Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Altay in 10th and Balıkesirspor in 12th place.
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.
Altay form and stats
Seven points from three 1. Lig home games is a great start for Altay, who are hoping to build on that form here at Bornova Doğanlar Stadı. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Altay after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A 1. Lig defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Altnordu.
Goals decide football matches and Altay are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Defensively Altay have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Balıkesirspor form and stats
As the visiting team in 1. Lig matches, Balıkesirspor have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far.
There were no winners in Balıkesirspor's previous match, a Turkish Cup home game that ended 2-2 vs Erokspor (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties). The game before that, in the 1. Lig, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Adanaspor.
It looked so good for Balıkesirspor vs Erokspor (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties), but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Balıkesirspor have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Altay-Balıkesirspor H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Altay three wins, Balıkesirspor four wins, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Lopes Paixão 6 goals |  A. Gnanduillet 2 goals |  A. Mršić 2 goals |
Altay missing players
Balıkesirspor missing players
| Altay | Balıkesirspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | 29 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 35 | 72 |
| 31 | 14 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 18 | 32 |
| 32% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 17% | 25% |
- Altay has the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in 1. Lig
- Altay has the fewest conceded goals (4) in 1. Lig
- Altay has the the best goal difference (+7) at home in 1. Lig
- Altay have not yet lost a game at home.
- Altay have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Balıkesirspor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Balıkesirspor have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Balıkesirspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Istanbulspor | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Tuzlaspor | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Adana Demirspor | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Samsunspor | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Keciorengucu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Altnordu | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Adanaspor | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Giresunspor | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Altay | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Bursaspor | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Balıkesirspor | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Umraniyespor | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Menemen Belediyespor | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Bandrmaspor | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Osmanlspor | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Boluspor | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Eskisehirspor | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -12 | 3 |