1. Lig news and data: Ankaragücü odds-on betting favourite to overwhelm Eyüpspor

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Eryaman Stadyumu (22000 seats)

The Ankaragücü & Eyüpspor bosses Dalcı and Hamzaoğlu are both afraid of and feeling excited about this highly important fixture in the higher area of the 1. Lig standings.

Insights:
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (20) in 1. Lig
  • Eyüpspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Ankaragücü form and stats

Ankaragücü have performed here at Eryaman Stadyumu this season with 10 wins from 13 1. Lig matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Ankaragücü has recorded two wins in a row here at Eryaman Stadyumu, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Ankaragücü drew their last game, 1-1 away at Manisa BBSK (placed 9th).

Ahead of that match, Ankaragücü won a home game hosting Bandrmaspor (1-0).

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 Ankaragücü have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost four.

Ankaragücü have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Eryaman Stadyumu with 21 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Ankaragücü have conceded only 8 goals.

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Eyüpspor form and stats

Playing away, Eyüpspor have won 4 games, drawn 7 and suffered 3 defeats in the 1. Lig this season.

Eyüpspor are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Adanaspor (placed 8th).

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Bursaspor.

We have checked recent matches where Eyüpspor have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were three victories, zero draws and two defeats.

Eyüpspor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. As opposed to that, Eyüpspor have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head match ended Eyüpspor - Ankaragücü 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: five - zero - two (Ankaragücü wins - draws - Eyüpspor wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EyüpsporU. Bulut
U. Bulut
14 goals
AnkaragücüE. Derdiyok
E. Derdiyok
9 goals
EyüpsporP. Dibba
P. Dibba
8 goals

Ankaragücü missing players

Eyüpspor missing players

Ankaragücü Eyüpspor
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 4 14 28
18 10 3 Won W 1 4 12
5 2 0 Drew D 2 7 10
5 1 1 Lost L 1 3 6
43 21 6 Scored S 6 21 41
20 8 2 Conceded C 6 19 30
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
75% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 82%
46% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 43%
7% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 21%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
43% 46% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 86% 61%
43% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 29%
18% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 14%
 
5.4 6.8 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4.8 4.8
3.6 3.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.9 3.5
1.6 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.9 11.7 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.9 11.4
4.6 4.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.9 4.4
33% 33% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 31% 33%
 
9 6.1 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 9.6 8.5
3.2 2.3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 3.2
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Ankaragücü have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ankaragücü have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (20) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the most matches under the total-line (14) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the most points from losing position (13) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the the best goal difference (+23) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Eyüpspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ankaragücü 28 18 5 5 43 20 13 10 2 1 21 8 15 8 3 4 22 12 23 59
2 Umraniyespor 29 17 5 7 48 28 14 10 2 2 28 14 15 7 3 5 20 14 20 56
3 Bandrmaspor 28 15 4 9 42 25 15 9 2 4 23 13 13 6 2 5 19 12 17 49
4 Istanbulspor 27 14 5 8 44 30 13 7 3 3 20 14 14 7 2 5 24 16 14 47
5 Eyüpspor 28 12 10 6 41 30 14 8 3 3 20 11 14 4 7 3 21 19 11 46
6 BB Erzurumspor 28 12 8 8 41 33 15 10 2 3 29 16 13 2 6 5 12 17 8 44
7 Samsunspor 27 11 9 7 45 35 14 7 6 1 26 12 13 4 3 6 19 23 10 42
8 Adanaspor 28 10 8 10 32 28 15 7 6 2 20 12 13 3 2 8 12 16 4 38
9 Manisa BBSK 28 10 7 11 31 34 14 6 4 4 18 18 14 4 3 7 13 16 -3 37
10 Boluspor 27 9 8 10 31 31 13 5 6 2 12 7 14 4 2 8 19 24 0 35
11 Keciorengucu 27 9 8 10 34 36 13 7 4 2 22 16 14 2 4 8 12 20 -2 35
12 Tuzlaspor 28 9 8 11 25 29 14 4 6 4 13 14 14 5 2 7 12 15 -4 35
13 Menemen Belediyespor 28 8 11 9 36 44 14 6 6 2 19 16 14 2 5 7 17 28 -8 35
14 Genclerbirligi 27 10 4 13 32 42 14 6 2 6 19 21 13 4 2 7 13 21 -10 34
15 Kocaelispor 27 9 6 12 26 33 13 7 1 5 17 15 14 2 5 7 9 18 -7 33
16 Altınordu 28 10 1 17 31 51 15 7 0 8 18 27 13 3 1 9 13 24 -20 31
17 Denizlispor 27 8 6 13 26 39 13 5 2 6 15 18 14 3 4 7 11 21 -13 30
18 Bursaspor 27 7 7 13 29 40 13 5 3 5 16 17 14 2 4 8 13 23 -11 28
19 Balıkesirspor 27 3 2 22 20 49 13 2 1 10 10 22 14 1 1 12 10 27 -29 11

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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.