Samsunspor v Başakşehir: European push meets top-half bid | OneFootball

Samsunspor host Başakşehir in the Süper Lig on Sunday, 14 December 2025 at the Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, with the home side eyeing the European spots and the visitors looking to climb into the top half.

Head to head is tight across recent meetings. Başakşehir won 4-0 in February 2025, while Samsunspor prevailed 2-0 in Samsun in September 2024. The hosts start 6th on 25 points, the visitors sit 11th with 17.

Form points to contrasting momentum. Samsunspor are winless in five across all competitions after three draws followed by two defeats. Başakşehir have two wins in their last five and held Fenerbahçe to a 1-1 draw last time out.

Selection could matter. Samsunspor list Joe Mendes (suspended), plus Tanguy Coulibaly, Afonso Sousa and Bedirhan Çetin (injured). Celil Yuksel is also suspended. Başakşehir report injuries for Onur Bulut, Deniz Turuc and Yusuf Sari.

The match-up may hinge on control versus penalty-box punch. Başakşehir average 56% possession with 84.38% pass accuracy and deliver frequent open-play crosses, 206 at 24.27% accuracy, supplying Eldor Shomurodov, who is second in the scoring chart with 10 league goals, and creator Miguel Crespo with five assists. Samsunspor have 22 league goals, with 21 from inside the box and only one header, and threats in Carlo Holse on five league goals alongside Anthony Musaba and Cherif Ndiaye on four.

A win would take Samsunspor to 28 points and could move them closer to the European places. Victory for Başakşehir would put them on 20 points and could propel them into the top half.