The league table in 1. Lig tells a story about these teams so far, with Adana Demirspor leading Balıkesirspor by 29 points. Match preview to follow:
- Adana Demirspor is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Adana Demirspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Balıkesirspor have scored away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams have little in common geographically as Balıkesirspor have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Demirspor are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Balıkesirspor is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Adana Demirspor form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at İsmet Atlı Stadyumu as Adana Demirspor, who have the the best goal difference (+31) in 1. Lig, have scored 32 goals to get 34 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the 1. Lig are 10-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Demirspor has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Altay defeat 71 days ago. Ever since the Altay game Demirspor has been unbeatable here at İsmet Atlı Stadyumu producing four straight wins.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Adana Demirspor, as their goalkeeper Muhammed Sengezer has completely shut out the opponents for 307 minutes in the 1. Lig.
Adana Demirspor enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Tuzlaspor's place. The match ended 3-0 with P. Dibba (2) and Y. Akgün scoring. Ahead of that match, Demirspor won a home game hosting Giresunspor (3-0).
The Demirspor manager S. Aybaba has got the team scoring with 32 from 16 home games in the league. Adana Demirspor are not conceding a lot of goals here at İsmet Atlı Stadyumu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Balıkesirspor form and stats
Balıkesirspor have only collected 16 points from their away games in the 1. Lig, after 4-4-8 (16 played).
Balıkesirspor failed to get anything from their last game, a 1. Lig home match vs Keçiörengücü (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Eskişehirspor.
The attacking power of Balıkesirspor when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As opposed to that, Balıkesirspor have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Balıkesirspor - Demirspor 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Demirspor won five games, one match ended with a draw and Balıkesirspor has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
![]() H. Kılıç 11 goals | ![]() M. Akyüz 9 goals | ![]() P. Dibba 7 goals |
Adana Demirspor missing players
Balıkesirspor missing players
| Adana Demirspor | Balıkesirspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 57 | 32 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 35 |
| 26 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 45 |
| 94% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 91% |
| 81% | 94% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 62% | 75% |
| 47% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | 59% |
| 25% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 19% | 22% |
| 9% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 6% | 3% |
| 47% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 44% | 50% |
| 44% | 50% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| 16% | 6% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 50% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 7 | 7.6 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3 | 3 |
| 36% | 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 36% |
- Adana Demirspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Adana Demirspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Balıkesirspor have scored away.
- Adana Demirspor have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in 1. Lig
- Adana Demirspor have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in 1. Lig
- Adana Demirspor have the the best goal difference (+31) in 1. Lig
- Adana Demirspor 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 | Adana Demirspor | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 31 | 64 |
| 2 | Giresunspor | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 64 |
| 3 | Samsunspor | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 64 |
| 4 | İstanbulspor | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 60 |
| 5 | Altay | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 57 |
| 6 | Altınordu | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 54 |
| 7 | Keçiörengücü | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 52 |
| 8 | Ümraniyespor | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 50 |
| 9 | Tuzlaspor | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -5 | 47 |
| 10 | Bursaspor | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -2 | 43 |
| 11 | Bandırmaspor | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 24 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Boluspor | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Balıkesirspor | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -10 | 35 |
| 14 | Adanaspor | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 | Menemen Belediyespor | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -18 | 34 |
| 16 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 29 |
| 17 | Osmanlıspor | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -24 | 26 |
| 18 | Eskişehirspor | 32 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 52 | -61 | 8 |