The contrasting form of the two sides certainly points towards a home win on Friday, and we do not expect a big shock.
Istanbul Basaksehir have been relentless since the appointment of Belozoglu, and they should have enough to continue building momentum against an Altay side lacking confidence.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Istanbul Basaksehir win with a probability of 52.51%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Altay had a probability of 23.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Istanbul Basaksehir win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.68%) and 2-0 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.47%), while for an Altay win it was 0-1 (6.8%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.
