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Basaksehir vs Genclerbirligi Prediction & Betting tips
The championship in the Süper Lig remains just a dream for Basaksehir. The test tube club from Istanbul suffered a bitter defeat in the city derby on the previous day and slipped to third place in the table. A week after the disappointing result against Fenerbahce, it is now the home game against Genclerbirligi.
Basaksehir is the favorite bookmaker against Genclerbirligi. With a home win, Basaksehir moves to second place in the table for the time being and can thus increase the pressure on the title competition.
Basaksehir will face league leaders Sivasspor next week and the next day the city derby against Besiktas is on the cards. Coach Okan Buruk was by no means satisfied with his team’s recent performance and is likely to make some changes to the squad.
We see the match Basaksehir vs. Genclerbirligi still predicts the home side as the best option. This assessment is underpinned above all by the strong home record of the third in the table.
Basaksehir:
Last season, Basaksehir wasted an eight-point lead over Galatasaray. Despite the promising table constellation, the championship in the second half was handed over. A similar dilemma is looming this season. On the last matchday there was already the first setback in the second half of the season.
Basaksehir suffered a derby defeat against the title rival Fenerbahce and thus slipped to third place in the table. To prevent a negative series, the home game against Genclerbirligi at the start of the 20th game day is of great importance. Then there are two top games.
On the 21st matchday, the away game is scheduled for the leaders from Sivas. The city derby against Besiktas follows the following week. In order to maintain realistic title ambitions, a winning streak for Basaksehir would be essential. On Friday evening, Basaksehir wants to expand the strong home record and to go past Fenerbahce (2nd) with three points for the time being.
Cross-competition, Basaksehir has lost only once in their last 14 home games. In the Süper Lig the third place in the table has been unbeaten nine times in a row. In the last two home games Basaksehir prevailed against Yeni Malatyaspor (4: 1) and Kasimpasa (5: 1).
With 36 goals, the offensive yield of the Buruk team is quite impressive. Winger Edin Visca had the biggest part in it. The Bosnian international now has the most scorer points (14) and was already hotly contested at the start of the season. If the championship fails to materialize again, Visca will probably take the next step and switch.
On Friday evening there are likely to be three losses in the third place in the table. Berkay Özcan (injured), Irfan Can Kahveci (suspended) and Demba Ba (suspended) miss the home game against Genclerbirligi. The use of Mehmet Topal is still questionable.
Genclerbirligi:
Hamza Hamzaoglu led Genclerbirligi out of the cellar. The black-red from Ankara are still in the relegation battle. Only six points separate Genclerbirligi from the red zone. There will be direct duels between the relegation candidates in the table cellar on this matchday.
With a point win in third place in the table from Istanbul, Genclerbirligi could extend the cushion to the relegation places. Given the weak away record of the black-reds, an away win at Basaksehir does not seem to be obvious. Genclerbirligi has only won twice in the nine away games of the current season.
On average, the capital club conceded more than two goals per away game. The defensive is the largest construction site in the team anyway. 34 goals have been outbid by only four other teams. At least the offensive ideas were commendable. In the last ten games, Genclerbirligi has only failed once.
Hamza Hamzaoglu will have three outages in Istanbul. The failures of the two strikers Bogdan Stancu and Giovanni Sio are particularly painful. The duo scored a total of 18 goals for Genclerbirligi.
Most likely, Mats Seuntjens will move into the starting eleven. If there is still a point win for the capital city club, a lucrative reward for a tip on the guests beckons at Basaksehir against Genclerbirligi.
Basaksehir vs Genclerbirligi head to head matches
01.09.19 SL Genclerbirligi Basaksehir 1 : 2
26.02.18 SL Basaksehir Genclerbirligi 1 : 1
23.09.17 SL Genclerbirligi Basaksehir 1 : 0
13.05.17 SL Basaksehir Genclerbirligi 2 : 1
10.12.16 SL Genclerbirligi Basaksehir 0 : 0