir – last Sunday’s meeting in the framework of the 18th round of Turkish Super League is the most interesting of all, because in Istanbul meet fourth Fenerbahce and leading Basaksehir, who before this small town derby has a seven-point lead. Otherwise, Basaksehir is now the only undefeated team in the league, while certainly can boast of two consecutive home victory over the famous Fener, including that of the autumn of 1:0.
Fenerbahce
But it is also the team Fenerbahce won seven consecutive times in domestic skirmishes with BAŞAKŞEHİR but precisely because in their camp and now expect all three points. All the more so because the weekend at this same stadium but slipped against Adanaspor, playing only 2: 2, so that their backlog of BAŞAKŞEHİR increased to seven points, while others Besiktas currently has six, and the third Galata four points advantage over at Fenerbahce.
Otherwise, coach Advocaat during the last week and the Turkish Cup played only 2: 2 away to Genclerbirligi, but in this competition had earlier secured a place in the next round but performed mainly reservists. Well, now will against Super League leaders on the pitch certainly run out now the strongest line-up Fenerbahce, led by an experienced Van Persie, and will again be absent striker Sow who is on African Cup of Nations and injured defender Kjaer, midfielder Topal striker Sen.
Probable lineups Fenerbahce: Demirel – Ozbayrakli, Neustadter, Skrtel, Kaldirim – Tufan, Souza – Lens, beat, Chahechouhe – van Persie
Istanbul Basaksehir
Unlike the much more famous city rivals, footballers BAŞAKŞEHİR this derby encounter welcome a lot more relaxed, since it is them before the season anyway few people gave some much chance to fight for the title, so that this is now the first place on the table probably represents only an added bonus for them. But this does not mean that they will not on Sunday to do their best in order and after 18 rounds remained unbeaten, especially because it would thus remained the leading position of the Turkish Superleague.
Otherwise, this team from the bench by former Turkish national coach Abdullah Avci, so that they have better knowledgeable football too much and not surprised great party BAŞAKŞEHİR, all the more so because the last year to the end were in the game for a place in the Champions League. However, they had to be content with only European league, but there were stopped in the play-offs of the Ukrainian Shakhtar, which again later proved to be good because they are fully dedicated to the national championship, where now play virtually flawless. Let’s say that even with them for this match does not apply only two midfielders, and this Ozmert due to injury and Kahveci because of yellow cards.
Probable lineups BAŞAKŞEHİR: Babacan – Ucar, Ayhan, Epureanu, Albayrak – Belozoglu, Tekdemir – Visca, Mossoro, Under – Batdal
Fenerbahce – Istanbul Basaksehir TIP
Although leading Basaksehir this season still is unbeaten in the Turkish Super League, we still believe that they should finally succumb to this away game against city rivals much better known, especially since the team Fenerbahce currently running in fourth place in the standings and has seven points behind BAŞAKŞEHİR.
