1. Lig match preview and statistics: Balıkesirspor fight Bandırmaspor

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sun 04.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu (15800 seats)

Balıkesirspor hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 29 points and a 13th position in the 1. Lig table. Visiting Bandırmaspor holds 10th place with 38 pts.

Insights:
  • Balıkesirspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bandırmaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Balıkesirspor form and stats

The story so far in the 1. Lig for Balıkesirspor at their home stadium (Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

It's back home for Balıkesirspor, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ümraniyespor away with the result 2-1. M. Durmuş and M. Otoo found the net in that victory. Ahead of that match, Balıkesirspor lost 0-3 at home to Altay.

The victory against Ümraniyespor came after M. Otoo's winning goal. The Balıkesirspor manager Y. Şimşek was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 46th minute.

The Balıkesirspor fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Balıkesirspor have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Bandırmaspor form and stats

Bandırmaspor have only collected 13 points from their away games in the 1. Lig, after 4-1-8 (13 played).

The supporters enjoyed Bandırmaspor's previous game versus Tuzlaspor (placed 8th), a 1. Lig 3-2 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Giresunspor.

Bandırmaspor have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Bandırmaspor have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Bandırmaspor - Balıkesirspor 1-0. Last seven meetings between the teams: Balıkesirspor won two, Bandırmaspor won three and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BandırmasporM. Poté
M. Poté
7 goals
BalıkesirsporA. Mršić
A. Mršić
6 goals
BandırmasporR. Rayos Serna
R. Rayos Serna
5 goals

Balıkesirspor missing players

Bandırmaspor missing players

Balıkesirspor Bandırmaspor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
7 4 1 Won W 1 4 11
8 4 2 Drew D 1 1 5
12 5 1 Lost L 2 8 11
28 17 4 Scored S 4 15 34
39 19 3 Conceded C 5 17 33
89% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 70%
56% 69% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 48%
26% 31% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
48% 46% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 46% 52%
19% 23% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 26%
44% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.8 8.4 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 7.3 8
3.1 3.2 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3 3.3
33% 41% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 42% 40%
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Balıkesirspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bandırmaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Giresunspor 27 17 5 5 42 20 14 9 2 3 21 10 13 8 3 2 21 10 22 56
2 Samsunspor 27 14 9 4 42 26 14 9 2 3 25 14 13 5 7 1 17 12 16 51
3 Altay 27 16 2 9 52 29 14 8 2 4 30 17 13 8 0 5 22 12 23 50
4 Adana Demirspor 27 14 7 6 45 24 14 8 4 2 27 11 13 6 3 4 18 13 21 49
5 Altınordu 27 14 7 6 40 33 13 7 3 3 16 13 14 7 4 3 24 20 7 49
6 Istanbulspor 27 14 5 8 49 30 14 7 4 3 30 18 13 7 1 5 19 12 19 47
7 Keciorengucu 27 13 7 7 34 18 14 8 2 4 18 7 13 5 5 3 16 11 16 46
8 Tuzlaspor 27 12 5 10 36 39 13 7 1 5 18 18 14 5 4 5 18 21 -3 41
9 Bursaspor 27 12 4 11 45 41 13 7 1 5 23 18 14 5 3 6 22 23 4 40
10 Bandırmaspor 27 11 5 11 34 33 14 7 4 3 19 16 13 4 1 8 15 17 1 38
11 Ümraniyespor 27 10 7 10 32 35 14 5 4 5 18 18 13 5 3 5 14 17 -3 37
12 Boluspor 27 9 5 13 28 30 13 3 2 8 8 13 14 6 3 5 20 17 -2 32
13 Balıkesirspor 27 7 8 12 28 39 13 4 4 5 17 19 14 3 4 7 11 20 -11 29
14 Adanaspor 27 7 7 13 35 40 13 4 3 6 22 26 14 3 4 7 13 14 -5 28
15 Menemen Belediyespor 27 6 10 11 29 44 13 3 4 6 16 24 14 3 6 5 13 20 -15 28
16 Akhisar Belediyespor 27 7 4 16 27 44 13 4 3 6 12 13 14 3 1 10 15 31 -17 25
17 Osmanlspor 27 3 7 17 18 45 13 2 5 6 9 17 14 1 2 11 9 28 -27 16
18 Eskişehirspor 27 1 8 18 16 62 14 1 6 7 8 23 13 0 2 11 8 39 -46 8

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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.