Sivasspor vs Istanbulspor Live H2H Today
Sivasspor and Istanbulspor clash in an interesting Turkish Super League encounter at the New Sivas 4 Ilul Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with both teams looking to pick up valuable points.
The two sides will lock horns days after Istanbulspor president Ekmel Faik Sarialioglu withdrew his players from the pitch when the referee rejected his team's penalty call against Trabzonspor midway through the second half, resulting in the match being abandoned.
Sivasspor go into this weekend's clash on the back of a 3-1 defeat against Istanbul Basaksehir last time out despite taking the lead through Samuel Saiz.
The Braves have not had a great start to the season, winning four, drawing six and losing six of their first 16 league matches, finishing 13th with 18 points, just three points ahead of 17th-placed Samsunspor.
Servette Cetin's side have won just one of their last six games, a 1-0 away win against Konyaspor, while they have lost three Super League games in that span.
This weekend, Sivasspor will play in front of their home fans for the first time since a 3-3 draw with Trabzonspor on November 27, still looking for their first home win of the season.
Although they are one of the top three teams on the road this season, the Braves have the worst record at home this campaign alongside Pendikspor, picking up just five points from a possible 21 while being the only team yet to win at home. So far the turf.
Only Pendikspor have scored fewer goals than Sivasspor this season, with New Sivas 4 scoring just seven of their 19 league goals at the Ellul Stadium, which will be a huge concern for Cetin.
Having met twice in the league, the Braves are yet to record a win against Istanbulspor, but they will see this as a perfect opportunity to secure their first Super League win against the struggling visitors.
Meanwhile, Istanbulspor were trailing 2–1 when their match against Trabzonspor was abandoned when the referee failed to award a penalty to Hakan Yakin's side following a collision between Trabzonspor's Batista Mendy and Istanbulspor midfielder Florian Lošaj.
Although no decision has been made on what will happen next, according to the rules of the Turkish Football Federation, "A team that withdraws from a competition will be declared the loser by default and, in addition, the number of points awarded in the event of a win will be deducted from its existing points".
The People's side find themselves stuck at the bottom of the table, picking up just eight points from two wins, two draws and 11 defeats, five points behind 19th-placed Pendikspor going into Saturday's game.
Istanbulspor are one of two teams, alongside Adana Demirspor, yet to pick up a win this campaign, while they have lost six of their seven games on the road.
Looking at their hosts' home form, Yakin's men could see this as a perfect opportunity to pick up their first away win of the season but recent events lend little optimism.