Betting preview: Gençlerbirliği favourites when Balıkesirspor visit

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Eryaman Stadyumu (22000 seats)

Balıkesirspor have finished evaluating following their 1-3-match against Istanbulspor and are looking forward to meet Gençlerbirliği. Get all the information!

Insights:
  • Gençlerbirliği have the most matches over the total-line (12) in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (19) in 1. Lig

Gençlerbirliği and Balıkesirspor should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Gençlerbirliği form and stats

All-inclusive 1. Lig statistics at home this season for Gençlerbirliği are 5-1-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Gençlerbirliği hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Bursaspor, Kocaelispor, Altnordu, Denizlispor, Menemen Belediyespor and Gençlerbirliği), they have won 4 of 4 matches!

Gençlerbirliği faced defeat in their previous match, away at Boluspor (1-3).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Samsunspor.

Gençlerbirliği has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.

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Balıkesirspor form and stats

Balıkesirspor have only collected 4 points from their away games in the 1. Lig, after 1-1-10 (12 played). It's a growing despair in Balıkesirspor as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Istanbulspor with 1-3 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Keçiörengücü's place.

The attacking power of Balıkesirspor when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As for defending, Balıkesirspor rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches. When Balıkesirspor is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Bursaspor, Balıkesirspor, Kocaelispor, Altnordu, Denizlispor and Menemen Belediyespor.

Head 2 Head

Gençlerbirliği and Balıkesirspor have met earlier this season: Balıkesirspor - Gençlerbirliği 0-2. Gençlerbirliği-Balıkesirspor H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Gençlerbirliği four wins, Balıkesirspor one win, zero draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GençlerbirliğiS. Cordovil de Lima
S. Cordovil de Lima
8 goals
GençlerbirliğiB. Alıcı
B. Alıcı
5 goals
GençlerbirliğiB. Eleke
B. Eleke
5 goals

Gençlerbirliği missing players

Balıkesirspor missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gençlerbirliği Balıkesirspor
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 12 24
9 5 4 Won W 0 1 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
13 6 0 Lost L 3 10 19
29 16 11 Scored S 3 9 19
41 20 2 Conceded C 7 23 44
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
80% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 79%
56% 58% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 58% 54%
32% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 21%
12% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
40% 25% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 54%
24% 33% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 12%
40% 42% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 38%
 
4.8 5.2 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.6 4.3
5.2 4.6 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.7 6
2.7 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.7 2.6
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.1 13.5 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 6.2 7.5
4.3 5 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2 2.6
27% 27% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 30%
 
