Open game expected at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu: Sivasspor vs Gazişehir Gaziantep preview

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Sat 09.January
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu (27532 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Sivasspor have their presumed home advantage while Gazişehir Gaziantep are ahead 12 points in the Super Lig table.

Insights:
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep is in the best form (5-1-0)

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sivasspor form and stats

Sivasspor's results here at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu in the Super Lig have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

The home team returns to Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu after being equal after 90 minutes with Yeni Malatyaspor (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Super Lig game ended 2-2. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Denizlispor.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Adana Demirspor are coming to town in three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sivasspor here at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sivasspor have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Gazişehir Gaziantep form and stats

3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Gazişehir Gaziantep playing as the away team in the Super Lig this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Gazişehir as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Galatasaray game have they lost an away game, meaning Gazişehir has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

Cenk Şahin and Alexandru Maxim scored in Gazişehir's previous match, the home game against Ankaragucu that ended 2-0. Before that, Gazişehir travelled to BB Erzurumspor and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Turkish Cup trip to Konyaspor.

The travelling fans enjoy Gazişehir Gaziantep's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gazişehir have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - two - two (Sivasspor wins - draws - Gazişehir Gaziantep wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gazişehir GaziantepA. Maxim
A. Maxim
8 goals
Gazişehir GaziantepM. Demir
M. Demir
6 goals
SivassporM. Gradel
M. Gradel
5 goals

Sivasspor missing players

Gazişehir Gaziantep missing players

Sivasspor Gazişehir Gaziantep
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 2 8 16
4 1 0 Won W 0 3 8
7 3 0 Drew D 2 4 7
5 4 2 Lost L 0 1 1
17 6 1 Scored S 3 13 30
20 10 4 Conceded C 3 9 17
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 88%
44% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 56%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 75%
19% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
38% 62% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 3.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
8.4 8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 8.1 8.6
3.6 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.1 4.4
30% 21% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 39% 43%
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep have scored at least twice as many goals away as Sivasspor have scored home.
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Besiktas 16 11 1 4 37 19 8 6 1 1 21 4 8 5 0 3 16 15 18 34
2 Gazişehir Gaziantep 16 8 7 1 30 17 8 5 3 0 17 8 8 3 4 1 13 9 13 31
3 Alanyaspor 16 9 3 4 27 12 8 6 2 0 18 3 8 3 1 4 9 9 15 30
4 Galatasaray 16 9 3 4 28 14 8 4 3 1 12 5 8 5 0 3 16 9 14 30
5 Fenerbahce 15 9 2 4 30 20 7 3 1 3 12 12 8 6 1 1 18 8 10 29
6 Hatayspor 16 8 3 5 23 20 8 5 2 1 14 6 8 3 1 4 9 14 3 27
7 Trabzonspor 17 7 5 5 19 20 9 4 1 4 12 14 8 3 4 1 7 6 -1 26
8 Konyaspor 16 6 4 6 23 19 8 4 2 2 15 10 8 2 2 4 8 9 4 22
9 Fatih Karagumruk 16 5 6 5 25 22 8 5 2 1 17 7 8 0 4 4 8 15 3 21
10 Yeni Malatyaspor 16 5 6 5 21 22 8 4 3 1 12 8 8 1 3 4 9 14 -1 21
11 Antalyaspor 17 5 6 6 18 25 9 5 1 3 11 12 8 0 5 3 7 13 -7 21
12 Rizespor 16 5 5 6 21 29 8 4 2 2 14 14 8 1 3 4 7 15 -8 20
13 Göztepe 16 4 7 5 21 19 8 3 3 2 15 10 8 1 4 3 6 9 2 19
14 Sivasspor 16 4 7 5 17 20 8 1 3 4 6 10 8 3 4 1 11 10 -3 19
15 Istanbul Basaksehir 16 5 4 7 22 27 8 3 3 2 14 11 8 2 1 5 8 16 -5 19
16 Gençlerbirliği 16 5 4 7 18 25 8 3 3 2 12 13 8 2 1 5 6 12 -7 19
17 Kasimpasa 16 5 4 7 18 26 8 4 2 2 10 11 8 1 2 5 8 15 -8 19
18 Ankaragucu 16 4 3 9 19 25 8 3 1 4 12 11 8 1 2 5 7 14 -6 15
19 Denizlispor 16 3 4 9 16 27 8 1 2 5 4 9 8 2 2 4 12 18 -11 13
20 Kayserispor 16 3 4 9 10 21 8 1 2 5 4 11 8 2 2 4 6 10 -11 13
21 BB Erzurumspor 17 3 4 10 16 30 8 0 4 4 7 11 9 3 0 6 9 19 -14 13

Read more about Super Lig

The Süper Lig is the top league in Turkish football. It has 18 teams who play a season from August to May, meeting each other home and away. After all fixtures have been played the final league table is ready and the champion of Turkey celebrated. The three bottom teams are relegated.