- Trabzonspor form: Trabzonspor have won four of their last five games (Draw 1).
- Basaksehir form: Istanbul Basaksehir FK have won two, drawn two, and lost one of their last five.
Trabzonspor too hot for Basaksehir?
Recent form
Trabzonspor will take the field on Sunday as one of the most in-form teams in the Super Lig 2025/2026, unbeaten in five (Won 4, Drawn 1) following their recent 2-1 home win against Galatasaray and 1-1 away draw at Alanyaspor.
Their most recent clash with Basaksehir was a 4-3 away win in the Super Lig 2025/2026, so this promises to be a lively and entertaining affair.
Styles and tactics
The hosts have won both of their previous two matches at Papara Park and average 1.93 goals per game in front of their home fans in the Super Lig 2025/2026 season to date, putting 27 past their opponents. However, Fatih Tekke’s team have also shown the tactical flexibility to grind out a draw on the road against an opponent who are a tough nut to crack.
The hosts’ ability to play a pragmatic, direct game or be patient and build up is one of their major strengths, with Tekke’s willingness to adapt his team’s approach in-game making them tough to contain. Basaksehir are also an organised outfit, but with a far greater preference for possession-based football and much higher levels of pressing.
Nuri Sahin’s teams are always a well-oiled machine, but their pressing schemes and midfield rotations have been particularly effective this season, and the Black Eagles have been a handful on transition. Yusuf Sari has been a driving force behind Sahin’s schemes, providing three assists in Basaksehir’s last five.
Both sides to register in an open affair
Trabzonspor are third in the Super Lig 2025/2026 with 64 points from 29 games, while Basaksehir are fifth with 47.
The odds for Trabzonspor to win are good value at 1.97, while the Over 2.5 goals and Both Teams to Score - Yes markets look set to land at 1.64 and 1.52, respectively.
- Paul Onuachu is the talisman for the hosts, however, and has bagged three of his side’s last six goals.
- Basaksehir have the most reliable finisher in the Super Lig in the shape of Eldor Shomurodov, who has bagged two of their five goals in the last 30 days.
- Back the Blue and Yellows to bag a victory in a game that looks set to feature goals at both ends, as Basaksehir have taken seven wins, two draws, and five defeats from their 14 Super Lig away games this term, conceding 13 goals on the road.
