Başakşehir v Kasımpaşa: European chase meets lower-half climb | OneFootball

Başakşehir host Kasımpaşa in the Süper Lig on Friday, 24 April 2026 at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu, with the home side looking to consolidate fifth place while the visitors seek breathing room in the lower half.

Başakşehir sit fifth on 48 points, Kasımpaşa are 13th with 31. The head to head heavily favours the hosts, who have won 16 of the past 22 meetings, with three Kasımpaşa victories and three draws.

Nuri Sahin's team are unbeaten in four league games, including a 3-0 home win over Gençlerbirliği and a 1-1 draw at Trabzonspor. Emre Belözoğlu's side have three wins in their last five, drawing 3-3 at Göztepe before edging Alanyaspor 1-0.

Jerome Opoku and Abbosbek Fayzullayev are suspended for Başakşehir, while Kasımpaşa are without midfielder Haris Hajradinović through injury. The hosts may need to adjust in defence without Opoku, and the visitors' midfield options are reduced.

Across the season, Başakşehir average 1.6 goals per game and concede 1.0, with 55% possession and 11 clean sheets. Eldor Shomurodov is the league's second top scorer on 18, with Davie Selke contributing eight. Kasımpaşa have scored one per game and conceded 1.4, with Adrian Benedyczak on six goals and Mortadha Ben Ouanes supplying five assists.

A win would take Başakşehir to 51 points, strengthening their hold on fifth and keeping them in the hunt for European qualification. Victory for Kasımpaşa would lift them to 34 points and could move them up the table, pulling further clear of the relegation battle.