Preview: 43 points divide the contenders so far, Bandırmaspor on top. Can Balıkesirspor pull off a surprise?
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (24) in 1. Lig
- Bandırmaspor have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in 1. Lig
Balıkesirspor have had a bad season and will be relegated from 1. Lig.
It's no vacation for neither Balıkesirspor nor Bandırmaspor 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.
Balıkesirspor form and stats
Balıkesirspor's results here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu in the 1. Lig have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 12 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Balıkesirspor who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 13 attempts. Their previous win was against Tuzlaspor, 92 days ago.
Balıkesirspor played out a surprising loss 1-3 against Bandırmaspor in their previous match, also a home game.
Heartbreak before that as Balıkesirspor lost 1-4 at Ümraniyespor's place.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Balıkesirspor have been in this position before, they have won zero, drawn zero and lost five from five games. four defeats by at least two goals.
Balıkesirspor aren't scoring a lot here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu in the league, with only 12 goals from 16 games. Balıkesirspor have conceded 30 from these games. When Balıkesirspor hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Bursaspor, Kocaelispor, Altınordu, Boluspor, Menemen Belediyespor and Gençlerbirliği), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Bandırmaspor form and stats
7 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Bandırmaspor playing as the away team in the 1. Lig this season.
Keny was the last player to score for the away team. Bandırmaspor haven't scored a league goal in the last 226 minutes.
Two trips in a row for Bandırmaspor, whose manager Gursel could celebrate last time after the win against Balıkesirspor.
A loss against Keçiörengücü was the result prior to that, in a home game.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bandırmaspor have scored 21 goals in 16 league games away.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have met previously this season: Bandırmaspor - Balıkesirspor 3-0. Stats for the former nine meetings between these two squads are: three wins for Balıkesirspor, two draws and four wins for Bandırmaspor. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Keny 9 goals |  D. Davas 7 goals |  İ. Çolak 5 goals |
Balıkesirspor missing players
Bandırmaspor missing players
| Balıkesirspor | Bandırmaspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | 50 |
| 70 | 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 94% | 91% |
| 82% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 71% |
| 56% | 47% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 35% | 44% |
| 26% | 24% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | 18% |
| 9% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 56% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 35% | 38% |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 35% | 44% |
| 38% | 41% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 35% | 26% |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.4 | 8.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 26% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| 12.6 | 9.8 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- Balıkesirspor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest clean sheets (3) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest points (8) at home in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (24) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the most conceded goals (30) at home in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the most conceded goals (67) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the the worst goal difference (-18) at home in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the the worst goal difference (-43) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor is in the worst form (0-1-4)
- Bandırmaspor have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in 1. Lig
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ankaragucu | 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 | Altınordu | 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 |
