Experts' prediction: Eyüpspor set to get maximum points from Balıkesirspor visit

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Fri 20.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu (15800 seats)

Both Balıkesirspor and Eyüpspor are yearning for points in this game, despite the visitors holding a 42 point advantage so far.

Insights:
  • Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (26) in 1. Lig
  • Eyüpspor have scored more than double the goals of Balıkesirspor.

Balıkesirspor have had a bad season and will be relegated from 1. Lig.

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

Balıkesirspor's struggle is real here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu with only 8 points collected from 17 1. Lig games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-13. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 14 attempts.

Balıkesirspor are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Altınordu.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Bandırmaspor (1-5).

No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where Balıkesirspor had similar winning odds as today, and found 5 games. In these, the hosts won 0, drew 0 and lost 5. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that Balıkesirspor lost 4 similar games by at least two goals.

Balıkesirspor have scored 13 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Balıkesirspor with 35 goals conceded in these matches. When Balıkesirspor hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Adanaspor, Bursaspor, Kocaelispor, Altınordu, Denizlispor and Menemen Belediyespor), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Eyüpspor form and stats

As the visiting team in 1. Lig matches, Eyüpspor have produced an overall stat of 5-8-4 so far.

Eyüpspor won their last game, 2-1 versus Kocaelispor played at home.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Tuzlaspor's place.

Eyüpspor are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 28 times in 17 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Eyüpspor have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Eyüpspor - Balıkesirspor 1-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - one - one (Balıkesirspor wins - draws - Eyüpspor wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EyüpsporU. Bulut
U. Bulut
14 goals
EyüpsporP. Dibba
P. Dibba
10 goals
EyüpsporT. Temeltaş
T. Temeltaş
6 goals

Balıkesirspor missing players

Eyüpspor missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Balıkesirspor Eyüpspor
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
3 2 0 Won W 2 5 14
3 2 0 Drew D 4 8 12
29 13 5 Lost L 0 4 9
26 13 4 Scored S 9 28 53
74 35 17 Conceded C 6 26 44
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
83% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 86%
57% 47% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 65% 51%
26% 24% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 41% 29%
11% 18% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 11%
57% 53% 80% BTTS BTTS 83% 88% 66%
9% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 12% 23%
37% 41% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 14%
 
3.7 4.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.9 5.1
5.9 5.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 1.7 3.8 3.6
2.7 2.8 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.8
4 3 2 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
7.6 9 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 14.7 10.6 11.9
2.6 3 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.3 5.2 4.7
29% 25% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 32% 33%
 
13.1 10.5 12.6 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 10.1 8.9
5.7 4.6 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 4.2 3.5
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • 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 (1) in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (13) at home in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (26) in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the most conceded goals (35) at home in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the most conceded goals (74) 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 (42) in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the the worst goal difference (-22) at home in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the the worst goal difference (-48) in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Eyüpspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Eyüpspor have scored more than double the goals of Balıkesirspor.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Umraniyespor 35 20 7 8 60 35 18 12 4 2 36 18 17 8 3 6 24 17 25 67
2 Ankaragucu 35 20 7 8 54 30 18 11 3 4 28 16 17 9 4 4 26 14 24 67
3 Bandırmaspor 35 19 4 12 56 34 18 11 2 5 30 17 17 8 2 7 26 17 22 61
4 İstanbulspor 35 17 8 10 57 40 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 9 3 6 32 22 17 59
5 BB Erzurumspor 35 16 10 9 55 40 18 11 4 3 33 19 17 5 6 6 22 21 15 58
6 Eyüpspor 35 14 12 9 53 44 18 9 4 5 25 18 17 5 8 4 28 26 9 54
7 Tuzlaspor 35 13 10 12 43 40 17 7 6 4 24 17 18 6 4 8 19 23 3 49
8 Manisa BBSK 36 14 7 15 45 44 18 9 4 5 28 22 18 5 3 10 17 22 1 49
9 Samsunspor 35 12 12 11 50 44 18 8 8 2 30 16 17 4 4 9 20 28 6 48
10 Keciorengucu 35 13 9 13 44 45 17 10 4 3 27 19 18 3 5 10 17 26 -1 48
11 Genclerbirligi 35 14 6 15 42 50 17 9 2 6 25 22 18 5 4 9 17 28 -8 48
12 Boluspor 35 13 8 14 40 43 17 6 6 5 15 14 18 7 2 9 25 29 -3 47
13 Denizlispor 35 13 7 15 42 50 17 8 2 7 25 27 18 5 5 8 17 23 -8 46
14 Adanaspor 35 12 9 14 39 40 18 9 6 3 25 15 17 3 3 11 14 25 -1 45
15 Altınordu 35 14 3 18 44 60 18 10 0 8 23 28 17 4 3 10 21 32 -16 45
16 Bursaspor 35 11 8 16 42 53 17 8 4 5 22 20 18 3 4 11 20 33 -11 41
17 Kocaelispor 35 11 8 16 36 48 17 9 2 6 24 24 18 2 6 10 12 24 -12 41
18 Menemen Belediyespor 35 8 14 13 42 56 18 6 8 4 23 24 17 2 6 9 19 32 -14 38
19 Balıkesirspor 35 3 3 29 26 74 17 2 2 13 13 35 18 1 1 16 13 39 -48 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 Umraniyespor 35 20 7 8 60 35 18 12 4 2 36 18 17 8 3 6 24 17 25 67
2 Ankaragucu 35 20 7 8 54 30 18 11 3 4 28 16 17 9 4 4 26 14 24 67
3 Bandırmaspor 35 19 4 12 56 34 18 11 2 5 30 17 17 8 2 7 26 17 22 61
4 İstanbulspor 35 17 8 10 57 40 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 9 3 6 32 22 17 59
5 BB Erzurumspor 35 16 10 9 55 40 18 11 4 3 33 19 17 5 6 6 22 21 15 58
6 Eyüpspor 35 14 12 9 53 44 18 9 4 5 25 18 17 5 8 4 28 26 9 54
7 Tuzlaspor 35 13 10 12 43 40 17 7 6 4 24 17 18 6 4 8 19 23 3 49
8 Manisa BBSK 36 14 7 15 45 44 18 9 4 5 28 22 18 5 3 10 17 22 1 49
9 Samsunspor 35 12 12 11 50 44 18 8 8 2 30 16 17 4 4 9 20 28 6 48
10 Keciorengucu 35 13 9 13 44 45 17 10 4 3 27 19 18 3 5 10 17 26 -1 48
11 Genclerbirligi 35 14 6 15 42 50 17 9 2 6 25 22 18 5 4 9 17 28 -8 48
12 Boluspor 35 13 8 14 40 43 17 6 6 5 15 14 18 7 2 9 25 29 -3 47
13 Denizlispor 35 13 7 15 42 50 17 8 2 7 25 27 18 5 5 8 17 23 -8 46
14 Adanaspor 35 12 9 14 39 40 18 9 6 3 25 15 17 3 3 11 14 25 -1 45
15 Altınordu 35 14 3 18 44 60 18 10 0 8 23 28 17 4 3 10 21 32 -16 45
16 Bursaspor 35 11 8 16 42 53 17 8 4 5 22 20 18 3 4 11 20 33 -11 41
17 Kocaelispor 35 11 8 16 36 48 17 9 2 6 24 24 18 2 6 10 12 24 -12 41
18 Menemen Belediyespor 35 8 14 13 42 56 18 6 8 4 23 24 17 2 6 9 19 32 -14 38
19 Balıkesirspor 35 3 3 29 26 74 17 2 2 13 13 35 18 1 1 16 13 39 -48 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.