Kayserispor v Başakşehir: survival fight meets top-six momentum | OneFootball

Kayserispor host Başakşehir in the Süper Lig on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Kayseri, with the hosts aiming to climb out of the relegation places and the visitors looking to consolidate a top-six push.

The reverse fixture in August finished 1-1. Başakşehir arrive sixth with 26 points, while Kayserispor sit 16th on 15.

Kayserispor have three draws in their last four league matches and only two wins from 18 this season. Başakşehir are unbeaten in five league games with four wins, including a 5-1 against Gaziantep and a 2-1 last time out against Fatih Karagümrük.

The hosts are without Gideon Jung, Majid Hosseini and Emre Çeltik through injury, while Abdulsamet Burak is suspended. Başakşehir list Yusuf Sari as injured.

Başakşehir have scored 29 goals in 18 matches at 1.6 per game and tend to control the ball with 56% possession and 84.68% passing. Kayserispor have 16 goals and 34 conceded, with two clean sheets. Eldor Shomurodov leads the league with 13 goals, while German Onugha has six. The hosts have produced five headed goals and 306 open-play crosses at 19.93% accuracy, so they may look to attack from wide areas, though the visitors have won 269 aerial duels.

A home win would lift Kayserispor to 18 points and could move them out of the relegation places. Victory would take Başakşehir to 29 points and could tighten their grip on sixth while edging them closer to the European places.