Alanyaspor v Başakşehir: top-six push meets top-half bid | OneFootball

Alanyaspor host Başakşehir in the Süper Lig on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Antalya, with the visitors chasing the top six and the hosts eyeing a move into the top half.

The reverse fixture in September finished 1-1, while January 2025 produced a 5-4 thriller in Alanya. Both results frame a match-up that has mixed tight contests with high-scoring outliers.

Form points to momentum for the visitors. Başakşehir have three wins and a draw from their past five league games, losing only to Beşiktaş last time out. Alanyaspor beat Konyaspor 2-1 after draws at Beşiktaş and Çaykur Rizespor, steadying after a home loss to Eyüpspor.

Team news could matter. Alanyaspor are without suspended defender Fidan Aliti, with Yusuf Ozdemir also suspended and Buluthan Bulut injured. Başakşehir list forward Bertug Ozgur Yildirim as injured.

On the pitch, Nuri Sahin's side tend to control games, averaging 56% possession and a sharp 47.98% shot accuracy this season, and they also travel well with more away points than at home. Eldor Shomurodov is a key threat, sitting second in the scoring chart with 15 goals and leading the league for combined goals and assists with 19, supported by Miguel Crespo's five assists. For Alanyaspor, Güven Yalçın's six league goals and Hwang Ui-jo's five assists headline the threat, with Florent Hadergjonaj also providing service. The hosts' 19.16% open-play cross accuracy from 308 deliveries suggests they could look wide to unsettle the defence.

Başakşehir start sixth on 33 points and a win would tighten their grip on the top six. Alanyaspor are 10th on 26 points and victory would lift them to 29, which could move them into the top half.