1. Lig match prediction: Little separates Denizlispor and Gençlerbirliği in quality

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denizli Atatürk Stadyumu (15427 seats)

Denizlispor have claimed 23 of their 42 in total here at their own stadium. Will more points be won against Gençlerbirliği?

Insights:
  • Denizlispor have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in 1. Lig
  • Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Denizlispor form and stats

Denizlispor have played 16 1. Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-7 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Denizlispor after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A nice win for Denizlispor last time playing, versus Gençlerbirliği. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Djédjé and Şişmanoğlu scoring for the victors.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Bursaspor.

This is expected to be a close game, with Denizlispor perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Denizlispor as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Denizlispor has won five of these, drawn two and lost seven.

Denizlispor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 16 games. Denizlispor have conceded 26 from these games.

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Gençlerbirliği form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gençlerbirliği so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 4-4-9 (win-draw-lose).

There might be some fixture complaints from Gençlerbirliği as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Denizlispor.

Before that, Gençlerbirliği secured a home win against Bandırmaspor with the score 2-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gençlerbirliği playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Gençlerbirliği wins, zero draws and six defeats.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Gençlerbirliği have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Denizlispor and Gençlerbirliği have duelled earlier this season: Denizlispor - Gençlerbirliği 2-1. Last ten meetings featuring these teams: Denizlispor won seven, Gençlerbirliği triumphed in two and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

DenizlisporÖ. Şişmanoğlu
Ö. Şişmanoğlu
11 goals
GençlerbirliğiS. Cordovil de Lima
S. Cordovil de Lima
10 goals
GençlerbirliğiB. Alıcı
B. Alıcı
7 goals

Denizlispor missing players

Gençlerbirliği missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Denizlispor Gençlerbirliği
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 17 33
12 7 3 Won W 0 4 12
6 2 1 Drew D 2 4 6
15 7 1 Lost L 3 9 15
40 23 7 Scored S 3 14 37
49 26 5 Conceded C 11 27 48
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 91%
67% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 76% 79%
48% 56% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 48%
27% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 29% 27%
18% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
45% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 36%
27% 19% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 33%
36% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 39%
 
4.5 5.8 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.2 4.7
5.1 4.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.8 5.1
2.7 2.7 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.6
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8.2 10.2 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.5 10.8
3.6 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.5 4.3
33% 34% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 23% 26%
 
11.7 10.9 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 10.1 9.4
4.8 4.6 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.5 3.8
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Denizlispor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Denizlispor have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in 1. Lig
  • Denizlispor have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. Lig
  • Denizlispor have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Denizlispor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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.