9.1 9 4.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 14.2 12.2
3.8 3.2 0.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.3 6.1 5.3
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Balıkesirspor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Balıkesirspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Balıkesirspor have the fewest scored goals (19) in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor have the the worst goal difference (-25) in 1. Lig
  • Balıkesirspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gençlerbirliği have the most matches over the total-line (12) in 1. Lig
  • Gençlerbirliği haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Ankaragucu 25 16 4 5 40 19 12 9 2 1 20 8 13 7 2 4 20 11 21 52
2 Umraniyespor 25 15 4 6 43 25 12 9 2 1 25 12 13 6 2 5 18 13 18 49
3 BB Erzurumspor 25 12 8 5 40 29 13 10 2 1 28 13 12 2 6 4 12 16 11 44
4 Bandrmaspor 25 13 4 8 38 23 13 7 2 4 19 12 12 6 2 4 19 11 15 43
5 Istanbulspor 24 13 3 8 40 28 11 7 1 3 18 12 13 6 2 5 22 16 12 42
6 Eyüpspor 24 11 9 4 36 26 12 7 3 2 17 10 12 4 6 2 19 16 10 42
7 Samsunspor 24 10 9 5 40 27 13 7 6 0 24 8 11 3 3 5 16 19 13 39
8 Boluspor 23 9 7 7 28 24 11 5 5 1 11 5 12 4 2 6 17 19 4 34
9 Adanaspor 25 9 7 9 29 26 13 6 5 2 17 11 12 3 2 7 12 15 3 34
10 Manisa BBSK 25 9 6 10 28 30 12 5 3 4 15 16 13 4 3 6 13 14 -2 33
11 Tuzlaspor 23 8 7 8 22 22 12 4 5 3 12 11 11 4 2 5 10 11 0 31
12 Keçiörengücü 24 8 7 9 32 34 12 6 4 2 21 16 12 2 3 7 11 18 -2 31
13 Gençlerbirliği 25 9 3 13 29 41 12 5 1 6 16 20 13 4 2 7 13 21 -12 30
14 Menemen Belediyespor 25 6 11 8 29 39 12 5 6 1 16 13 13 1 5 7 13 26 -10 29
15 Kocaelispor 24 8 4 12 23 31 12 6 1 5 16 15 12 2 3 7 7 16 -8 28
16 Bursaspor 24 6 6 12 26 35 12 4 3 5 14 16 12 2 3 7 12 19 -9 24
17 Denizlispor 25 6 6 13 23 39 12 4 2 6 13 18 13 2 4 7 10 21 -16 24
18 Altnordu 25 7 1 17 28 51 14 6 0 8 17 27 11 1 1 9 11 24 -23 22
19 Balıkesirspor 24 3 2 19 19 44 12 2 1 9 10 21 12 1 1 10 9 23 -25 11

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 Ankaragucu 25 16 4 5 40 19 12 9 2 1 20 8 13 7 2 4 20 11 21 52
2 Umraniyespor 25 15 4 6 43 25 12 9 2 1 25 12 13 6 2 5 18 13 18 49
3 BB Erzurumspor 25 12 8 5 40 29 13 10 2 1 28 13 12 2 6 4 12 16 11 44
4 Bandrmaspor 25 13 4 8 38 23 13 7 2 4 19 12 12 6 2 4 19 11 15 43
5 Istanbulspor 24 13 3 8 40 28 11 7 1 3 18 12 13 6 2 5 22 16 12 42
6 Eyüpspor 24 11 9 4 36 26 12 7 3 2 17 10 12 4 6 2 19 16 10 42
7 Samsunspor 24 10 9 5 40 27 13 7 6 0 24 8 11 3 3 5 16 19 13 39
8 Boluspor 23 9 7 7 28 24 11 5 5 1 11 5 12 4 2 6 17 19 4 34
9 Adanaspor 25 9 7 9 29 26 13 6 5 2 17 11 12 3 2 7 12 15 3 34
10 Manisa BBSK 25 9 6 10 28 30 12 5 3 4 15 16 13 4 3 6 13 14 -2 33
11 Tuzlaspor 23 8 7 8 22 22 12 4 5 3 12 11 11 4 2 5 10 11 0 31
12 Keçiörengücü 24 8 7 9 32 34 12 6 4 2 21 16 12 2 3 7 11 18 -2 31
13 Gençlerbirliği 25 9 3 13 29 41 12 5 1 6 16 20 13 4 2 7 13 21 -12 30
14 Menemen Belediyespor 25 6 11 8 29 39 12 5 6 1 16 13 13 1 5 7 13 26 -10 29
15 Kocaelispor 24 8 4 12 23 31 12 6 1 5 16 15 12 2 3 7 7 16 -8 28
16 Bursaspor 24 6 6 12 26 35 12 4 3 5 14 16 12 2 3 7 12 19 -9 24
17 Denizlispor 25 6 6 13 23 39 12 4 2 6 13 18 13 2 4 7 10 21 -16 24
18 Altnordu 25 7 1 17 28 51 14 6 0 8 17 27 11 1 1 9 11 24 -23 22
19 Balıkesirspor 24 3 2 19 19 44 12 2 1 9 10 21 12 1 1 10 9 23 -25 11

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