Pendikspor vs İstanbulspor prediction

So far in the 1. Lig, Pendikspor have won three, drawn five and lost five of 13, with 15 goals scored and 23 conceded, good for 16th place and 14 points.

Over the last six matches it has been one win, two draws and three defeats, averaging 1.3 goals for and 2.2 against. Last time out they beat Fatih Karagümrük 1-0 away; before that came a 2-2 draw at home to Kayserispor and a 2-0 defeat away at Bursaspor.

At home they've won none of three recently (6 scored, 7 conceded).

İstanbulspor have won one, drawn two and lost ten of their 13 1. Lig games so far, scoring 10 and letting in 33. That has them 19th on 5 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, no draws and five defeats, at 0.8 goals scored and 2.5 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 2-1 to Mardin 1969 at home; before that came a 2-1 win away at Ağrı 1970 and a 5-0 defeat away at Muğlaspor.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 10 conceded).

There isn't much between Pendikspor's home form and İstanbulspor's away form. Nine points separate the two sides in the table. Pendikspor also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Pendikspor clear favourites at 56%, with İstanbulspor on 20% and the draw at 24%.

On goals, it expects around 2.8 in the game: 1.8 for Pendikspor and 1.0 for İstanbulspor. Over 2.5 goals is 53% and both teams scoring 52%. When they last met, on 15 Mar 2024, Pendikspor won 1-0.