Football match preview: Denizlispor vs İstanbulspor

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denizli Atatürk Stadyumu (15427 seats)

İstanbulspor will not count on any pleasantries from hosting team Denizlispor in this 1. Lig match. Here's our comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Denizlispor have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in 1. Lig
  • İstanbulspor have the most scored goals (53) in 1. Lig

It's no vacation for neither Denizlispor 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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Denizlispor form and stats

When playing at home in the 1. Lig, Denizlispor have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games.

The Denizlispor supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host İstanbulspor and win 4-3. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

In the game before, an away victory match versus Keciorengucu with a 1-0 scoreline.

The Denizlispor fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Denizlispor defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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İstanbulspor form and stats

As the visiting team matches, İstanbulspor, who have the most scored goals (53) in 1. Lig, have produced an overall stat of 8-2-6 so far.

It might be tough going out on the road again for İstanbulspor, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 3-4 versus Denizlispor (placed 11th). A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for İstanbulspor, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this game be as exciting? Imagine losing a game despite one player scoring three goals? That's the story of Rroca in the match against Denizlispor.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Bursaspor.

İstanbulspor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 16 games. İstanbulspor have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Denizlispor - İstanbulspor 4-3 was the product when these sides last did battle, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - one - two (Denizlispor wins - draws - İstanbulspor wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

İstanbulsporİ. Yılmaz
İ. Yılmaz
15 goals
DenizlisporÖ. Şişmanoğlu
Ö. Şişmanoğlu
10 goals
İstanbulsporJ. Topalli
J. Topalli
9 goals

Denizlispor missing players

İstanbulspor missing players

Denizlispor İstanbulspor
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 16 31
11 6 0 Won W 2 8 16
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 6
14 7 3 Lost L 2 6 9
38 21 2 Scored S 6 30 53
47 25 8 Conceded C 5 21 36
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
68% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 74%
48% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 52%
29% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 44% 32%
19% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 25% 19%
45% 53% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 58%
29% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 31% 32%
35% 27% 75% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 16%
 
4.4 5.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 4.7
5.1 4.9 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 6.9 5.5
2.5 2.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.4 1.5
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
7.9 9.7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 10.1 11
3.6 4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 5.2 4.9
34% 35% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 36% 35%
 
11.8 11.2 15 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 10.8 10.2
5 4.8 7.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.2 4.2
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Denizlispor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Denizlispor have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in 1. Lig
  • Denizlispor have the most points from losing position (15) in 1. Lig
  • Denizlispor have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Denizlispor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • İstanbulspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • İstanbulspor have the most scored goals (30) away in 1. Lig
  • İstanbulspor have the most scored goals (53) in 1. Lig
  • İstanbulspor have the most scored goals in the second half (31) 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 Ankaragucu 31 19 6 6 49 25 15 11 2 2 25 11 16 8 4 4 24 14 24 63
2 Umraniyespor 31 18 6 7 52 31 16 11 3 2 32 17 15 7 3 5 20 14 21 60
3 Bandrmaspor 31 17 4 10 47 27 16 10 2 4 26 13 15 7 2 6 21 14 20 55
4 İstanbulspor 31 16 6 9 53 36 15 8 4 3 23 15 16 8 2 6 30 21 17 54
5 Eyupspor 31 13 12 6 48 36 15 8 4 3 22 13 16 5 8 3 26 23 12 51
6 BB Erzurumspor 30 14 8 8 48 34 15 10 2 3 29 16 15 4 6 5 19 18 14 50
7 Samsunspor 30 11 10 9 47 40 16 7 7 2 28 15 14 4 3 7 19 25 7 43
8 Manisa BBSK 31 12 7 12 35 36 15 7 4 4 20 18 16 5 3 8 15 18 -1 43
9 Adanaspor 31 11 8 12 35 33 16 8 6 2 23 13 15 3 2 10 12 20 2 41
10 Tuzlaspor 30 11 8 11 33 31 15 5 6 4 17 14 15 6 2 7 16 17 2 41
11 Denizlispor 31 11 6 14 38 47 15 6 2 7 21 25 16 5 4 7 17 22 -9 39
12 Keciorengucu 31 10 8 13 37 42 15 8 4 3 24 18 16 2 4 10 13 24 -5 38
13 Gençlerbirliği 30 11 5 14 34 46 15 7 2 6 21 21 15 4 3 8 13 25 -12 38
14 Altnordu 31 12 2 17 36 53 17 9 0 8 21 27 14 3 2 9 15 26 -17 38
15 Menemen Belediyespor 30 8 12 10 38 48 15 6 6 3 20 19 15 2 6 7 18 29 -10 36
16 Kocaelispor 30 10 6 14 30 41 15 8 1 6 20 21 15 2 5 8 10 20 -11 36
17 Boluspor 30 9 8 13 32 38 15 5 6 4 13 11 15 4 2 9 19 27 -6 35
18 Bursaspor 30 8 7 15 33 46 14 6 3 5 18 18 16 2 4 10 15 28 -13 31
19 Balkesirspor 30 3 3 24 23 58 15 2 2 11 12 28 15 1 1 13 11 30 -35 12

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.