Football tips: Balıkesirspor vs İstanbulspor - predictions and betting guide

Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Date: Sat 06.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu (15800 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Balıkesirspor are in the 11th position while the guests worry at 13th.

It's no vacation for neither Balıkesirspor nor İstanbulspor as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Balıkesirspor form and stats

7 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Balıkesirspor has to build on here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Giresunspor in the 1. Lig last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Boluspor (0-1).

The Balıkesirspor fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Balıkesirspor have only conceded 12 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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İstanbulspor form and stats

İstanbulspor have only collected 9 points from their away games after 0-9-5 (14 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

İstanbulspor won their last game, 2-1 versus Eskişehirspor played at home. Before that, İstanbulspor travelled to Giresunspor and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting İstanbulspor as they have only managed to score 10 times from 14 away games. As opposed to that, İstanbulspor have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: İstanbulspor - Balıkesirspor 3-0. Last three meetings between the teams: Balıkesirspor won 0, İstanbulspor won 3 and 0 draws.

Top Goalscorers

N. Çalışkan
7 goals / 1 assists
İ. Yılmaz
7 goals / 3 assists
F. Kéthévoama
5 goals

Balıkesirspor missing players

İstanbulspor missing players

Playername Goals Assist Starts % Started

Balıkesirspor İstanbulspor
Total Home Statistic Away Total
27 13 Played 14 27
27 17 Scored 10 31
31 12 Conceded 15 36
89% 85% Over 0.5 93% 96%
63% 62% Over 1.5 64% 78%
48% 54% Over 2.5 14% 37%
15% 23% Over 3.5 7% 22%
0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 7%
44% 54% Both teams to score 64% 59%
19% 23% Clean Sheet 7% 15%
48% 38% Failed To Score 36% 30%
Key stats this season:
  • Balıkesirspor is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 D P
1 Denizlispor 27 16 7 4 46 27 14 8 4 2 27 12 13 8 3 2 19 15 19 55
2 Gençlerbirliği 27 17 4 6 40 23 13 9 2 2 23 8 14 8 2 4 17 15 17 55
3 Osmanlıspor 27 16 3 8 38 18 14 7 1 6 17 14 13 9 2 2 21 4 20 51
4 Hatayspor 27 14 8 5 42 19 14 7 5 2 23 9 13 7 3 3 19 10 23 50
5 Gazişehir Gaziantep 27 14 6 7 45 22 14 7 3 4 20 10 13 7 3 3 25 12 23 48
6 Altınordu 27 12 9 6 37 23 14 7 4 3 24 12 13 5 5 3 13 11 14 45
7 Ümraniyespor 26 13 6 7 33 23 14 9 1 4 22 12 12 4 5 3 11 11 10 45
8 Adana Demirspor 26 12 5 9 35 30 13 6 4 3 21 11 13 6 1 6 14 19 5 41
9 Boluspor 27 11 6 10 31 28 13 5 4 4 16 12 14 6 2 6 15 16 3 39
10 Altay 27 10 8 9 40 30 13 5 3 5 16 12 14 5 5 4 24 18 10 38
11 Balıkesirspor 27 10 6 11 27 31 13 7 3 3 17 12 14 3 3 8 10 19 -4 36
12 Adanaspor 27 8 9 10 31 31 13 3 5 5 16 15 14 5 4 5 15 16 0 33
13 İstanbulspor 27 6 12 9 31 36 13 6 3 4 21 21 14 0 9 5 10 15 -5 30
14 Giresunspor 27 6 10 11 26 33 13 4 3 6 15 17 14 2 7 5 11 16 -7 28
15 Afjet Afyonspor 27 6 7 14 33 43 13 3 4 6 16 23 14 3 3 8 17 20 -10 25
16 Eskişehirspor 27 6 7 14 29 52 14 5 6 3 17 17 13 1 1 11 12 35 -23 25
17 Elazığspor 27 5 5 17 29 48 13 2 3 8 13 21 14 3 2 9 16 27 -19 20
18 Karabükspor 27 0 2 25 8 84 14 0 2 12 6 33 13 0 0 13 2 51 -76 -1

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