There is only one game remaining in the 2023/24 Turkish Cup with the opportunity to lift the trophy and grab a European place in the final.
The match between Besiktas and Trabzonspor will be played on the 23rd of May at the Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı in Istanbul. Besiktas are currently in 5th place in the Turkish Super Lig on 56 points while Trabzonspor are in 3rd place in the league on 64 points.
Besiktas come into the final on the back of a 2-2 draw at home against Hatayspor in the Super Lig. It was a disappointing result for Besiktas against a team currently in the relegation zone. Besiktas fell behind in the 26th minute and were 1-0 down at the interval.
Into the second half and Besiktas equalised in the 50th minute only to fall behind again 5 minutes later. Besiktas claimed a point thanks to a 97th minute goal.
The draw with Hatayspor means Besiktas have won only 2 of their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
The wins came over Rizespor at home in the Super Lig and Ankaragücü at home in the semi-final of the Turkish Cup. There have been draws against Alanyaspor away in the league and Ankaragücü away in the Turkish Cup. The only defeat came away to Fenerbahce in the league.
The stats show Besiktas are undefeated in 8 of their 9 most recent matches in all competitions.
They have seen both teams score in 4 of their last 5 games. Besiktas are undefeated in their last 5 games in the Turkish Cup and they have won 4 of those 5 matches.
Trabzonspor arrive at the final having beat Istanbul Basaksehir 1-0 away in the Turkish Super Lig on the weekend. The only goal of the game was scored on the stroke of halftime and that was enough for Trabzonspor to take maximum points.
The victory over Istanbul Basaksehir means Trabzonspor have won each of their last 3 fixtures in all competitions. The additional victories have come over İstanbulspor at home in the league and Fatih Karagümrük away in the Turkish Cup.
Trends show Trabzonspor have won 6 of their last 7 matches in all competitions and have seen over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of those 7 games. Trabzonspor have won each of their last 6 fixtures in the Turkish Cup.
Looking ahead to the team news and Besiktas are without the injured trio of Jackson Muleka, Rachid Ghezzal, and Baktiyor Zaynutdinov. There are doubts over the fitness of Ante Rebic and Tayfur Bingöl plus Daniel Amartey may miss out due to personal reasons.
Trabzonspor have just one player unavailable as Trezeguet is suffering from a thigh problem. Hüseyin Türkmen is a doubt due to a hamstring injury.
Our algorithm suggests plenty of goals in this game and we could over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring.
Besiktas have been difficult to beat of late and Trabzonspor have been winning games, meaning we should be in for a tight contest. Our prediction for this final is a draw, meaning we could see extra time and penalties to decide the winner.