Struggling Balıkesirspor will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying İstanbulspor in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Balıkesirspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a 1. Lig match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Samsunspor, so at least Balıkesirspor are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Relegation threatens Balıkesirspor who should definitely be looking for some points here. İstanbulspor are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Balıkesirspor form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Balıkesirspor have to build on here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu in the 1. Lig.
In their previous game, the manager Y. Şimşek led his Balıkesirspor to a defeat in the 1. Lig match away at Samsunspor. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu. Ahead of that match, Balıkesirspor won a home game hosting Bandrmaspor (2-1).
Balıkesirspor are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Lig match at Eskisehirspor awaits in four days.
The Balıkesirspor fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. Balıkesirspor have conceded 20 in these home matches.
İstanbulspor form and stats
7-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for İstanbulspor in their 1. Lig matches away.
İstanbulspor had fun at their own home (Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu) last time out, beating Tuzlaspor 2-1. E. Rroca scored. A 0-0 draw at Giresunspor's stadium before that.
After this away game İstanbulspor return home for a 1. Lig game against Menemen Belediyespor. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visiting İstanbulspor have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. İstanbulspor are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
İstanbulspor - Balıkesirspor 5-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's zero Balıkesirspor victories, one draw and six İstanbulspor wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Ergün 11 goals | E. Rroca 8 goals |  İ. Yılmaz 7 goals |
Balıkesirspor missing players
İstanbulspor missing players
| Balıkesirspor | İstanbulspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 30 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 51 |
| 41 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 31 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 72% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 76% |
| 55% | 71% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 59% |
| 24% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 52% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 31% |
| 45% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 8.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8 | 8.9 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 34% | 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 43% |
- Balıkesirspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Giresunspor | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Samsunspor | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Adana Demirspor | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 55 |
| 4 | Altay | 29 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 53 |
| 5 | Altnordu | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 | İstanbulspor | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 51 |
| 7 | Keciorengucu | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 49 |
| 8 | Umraniyespor | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Tuzlaspor | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -6 | 41 |
| 10 | Bursaspor | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 40 |
| 11 | Bandrmaspor | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Boluspor | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | -2 | 35 |
| 13 | Balıkesirspor | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | Adanaspor | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 31 |
| 15 | Menemen Belediyespor | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 30 |
| 16 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 35 | -20 | 25 |
| 17 | Osmanlspor | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -24 | 22 |
| 18 | Eskisehirspor | 29 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 45 | -54 | 8 |