Altay and Giresunspor have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 1. Lig.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Giresunspor when visiting Altay as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Altay form and stats
Overall 1. Lig stats at home this season for Altay are 3-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Altay, who won 3-1 against BB Erzurumspor (placed 4th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Trabzonspor (1-4).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Altay have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Altay have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. 8 goals have been conceded.
Giresunspor form and stats
Giresunspor have only collected 5 points from their away games in the 1. Lig, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
Giresunspor delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Altınordu (placed 14th) in their previous match; a 1. Lig game. Prior to that match, the Giresunspor manager H. Kutlu faced defeat when travelling to BB Erzurumspor and losing 0-2.
Giresunspor are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The attacking power of Giresunspor when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Giresunspor have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 4 Altay victories, 2 draws and 3 Giresunspor wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Marco Paixão 7 goals |   R. Rusescu 7 goals |  A. Putilo 5 goals |
Altay missing players
Giresunspor missing players
| Altay | Giresunspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 50% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 50% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 25% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 179 | 89 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 63 | 156 |
| 74 | 33 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 26 | 64 |
| 30% | 18% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 27% |
- Altay has the fewest scored goals (6) at home
- Giresunspor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Menemen Belediyespor | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 3 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | BB Erzurumspor | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Keciorengucu | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Umraniyespor | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Bursaspor | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Balkesirspor | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Altay | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Fatih Karagumruk | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | Adana Demirspor | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 12 | Giresunspor | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Istanbulspor | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 14 | Altınordu | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Osmanlspor | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Boluspor | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Adanaspor | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Eskisehirspor | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 5 |