Balıkesirspor and Giresunspor spectators can't wait for 1. Lig clash at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Mon 14.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu (15800 seats)

It's ground zero in 1. Lig - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Balıkesirspor and Giresunspor did in their pre-season friendlies!

Giresunspor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Balıkesirspor form and stats

Last season, Balıkesirspor's league statistics were 9 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 13th position in the 1. Lig. Over these 34 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 48. Playing at home last season Balıkesirspor managed 6-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 27 conceded.

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Giresunspor form and stats

Let's have a look at how Giresunspor performed last season in the 1. Lig: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 8 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded 47 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 9 with 17/28 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Balıkesirspor won two, Giresunspor won four and four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Balıkesirspor missing players

Giresunspor missing players

Balıkesirspor Giresunspor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Balıkesirspor Last season Giresunspor
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
9 6   Won W   3 12
11 5   Drew D   5 8
14 6   Lost L   9 14
36 19   Scored S   17 39
48 27   Conceded C   28 47
85% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
68% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 82%
41% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 44%
26% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 21%
15% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 9%
38% 35%   BTTS BTTS   53% 53%
32% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 24%
44% 41%   Failed to Score F T   35% 29%
 
2.7 3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4.8
5.3 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 4
2.9 3.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.7
5 4   Red cards R C   5 7
 
292 161   Total Shots T S   132 318
122 65   Shots on Target S O   66 142
30% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 27%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adana Demirspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Adanaspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Akhisar Belediyespor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Altay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Altnordu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Balıkesirspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Bandrmaspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Boluspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Bursaspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Eskisehirspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Giresunspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 İstanbulspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Keciorengucu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Menemen Belediyespor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Osmanlspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Samsunspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tuzlaspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Umraniyespor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hatayspor 34 19 9 6 48 28 17 13 3 1 26 8 17 6 6 5 22 20 20 66
2 BB Erzurumspor 34 18 8 8 42 26 17 12 2 3 27 14 17 6 6 5 15 12 16 62
3 Adana Demirspor 34 17 10 7 71 43 17 9 5 3 38 22 17 8 5 4 33 21 28 61
4 Akhisar Belediyespor 34 16 9 9 46 39 17 9 5 3 27 19 17 7 4 6 19 20 7 57
5 Fatih Karagumruk 34 15 11 8 53 39 17 7 6 4 29 21 17 8 5 4 24 18 14 56
6 Bursaspor 34 17 8 9 49 41 17 10 5 2 25 16 17 7 3 7 24 25 8 56
7 Altay 34 14 12 8 48 37 17 10 3 4 21 13 17 4 9 4 27 24 11 54
8 Keciorengucu 34 13 11 10 33 28 17 10 3 4 18 9 17 3 8 6 15 19 5 50
9 Umraniyespor 34 12 8 14 48 51 17 8 6 3 28 17 17 4 2 11 20 34 -3 44
10 Menemen Belediyespor 34 11 11 12 42 46 17 5 6 6 22 24 17 6 5 6 20 22 -4 44
11 Giresunspor 34 12 8 14 39 47 17 9 3 5 22 19 17 3 5 9 17 28 -8 44
12 İstanbulspor 34 9 13 12 45 43 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 3 7 7 24 24 2 40
13 Balıkesirspor 34 9 11 14 36 48 17 6 5 6 19 27 17 3 6 8 17 21 -12 38
14 Altnordu 34 8 13 13 37 44 17 7 6 4 26 20 17 1 7 9 11 24 -7 37
15 Boluspor 34 6 15 13 30 41 17 4 8 5 16 18 17 2 7 8 14 23 -11 33
16 Osmanlspor 34 8 9 17 41 56 17 6 7 4 26 25 17 2 2 13 15 31 -15 30
17 Adanaspor 34 3 12 19 30 55 17 3 10 4 20 20 17 0 2 15 10 35 -25 21
18 Eskisehirspor 34 7 6 21 34 60 17 4 3 10 20 30 17 3 3 11 14 30 -26 12

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.