Match preview 1. Lig: Akhisar Belediyespor - Boluspor

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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!

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Akhisar Belediyespor form and stats

Akhisar Belediyespor are steadily winning 1. Lig games and points here. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. Two home wins in a row for Akhisar Belediyespor bring valid hopes of a third.

The home team returns after sharing the points with Balıkesirspor (placed 9th) on their last time out; the 1. Lig game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Akhisar Belediyespor won a home game hosting İstanbulspor (4-3).

A decent goal production from Akhisar Belediyespor in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Akhisar Belediyespor have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Boluspor form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Boluspor so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Boluspor seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Dodo was the last player to score for the away team. Boluspor haven't scored a league goal in the last 232 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 1. Lig home defeat versus Fatih Karagumruk with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-3 defeat away at Hatayspor before that.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Boluspor have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Last seven meetings between the teams: Akhisar Belediyespor won 2, Boluspor won 3 and 2 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Akhisar BelediyesporB. Eşer
B. Eşer
8 goals
BolusporR. Poepon
R. Poepon
6 goals
Akhisar BelediyesporS. Cikalleshi
S. Cikalleshi
5 goals

Akhisar Belediyespor missing players

Boluspor missing players

Akhisar Belediyespor Boluspor
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 4 Played P 3 7 15
7 5 2 Won W 0 0 2
5 2 2 Drew D 1 2 5
3 0 0 Lost L 2 5 8
21 13 4 Scored S 1 4 13
16 7 2 Conceded C 5 12 22
80% 86% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 87%
60% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 80%
53% 57% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 40%
27% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 20%
13% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
60% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 43% 47%
33% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 20%
27% 14% 25% Failed to Score F T 67% 57% 47%
 
4.7 5 7 Corners For (avg) C F 3 4.3 4.9
4.3 4.6 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 5.4 5.1
2.9 4 3.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.5
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
122 58 24 Total Shots T S 27 64 146
53 25 7 Shots on Target S O 14 27 60
28% 40% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 15% 22%
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Akhisar Belediyespor have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Akhisar Belediyespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Akhisar Belediyespor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Boluspor have scored away.
  • Boluspor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Boluspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boluspor have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hatayspor 15 10 3 2 22 11 7 6 1 0 11 3 8 4 2 2 11 8 11 33
2 BB Erzurumspor 15 8 3 4 17 10 8 6 2 0 13 4 7 2 1 4 4 6 7 27
3 Akhisar Belediyespor 15 7 5 3 21 16 7 5 2 0 13 7 8 2 3 3 8 9 5 26
4 Ümraniyespor 15 7 4 4 25 20 8 5 3 0 16 6 7 2 1 4 9 14 5 25
5 Menemen Belediyespor 15 7 4 4 19 16 7 2 2 3 6 8 8 5 2 1 13 8 3 25
6 Bursaspor 15 8 3 4 22 19 7 5 1 1 11 6 8 3 2 3 11 13 3 24
7 Fatih Karagumruk 15 6 5 4 20 17 7 2 2 3 10 9 8 4 3 1 10 8 3 23
8 Keçiörengücü 15 5 7 3 12 10 8 5 2 1 8 3 7 0 5 2 4 7 2 22
9 Balıkesirspor 15 5 5 5 14 11 8 5 2 1 12 4 7 0 3 4 2 7 3 20
10 Altay 15 5 5 5 19 18 8 3 2 3 6 8 7 2 3 2 13 10 1 20
11 Giresunspor 15 5 4 6 16 22 7 4 2 1 10 7 8 1 2 5 6 15 -6 19
12 İstanbulspor 15 4 6 5 25 23 8 3 3 2 14 10 7 1 3 3 11 13 2 18
13 Adana Demirspor 15 4 6 5 17 15 7 3 2 2 10 6 8 1 4 3 7 9 2 18
14 Altnordu 15 3 5 7 13 19 8 3 3 2 11 9 7 0 2 5 2 10 -6 14
15 Osmanlspor 15 4 2 9 16 24 7 3 2 2 10 9 8 1 0 7 6 15 -8 11
16 Boluspor 15 2 5 8 13 22 8 2 3 3 9 10 7 0 2 5 4 12 -9 11
17 Adanaspor 15 1 6 8 16 27 8 1 5 2 12 14 7 0 1 6 4 13 -11 9
18 Eskişehirspor 15 4 2 9 21 28 7 3 1 3 12 11 8 1 1 6 9 17 -7 5

Read more about 1. Lig

The TFF First League, earlier known as the 1. Lig, is the second level of football in Turkey. It has 18 teams playing each other twice to decide the league table of the regular season. The top two teams are promoted, while the next four have a playoff to decide the third promotion. The three bottom teams are relegated.