Can Balıkesirspor defeat Gençlerbirliği in Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu clash?

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu (15800 seats)

Here's every piece of info you must learn, and then some, ahead of the Balıkesirspor - Gençlerbirliği game!

Insights:
  • Balıkesirspor have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Gençlerbirliği have yet to win a game away.

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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Balıkesirspor form and stats

Balıkesirspor have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the 1. Lig. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

Balıkesirspor lost their last game at Istanbulspor (placed 12th) after a 0-1 scoreline.

Before that, Balıkesirspor had a home game versus Keciorengucu which ended with a victory 2-1.

Balıkesirspor has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Balıkesirspor have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gençlerbirliği form and stats

The 1. Lig season is young and Gençlerbirliği have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.

Gençlerbirliği go into this game after a win, the home game against Boluspor that ended 1-0.

Before that, Gençlerbirliği travelled to Samsunspor and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gençlerbirliği as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Gençlerbirliği have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Balıkesirspor-Gençlerbirliği H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Balıkesirspor one win, Gençlerbirliği three wins, zero draws. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GençlerbirliğiB. Alıcı
B. Alıcı
3 goals
BalıkesirsporO. Aynaoğlu
O. Aynaoğlu
2 goals
GençlerbirliğiS. Cordovil de Lima
S. Cordovil de Lima
2 goals

Balıkesirspor missing players

Gençlerbirliği missing players

Balıkesirspor Gençlerbirliği
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 2 3 7
2 2 1 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 2 2 2
4 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
5 3 1 Scored S 2 2 8
9 2 0 Conceded C 2 4 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 86%
50% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 71%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 57%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 29%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 43%
17% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 29%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 43%
 
3 2.3 2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 4
7.3 7.7 9 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7 5.4
2 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.8 7 4 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 10.7 11.6
2 2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3 4.1
42% 50% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 22% 28%
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Balıkesirspor have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Balıkesirspor have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Balıkesirspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gençlerbirliği have yet to win a game away.

  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 7 6 1 0 14 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 4 3 1 0 9 0 14 19
2 Ankaragucu 7 4 3 0 13 3 3 1 2 0 4 2 4 3 1 0 9 1 10 15
3 BB Erzurumspor 7 5 0 2 8 6 4 3 0 1 6 4 3 2 0 1 2 2 2 15
4 Eyupspor 7 4 1 2 11 8 3 1 0 2 2 4 4 3 1 0 9 4 3 13
5 Bandrmaspor 7 4 0 3 9 7 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 12
6 Tuzlaspor 6 3 2 1 8 4 3 1 2 0 4 2 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 11
7 Kocaelispor 6 3 1 2 5 6 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 10
8 Manisa BBSK 7 3 0 4 9 10 3 1 0 2 2 4 4 2 0 2 7 6 -1 9
9 Menemen Belediyespor 7 2 2 3 9 14 4 2 1 1 5 5 3 0 1 2 4 9 -5 8
10 Gençlerbirliği 7 2 2 3 8 13 4 2 0 2 6 9 3 0 2 1 2 4 -5 8
11 Boluspor 6 2 1 3 7 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 1 0 3 4 5 1 7
12 Istanbulspor 6 2 1 3 8 8 4 2 0 2 7 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 7
13 Samsunspor 5 2 1 2 8 8 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 7
14 Altınordu 7 2 1 4 9 14 3 2 0 1 5 5 4 0 1 3 4 9 -5 7
15 Adanaspor 7 1 3 3 8 10 3 1 2 0 6 2 4 0 1 3 2 8 -2 6
16 Denizlispor 6 2 0 4 5 8 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 1 0 2 3 3 -3 6
17 Balıkesirspor 6 2 0 4 5 9 3 2 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 3 2 7 -4 6
18 Bursaspor 7 1 2 4 7 12 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 0 1 2 2 4 -5 5
19 Keciorengucu 6 1 1 4 5 10 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 3 2 6 -5 4

Read more about 1. Lig

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.