Match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Iskenderunspor A.Ş. welcome Bucaspor 1928

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Competition: Turkey 2. Lig: Kirmizi
Competition: Sun 11.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Osmaniye 7 Ocak Stadyumu (6635 seats)

Iskenderunspor A.Ş. and Bucaspor 1928 are both high-flying in the 2. Lig: Kirmizi with their 3rd and 2nd places respectively. This could be a wonderful game!

Insights:
  • Iskenderunspor A.Ş. have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Bucaspor 1928 have the the best goal difference (+19) in 2. Lig: Kirmizi

It's quite the trip for Bucaspor 1928 when visiting Iskenderunspor A.Ş. as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Iskenderunspor A.Ş. form and stats

17 points is a decent return from 8 2. Lig: Kirmizi games here at Osmaniye 7 Ocak Stadyumu for Iskenderunspor A.Ş.. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Two draws in a row at home now for Iskenderunspor.

In their previous game, the manager Yenihayat led his Iskenderunspor A.Ş. to a defeat away at Sarıyer. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Osmaniye 7 Ocak Stadyumu. Up until that game this club had gone six consecutive league fixtures without losing.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Serik Belediyespor.

Both teams score at least one goal! That has been the case in 7 league rounds in a row for this team. Could it happen again?

Iskenderunspor A.Ş. are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Iskenderunspor have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Bucaspor 1928 form and stats

Bucaspor 1928's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Bucaspor 1928 collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the 2. Lig: Kirmizi. 4 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).

Bucaspor 1928 have a lot to prove after their out-of-character defeat (0-1) to Van BB in their previous game, played at home. Until that loss this team had gained at least one point from seven league rounds in a row.

A 1-1 draw at Zonguldak Kömürspor's stadium before that.

Bucaspor 1928 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Bucaspor 1928 as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Bucaspor 1928 have avoided defeat in the last 7 games (3-4-0) against Iskenderunspor.

The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last seven duels.

Top Goalscorers

Bucaspor 1928E. Çelenk
E. Çelenk
10 goals
Iskenderunspor A.Ş.E. Soy
E. Soy
6 goals
Bucaspor 1928B. Bıyık
B. Bıyık
6 goals

Iskenderunspor A.Ş. missing players

Bucaspor 1928 missing players

Iskenderunspor A.Ş. Bucaspor 1928
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 3 8 17
10 5 0 Won W 1 4 10
4 2 1 Drew D 2 4 5
3 1 1 Lost L 0 0 2
25 11 1 Scored S 3 12 28
14 6 2 Conceded C 1 4 10
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 82%
65% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 59%
41% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 35%
18% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 24%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
59% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 47%
35% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 41%
12% 12% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 29%
 
5.2 4.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5 6
2.5 3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3 4
2.2 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.9 13.2 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.5 11.6
5.2 7.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.5 5.3
28% 19% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 33% 41%
 
6.4 7 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6.5 6.9
3.1 3.4 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3 2.7
Key stats in 2. Lig: Kirmizi this season:
  • Bucaspor 1928 have not yet lost a game away.
  • Bucaspor 1928 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Bucaspor 1928 have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in 2. Lig: Kirmizi
  • Bucaspor 1928 have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in 2. Lig: Kirmizi
  • Bucaspor 1928 have the the best goal difference (+19) in 2. Lig: Kirmizi
  • Bucaspor 1928 have the the best goal difference (+8) away in 2. Lig: Kirmizi
  • Iskenderunspor A.Ş. have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Iskenderunspor A.Ş. haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kocaelispor 16 10 5 1 32 17 8 6 2 0 17 7 8 4 3 1 15 10 15 38
2 Bucaspor 1928 16 10 5 1 28 9 8 6 1 1 16 5 8 4 4 0 12 4 19 35
3 Iskenderunspor A.Ş. 16 10 4 2 24 12 8 5 2 1 11 6 8 5 2 1 13 6 12 34
4 Karacabey Birlikspor 16 8 6 2 23 13 8 5 3 0 14 7 8 3 3 2 9 6 10 31
5 Hekimoğlu Trabzon 16 8 5 3 18 10 8 3 3 2 7 5 8 5 2 1 11 5 8 30
6 Ankara Demirspor 16 7 6 3 23 9 8 4 4 0 12 3 8 3 2 3 11 6 14 27
7 Kırklarelispor 16 6 7 3 18 13 8 4 3 1 11 6 8 2 4 2 7 7 5 25
8 Zonguldak Kömürspor 16 7 3 6 17 19 8 5 2 1 13 7 8 2 1 5 4 12 -2 27
9 Serik Belediyespor 16 6 6 4 21 20 8 3 3 2 13 14 8 3 3 2 8 6 1 27
10 Van BB 16 6 6 4 19 17 8 4 4 0 10 5 8 2 2 4 9 12 2 27
11 Fethiyespor 16 5 3 8 19 26 8 5 1 2 10 8 8 0 2 6 9 18 -7 21
12 Etimesgut Belediyespor 17 4 6 7 20 22 9 3 3 3 12 12 8 1 3 4 8 10 -2 17
13 Kastamonuspor 16 4 5 7 15 22 8 3 3 2 7 6 8 1 2 5 8 16 -7 20
14 Sarıyer 16 3 8 5 18 23 8 3 2 3 12 14 8 0 6 2 6 9 -5 20
15 Balıkesirspor 16 4 3 9 12 21 8 3 2 3 9 10 8 1 1 6 3 11 -9 16
16 Adıyaman 1954 16 3 6 7 14 22 8 3 4 1 8 4 8 0 2 6 6 18 -8 16
17 Krsehir Belediyespor 17 2 8 7 14 21 8 2 3 3 10 11 9 0 5 4 4 10 -7 14
18 Utaş Uşakspor 16 3 4 9 10 22 8 1 2 5 4 12 8 2 2 4 6 10 -12 13
19 Yeni Diyarbekirspor 16 1 6 9 13 25 8 1 5 2 7 8 8 0 1 7 6 17 -12 9
20 Pazarspor 16 1 4 11 10 25 8 0 1 7 2 13 8 1 3 4 8 12 -15 8

Read more about 2. Lig: Kirmizi

The TFF Second League, also known as the TFF 2. Lig, is the third level of the Turkish football league system. TFF stands for Turkish Football Federation. The 2. Lig has two divisions with 18 teams in each. In total, three teams are promoted while six are relegated.