Hatayspor - İstanbulspor predictions

With the odds set at 1.48 for a home win, Hatayspor winning is clearly the most likely outcome in this matchup. Bigger upsets have happened, of course, but we wouldn’t expect anything but a decisive home win.

If betting odds are anything to go on – and they are - İstanbulspor will likely get overrun by their opponents with little hope of winning. Considering how one-sided this matchup is, they may want to cut their losses and focus their energy elsewhere.

Hatayspor returned home from their latest Super Lig trip without anything in their bag. However, knowing they were the huge underdogs anyway, a narrow Galatasaray HT/FT defeat is not to be considered too devastating for their confidence heading into the Sunday clash.

The away team are hoping to earn back some points for the Super Lig table after being decimated by Rizespor last round. İstanbulspor played as the hosts, but were still up against almost impossible odds, so the final 0:4 score was not much of a surprise if we’re being honest.

Maintaining their defences has been a bit of a struggle for İstanbulspor lately. They ended up conceding 5 goals over the 3 most recent matches alone, leaving many fans disappointed.

The season is entering fairly late stages, so the teams placed near the bottom of the table are pushing themselves hard to avoid relegation. The hosts in this match are just 2 points above the relegation zone, so a match in which they have the upper hand is an opportunity they can’t afford to let slip.

İstanbulspor are way down in the relegation zone, and they’d need another 18 points to move up. They’ve displayed quite a poor form so far, however, and most bookmakers online are expecting them to lose. The end of the season is rapidly approaching as well, so even their most ardent supporters aren’t feeling too confident.

With a loss to İstanbulspor on the record, the home team’s status of clear favourites is brought into question. They lost a Super Lig match earlier in the season, which came as a surprise to bookies and punters alike.

An Under 2.5 Goals bet is an easy tip to offer – it’s a fairly probable outcome with betting odds priced at a comfortable 2.05. More importantly, though, the betting value it offers is surprisingly solid.