Karagumruk was founded in 1926 in the Karagümrük neighborhood of Istanbul, while Samsunspor was founded in 1965 in Samsun, a city on the Black Sea coast.
Karagumruk's home stadium is the Ataturk Olympic Stadium with a capacity of 76,092, whereas Samsunspor plays their home matches at the Samsun 19 Mayis Stadium, which has a capacity of 33,919.
Karagumruk earned promotion to the Turkish Super Lig for the first time in their history in the 2020-2021 season, while Samsunspor has a long history of competing in the top tiers of Turkish football.
Karagumruk finished their inaugural Super Lig season in 10th place, while Samsunspor narrowly missed out on promotion to the Super Lig in the 2020-2021 season by finishing in 3rd place in the TFF First League.
The two teams have faced each other in official competitions in the past, with their most recent encounter ending in a 1-1 draw in the Turkish Cup in 2021.