1. Lig preview and news: BB Erzurumspor - Kocaelispor at Kazım Karabekir Stadyumu

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kazım Karabekir Stadyumu (23700 seats)

1. Lig: Top-notch versus not good enough, at least based on the league table. BB Erzurumspor - Kocaelispor. Home victory or a surprise result?

Insights:
  • BB Erzurumspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals (11) away in 1. Lig

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for BB Erzurumspor and Kocaelispor.

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BB Erzurumspor form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 17 1. Lig games here at Kazım Karabekir Stadyumu for BB Erzurumspor. The data says 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

Erzurumspor's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Kocaelispor (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting İstanbulspor.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from BB Erzurumspor's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won four matches, drawn zero and lost zero.

The BB Erzurumspor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Kocaelispor form and stats

There's been little loot from Kocaelispor's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 17 away games in the 1. Lig. Kocaelispor only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws.

There might be some fixture complaints from Kocaelispor as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against BB Erzurumspor.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Manisa BBSK.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Kocaelispor playing away, we found six games. Results were zero away wins, three draws and three home wins.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kocaelispor as they have only managed to score 11 times from 17 away games in the league. Kocaelispor have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have played before this season: Erzurumspor - Kocaelispor 1-0. BB Erzurumspor-Kocaelispor H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: BB Erzurumspor two wins, Kocaelispor two wins, zero draws. one of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BB ErzurumsporE. Tozlu
E. Tozlu
9 goals
BB ErzurumsporA. Olanare
A. Olanare
8 goals
BB ErzurumsporA. Novikovas
A. Novikovas
7 goals

BB Erzurumspor missing players

Kocaelispor missing players

Total First Half Second Half
BB Erzurumspor Kocaelispor
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 4 17 33
16 11 5 Won W 0 2 11
9 3 1 Drew D 2 6 7
8 3 0 Lost L 2 9 15
52 31 16 Scored S 1 11 33
36 17 7 Conceded C 3 22 44
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 94%
73% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 65% 73%
42% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 48%
24% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 9%
15% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
58% 65% 83% BTTS BTTS 25% 47% 58%
27% 24% 17% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 21%
21% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 47% 27%
 
4.4 5.3 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.3 4.1
3.9 3.2 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.4 4.2
2.4 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.9
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 4 7
 
9.7 11.6 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.6 9.7
4.3 4.9 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 3.9
37% 37% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 18% 26%
 
8.3 6.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 9.8 9.5
3.2 2.9 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.9 4.1
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • BB Erzurumspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • BB Erzurumspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kocaelispor have scored away.
  • BB Erzurumspor have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • BB Erzurumspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals (11) away in 1. Lig

  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 34 20 7 7 53 28 17 11 3 3 27 14 17 9 4 4 26 14 25 67
2 Ümraniyespor 33 20 6 7 58 32 17 12 3 2 36 18 16 8 3 5 22 14 26 66
3 İstanbulspor 33 17 6 10 56 39 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 2 6 32 22 17 57
4 BB Erzurumspor 33 16 9 8 52 36 17 11 3 3 31 17 16 5 6 5 21 19 16 57
5 Bandırmaspor 33 17 4 12 47 31 17 10 2 5 26 15 16 7 2 7 21 16 16 55
6 Eyüpspor 33 13 12 8 49 40 17 8 4 5 23 17 16 5 8 3 26 23 9 51
7 Samsunspor 33 12 11 10 49 42 17 8 7 2 30 16 16 4 4 8 19 26 7 47
8 Tuzlaspor 33 12 10 11 39 34 16 6 6 4 21 15 17 6 4 7 18 19 5 46
9 Manisa BBSK 34 13 7 14 40 41 17 8 4 5 24 21 17 5 3 9 16 20 -1 46
10 Adanaspor 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 9 6 3 25 15 16 3 2 11 13 24 -1 44
11 Keçiörengücü 33 12 8 13 40 42 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 3 4 10 15 24 -2 44
12 Denizlispor 33 12 6 15 40 49 16 7 2 7 23 26 17 5 4 8 17 23 -9 42
13 Gençlerbirliği 33 12 6 15 37 48 16 8 2 6 23 21 17 4 4 9 14 27 -11 42
14 Boluspor 33 11 8 14 36 41 16 5 6 5 13 13 17 6 2 9 23 28 -5 41
15 Altnordu 33 13 2 18 40 57 17 9 0 8 21 27 16 4 2 10 19 30 -17 41
16 Kocaelispor 33 11 7 15 33 44 16 9 1 6 22 22 17 2 6 9 11 22 -11 40
17 Bursaspor 33 10 8 15 37 47 16 7 4 5 19 18 17 3 4 10 18 29 -10 38
18 Menemen Belediyespor 33 8 14 11 40 51 17 6 8 3 22 21 16 2 6 8 18 30 -11 38
19 Balıkesirspor 33 3 3 27 24 67 16 2 2 12 12 30 17 1 1 15 12 37 -43 12

Table
  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 34 20 7 7 53 28 17 11 3 3 27 14 17 9 4 4 26 14 25 67
2 Ümraniyespor 33 20 6 7 58 32 17 12 3 2 36 18 16 8 3 5 22 14 26 66
3 İstanbulspor 33 17 6 10 56 39 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 2 6 32 22 17 57
4 BB Erzurumspor 33 16 9 8 52 36 17 11 3 3 31 17 16 5 6 5 21 19 16 57
5 Bandırmaspor 33 17 4 12 47 31 17 10 2 5 26 15 16 7 2 7 21 16 16 55
6 Eyüpspor 33 13 12 8 49 40 17 8 4 5 23 17 16 5 8 3 26 23 9 51
7 Samsunspor 33 12 11 10 49 42 17 8 7 2 30 16 16 4 4 8 19 26 7 47
8 Tuzlaspor 33 12 10 11 39 34 16 6 6 4 21 15 17 6 4 7 18 19 5 46
9 Manisa BBSK 34 13 7 14 40 41 17 8 4 5 24 21 17 5 3 9 16 20 -1 46
10 Adanaspor 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 9 6 3 25 15 16 3 2 11 13 24 -1 44
11 Keçiörengücü 33 12 8 13 40 42 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 3 4 10 15 24 -2 44
12 Denizlispor 33 12 6 15 40 49 16 7 2 7 23 26 17 5 4 8 17 23 -9 42
13 Gençlerbirliği 33 12 6 15 37 48 16 8 2 6 23 21 17 4 4 9 14 27 -11 42
14 Boluspor 33 11 8 14 36 41 16 5 6 5 13 13 17 6 2 9 23 28 -5 41
15 Altnordu 33 13 2 18 40 57 17 9 0 8 21 27 16 4 2 10 19 30 -17 41
16 Kocaelispor 33 11 7 15 33 44 16 9 1 6 22 22 17 2 6 9 11 22 -11 40
17 Bursaspor 33 10 8 15 37 47 16 7 4 5 19 18 17 3 4 10 18 29 -10 38
18 Menemen Belediyespor 33 8 14 11 40 51 17 6 8 3 22 21 16 2 6 8 18 30 -11 38
19 Balıkesirspor 33 3 3 27 24 67 16 2 2 12 12 30 17 1 1 15 12 37 -43 12

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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.