Gençlerbirliği - İstanbul Başakşehir predictions

The 3.60 odds on a home win result mark the hosts as clear underdogs. Things are fairly lopsided, in fact, so backing such an outcome would be quite a longshot.

Though it won’t be the easiest match of their careers, İstanbul Başakşehir should be able to pull ahead for a victory. Most online bookmakers are pricing an away win at 2.12, which gives us confidence it’s the most likely outcome.

When we talk about Gençlerbirliği’s previous Super Lig result, it’s fair to say hosts can be pretty happy to have avoided a heavier defeat. They were the 7.20 underdogs last time out and a narrow Göztepe HT/FT loss is not something to scoff at.

The away team had the advantage of playing at home in the previous round, but their opponents Kocaelispor were still a tough nut to crack. It took them more than half the game to get a leg up, but İstanbul Başakşehir eventually pulled through for a narrow 1:0 win.

İstanbul Başakşehir have yet to concede a goal over their 3 previous league matches. With that in mind, we would suggest staying away from Home Win or Both Teams to Score bets.

Gençlerbirliği are off to a troubled start this season. They’re near the bottom of the league table, and the match this Friday is not very promising. Although they have plenty of time to move up, the road ahead will be difficult.

The start of the season was far from perfect for İstanbul Başakşehir, but there’s plenty of time to improve their form. They’ll be highly motivated to get some points at Gençlerbirliği, but it certainly won’t be easy if the 2.12 odds are to be believed.

Both teams will have a complete lineup for an exciting showdown, thanks to the absence of injuries or suspensions.

These teams are relatively close in terms of form, so our suggestion is to go for a Draw result. However, lengthening the odds with a Draw/Draw HT/FT bet is an even better option. It pushes the odds to 3.56 while the risks remain largely the same.