The path has mostly gone uphill for Balıkesirspor so far, and you could say the same about Kocaelispor. These hardened teams pray for some vital points here.
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (16) in 1. Lig
- Kocaelispor is in the worst form (0-1-5)
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.
Balıkesirspor form and stats
Balıkesirspor's struggle is real here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu with only 7 points collected from 10 1. Lig games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-7. With seven home 1. Lig games in a row without a win, the Balıkesirspor fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Keçiörengücü game long ago, can be stopped today.
Balıkesirspor enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Tuzlaspor's place. The match ended 2-0 with Dursun and Kéthévoama scoring.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Samsunspor (0-2).Balıkesirspor are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Lig match at Keçiörengücü awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Balıkesirspor here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Balıkesirspor has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Kocaelispor form and stats
There's been little loot from Kocaelispor's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 10 away games in the 1. Lig. Kocaelispor only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. Bitter travels for Kocaelispor as they have lost seven games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Denizlispor match.
Kocaelispor might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Boluspor proved too strong as Kocaelispor slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at İsmetpaşa Stadyumu.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Samsunspor wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Kocaelispor's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kocaelispor have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the participants met previously this season; Kocaelispor - Balıkesirspor 3-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - one - two (Balıkesirspor wins - draws - Kocaelispor wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Ndlovu 9 goals |  B. Keser 4 goals |  A. Taşdemir 3 goals |
Balıkesirspor missing players
Kocaelispor missing players
| Balıkesirspor | Kocaelispor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 36 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 76% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 73% |
| 48% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 50% |
| 14% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 10% | 9% |
| 5% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 5% |
| 48% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 30% | 50% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 32% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 6.4 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7.3 | 8.1 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.7 | 9.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 31% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 18% | 27% |
| 12.8 | 10.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
- Balıkesirspor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest points (7) at home in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (16) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the the worst goal difference (-20) in 1. Lig
- Balıkesirspor have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in 1. Lig
- Kocaelispor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals (5) away in 1. Lig
- Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in 1. Lig
- Kocaelispor is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ankaragücü | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Umraniyespor | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | BB Erzurumspor | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Bandrmaspor | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | Eyupspor | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | İstanbulspor | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Samsunspor | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 34 |
| 8 | Adanaspor | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Manisa BBSK | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Boluspor | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Tuzlaspor | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Keçiörengücü | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Menemen Belediyespor | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Genclerbirligi | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 15 | Kocaelispor | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Bursaspor | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Altnordu | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 22 |
| 18 | Denizlispor | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Balıkesirspor | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 11 |
