1. Lig prediction and preview: Bursaspor small betting favourite to overwhelm İstanbulspor

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Timsah Arena (43877 seats)

Which team will get all the points when İstanbulspor visit Bursaspor? In this preview you'll get all the relevant info and numbers needed to get smart.

Insights:
  • All of Bursaspor's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of İstanbulspor's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

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.

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Bursaspor form and stats

When playing at home in the 1. Lig, Bursaspor have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Bursaspor after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, the manager ?. Bizati led his Bursaspor to a defeat in the 1. Lig match away at Kocaelispor. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Timsah Arena.

Heartbreak before that as Bursaspor lost 1-2 at Kocaelispor's place.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bursaspor have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won eight times, drawn three and lost one.

The Bursaspor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bursaspor defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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İstanbulspor form and stats

Playing away, İstanbulspor have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the 1. Lig this season.

The supporters enjoyed İstanbulspor's previous game versus Menemen Belediyespor (placed 15th), a 1. Lig 3-2 win played at home. Late drama in the previous game, when İ. Yılmaz scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Menemen Belediyespor.

Before that, İstanbulspor secured a home win against Menemen Belediyespor with the score 3-2.

We have checked recent matches where İstanbulspor have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were three victories, two draws and eight defeats.

İstanbulspor have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, İstanbulspor have conceded 8 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings involving these squads: Bursaspor won three, İstanbulspor were winners in one and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

İstanbulsporİ. Yılmaz
İ. Yılmaz
7 goals
BursasporB. Kör
B. Kör
2 goals
BursasporK. Şen
K. Şen
2 goals

Bursaspor missing players

İstanbulspor missing players

Bursaspor İstanbulspor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 2 Played P 1 5 11
4 3 1 Won W 1 1 5
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
5 2 0 Lost L 0 3 5
15 10 5 Scored S 2 6 17
15 9 2 Conceded C 0 8 15
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 73%
55% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 45%
27% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 27%
9% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 27%
55% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 45%
27% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 20% 36%
27% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 18%
 
6.1 4.5 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 7.2 5.6
4.2 5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.6 3.6
2.1 1.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 1.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.5 11 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 16 8 10.2
4.7 4.5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3 4.3
29% 37% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 36%
 
10 10.7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.4 7.8
3.7 4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3.8 3.5
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • All of Bursaspor's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of İstanbulspor's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bursaspor have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Bursaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • İstanbulspor have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • İstanbulspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ankaragucu 12 8 3 1 22 8 6 4 2 0 11 4 6 4 1 1 11 4 14 27
2 Umraniyespor 12 8 3 1 21 7 5 4 1 0 9 3 7 4 2 1 12 4 14 27
3 Eyupspor 12 8 2 2 21 13 6 4 0 2 8 6 6 4 2 0 13 7 8 26
4 Bandrmaspor 12 7 1 4 20 10 5 3 0 2 7 5 7 4 1 2 13 5 10 22
5 BB Erzurumspor 11 7 1 3 17 11 6 5 0 1 14 7 5 2 1 2 3 4 6 22
6 Kocaelispor 11 6 2 3 12 11 7 5 0 2 10 8 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 20
7 Tuzlaspor 11 5 2 4 13 10 6 3 2 1 8 5 5 2 0 3 5 5 3 17
8 İstanbulspor 11 5 1 5 17 15 6 4 0 2 11 7 5 1 1 3 6 8 2 16
9 Samsunspor 11 4 3 4 15 16 6 3 3 0 9 4 5 1 0 4 6 12 -1 15
10 Adanaspor 12 4 3 5 15 17 5 2 2 1 8 7 7 2 1 4 7 10 -2 15
11 Bursaspor 11 4 2 5 15 15 6 3 1 2 10 9 5 1 1 3 5 6 0 14
12 Gençlerbirliği 11 4 2 5 12 18 5 2 0 3 6 11 6 2 2 2 6 7 -6 14
13 Boluspor 11 3 4 4 11 11 5 2 3 0 4 1 6 1 1 4 7 10 0 13
14 Denizlispor 11 3 2 6 10 16 6 2 1 3 7 10 5 1 1 3 3 6 -6 11
15 Menemen Belediyespor 11 3 2 6 14 21 5 3 1 1 8 7 6 0 1 5 6 14 -7 11
16 Keciorengucu 11 3 1 7 10 16 6 3 1 2 8 7 5 0 0 5 2 9 -6 10
17 Manisa BBSK 12 3 1 8 14 21 5 1 1 3 4 9 7 2 0 5 10 12 -7 10
18 Altnordu 12 3 1 8 13 25 6 3 0 3 7 9 6 0 1 5 6 16 -12 10
19 Balıkesirspor 11 2 0 9 8 19 6 2 0 4 4 8 5 0 0 5 4 11 -11 6

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.