Can Ankaragücü beat Samsunspor in Eryaman Stadyumu clash?

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Eryaman Stadyumu (22000 seats)

The hosting team, Ankaragücü, should be favourites in this match, but Samsunspor have proven both flair and bravery. Learn more about the game!

Insights:
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (28) in 1. Lig
  • Samsunspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Ankaragücü nor Samsunspor as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Ankaragücü form and stats

Ankaragücü are steadily winning 1. Lig games and points here at Eryaman Stadyumu. 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 17 games.

The Ankaragücü goalkeeper Bahadır Han Güngördü is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 212 minutes without conceding a goal in the 1. Lig.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Samsunspor last time out and are looking for a win here.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Balıkesirspor and winning 2-0.

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 ten games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost four.

The Ankaragücü fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 17 league matches. Ankaragücü have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Samsunspor form and stats

Samsunspor have only collected 16 points from their away games in the 1. Lig, after 4-4-8 (16 played).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ankaragücü (placed 1st) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Altnordu.

Samsunspor are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, four draws and zero defeats. From a total of four matches.

Samsunspor find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Samsunspor's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other before in this season, with the result Ankaragücü - Samsunspor 0-0 registered in the official records. Stats for the last ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Ankaragücü, five draws and three wins for Samsunspor. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

SamsunsporY. Öztekin
Y. Öztekin
13 goals
AnkaragücüE. Derdiyok
E. Derdiyok
9 goals
SamsunsporA. Fernandes Mendes
A. Fernandes Mendes
9 goals

Ankaragücü missing players

Samsunspor missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ankaragücü Samsunspor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 16 33
20 11 5 Won W 1 4 12
7 3 0 Drew D 1 4 11
7 3 0 Lost L 3 8 10
53 27 9 Scored S 6 19 49
28 14 3 Conceded C 10 26 42
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
76% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 79%
47% 53% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 50% 48%
15% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 38% 36%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 15%
44% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 56% 55%
44% 47% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 30%
18% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 21%
 
5.2 6.2 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.3 6.4
3.5 3.5 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 4.7 4
1.7 1.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.1 2.4
5 2 1 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
11.3 12.2 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 10.1 11.5
4.9 5.2 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.4 4.1
32% 30% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 35% 36%
 
9.1 6.8 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 12.4 10
3.4 2.9 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 5.2 4.1
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Ankaragücü have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (28) in 1. Lig
  • Samsunspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Samsunspor have won significantly less corners away then at 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 34 20 7 7 53 28 17 11 3 3 27 14 17 9 4 4 26 14 25 67
2 Ümraniyespor 33 20 6 7 58 32 17 12 3 2 36 18 16 8 3 5 22 14 26 66
3 İstanbulspor 33 17 6 10 56 39 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 2 6 32 22 17 57
4 BB Erzurumspor 33 16 9 8 52 36 17 11 3 3 31 17 16 5 6 5 21 19 16 57
5 Bandırmaspor 33 17 4 12 47 31 17 10 2 5 26 15 16 7 2 7 21 16 16 55
6 Eyüpspor 33 13 12 8 49 40 17 8 4 5 23 17 16 5 8 3 26 23 9 51
7 Samsunspor 33 12 11 10 49 42 17 8 7 2 30 16 16 4 4 8 19 26 7 47
8 Tuzlaspor 33 12 10 11 39 34 16 6 6 4 21 15 17 6 4 7 18 19 5 46
9 Manisa BBSK 34 13 7 14 40 41 17 8 4 5 24 21 17 5 3 9 16 20 -1 46
10 Adanaspor 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 9 6 3 25 15 16 3 2 11 13 24 -1 44
11 Keçiörengücü 33 12 8 13 40 42 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 3 4 10 15 24 -2 44
12 Denizlispor 33 12 6 15 40 49 16 7 2 7 23 26 17 5 4 8 17 23 -9 42
13 Gençlerbirliği 33 12 6 15 37 48 16 8 2 6 23 21 17 4 4 9 14 27 -11 42
14 Boluspor 33 11 8 14 36 41 16 5 6 5 13 13 17 6 2 9 23 28 -5 41
15 Altnordu 33 13 2 18 40 57 17 9 0 8 21 27 16 4 2 10 19 30 -17 41
16 Kocaelispor 33 11 7 15 33 44 16 9 1 6 22 22 17 2 6 9 11 22 -11 40
17 Bursaspor 33 10 8 15 37 47 16 7 4 5 19 18 17 3 4 10 18 29 -10 38
18 Menemen Belediyespor 33 8 14 11 40 51 17 6 8 3 22 21 16 2 6 8 18 30 -11 38
19 Balıkesirspor 33 3 3 27 24 67 16 2 2 12 12 30 17 1 1 15 12 37 -43 12

Table
  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 34 20 7 7 53 28 17 11 3 3 27 14 17 9 4 4 26 14 25 67
2 Ümraniyespor 33 20 6 7 58 32 17 12 3 2 36 18 16 8 3 5 22 14 26 66
3 İstanbulspor 33 17 6 10 56 39 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 2 6 32 22 17 57
4 BB Erzurumspor 33 16 9 8 52 36 17 11 3 3 31 17 16 5 6 5 21 19 16 57
5 Bandırmaspor 33 17 4 12 47 31 17 10 2 5 26 15 16 7 2 7 21 16 16 55
6 Eyüpspor 33 13 12 8 49 40 17 8 4 5 23 17 16 5 8 3 26 23 9 51
7 Samsunspor 33 12 11 10 49 42 17 8 7 2 30 16 16 4 4 8 19 26 7 47
8 Tuzlaspor 33 12 10 11 39 34 16 6 6 4 21 15 17 6 4 7 18 19 5 46
9 Manisa BBSK 34 13 7 14 40 41 17 8 4 5 24 21 17 5 3 9 16 20 -1 46
10 Adanaspor 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 9 6 3 25 15 16 3 2 11 13 24 -1 44
11 Keçiörengücü 33 12 8 13 40 42 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 3 4 10 15 24 -2 44
12 Denizlispor 33 12 6 15 40 49 16 7 2 7 23 26 17 5 4 8 17 23 -9 42
13 Gençlerbirliği 33 12 6 15 37 48 16 8 2 6 23 21 17 4 4 9 14 27 -11 42
14 Boluspor 33 11 8 14 36 41 16 5 6 5 13 13 17 6 2 9 23 28 -5 41
15 Altnordu 33 13 2 18 40 57 17 9 0 8 21 27 16 4 2 10 19 30 -17 41
16 Kocaelispor 33 11 7 15 33 44 16 9 1 6 22 22 17 2 6 9 11 22 -11 40
17 Bursaspor 33 10 8 15 37 47 16 7 4 5 19 18 17 3 4 10 18 29 -10 38
18 Menemen Belediyespor 33 8 14 11 40 51 17 6 8 3 22 21 16 2 6 8 18 30 -11 38
19 Balıkesirspor 33 3 3 27 24 67 16 2 2 12 12 30 17 1 1 15 12 37 -43 12

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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.