We said: Istanbul Basaksehir 3-1 Altay
The contrasting form of the two sides certainly points towards a home win on Friday, and we do not expect a big shock.
Istanbul Basaksehir have been relentless since the appointment of Belozoglu, and they should have enough to continue building momentum against an Altay side lacking confidence.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Istanbul Basaksehir win with a probability of 52.51%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Altay had a probability of 23.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Istanbul Basaksehir win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.68%) and 2-0 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.47%), while for an Altay win it was 0-1 (6.8%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.