Genclerbirligi
After a good start in 2018, he scored 7 points out of 9 and managed to leave the relegation places up to 13th in the championship.
He has one of the weakest defenses in Turkey’s first league (35 goals scored in 20 rounds).
He has an average of 1.66 goals scored per game in the last 6 games on his own field.
For this game, we will probably see the Serbian duo Marko Milinkovic – Petar Skuletic, the latter returning after a suspension.
Skuletic is the scorer of the team with five goals scored in the championship and another 3 in the cup, while Milinkovic is a fantastic plus for the team, being one of the best players in the last matches.
Coach Umit Ozan will not be able to rely on Elvis Manu, Nihat Shahin and Serdar Ozkan for injury.
Besiktas
After 10 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats, he is ranked 4th in the SuperLig.
He has the second best defense in the championship (20 goals scored after 20 rounds).
Like Genclerbirligi, he had good performances and scored 7 points in the three stages played in 2018.
In the last 6 away games, the average goal of the match is 1.5.
After the departure of Cenk Tosun, Brazilian Vagner Love was transferred from Alanyaspor. He was the undisputed holder for the former team and managed to score 10 goals in the championship tour.
Direct meetings
Three of the last four meetings between the two teams ended empty with both gates.
Besiktas failed to defeat in any of the last three matches played on Genclerbirligi’s field.
In the last game played in Ankara, the hosts were forced to score 2-1.
My tip: Genclerbirligi vs. Besiktas
The hosts on Tuesday evening showed a very good game in the last round of SuperLig when they managed to draw a draw on the field of another big team in Istanbul, Fenerbahce.
In this competitive season, both in the cup and in the championship, Besiktas did not manage to keep the goal intact except in 2 out of 13 runs.
In the tour, Besiktas was tough enough considering that in the 70th minute the score was 1-1.
I am confident that Genclerbirligi will make a good match and will be motivated to get the semifinals. On the other hand, I think the main goal of the guests will be to score as quickly as possible, in order not to give too much hope to the opponents.
