Approaching the top teams is at stake when these mid-table teams meet. Both are aiming to improve their league position, Gençlerbirliği in 10th and Samsunspor in 7th place.
- Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Samsunspor 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.
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
The story so far in the 1. Lig for Gençlerbirliği at their home stadium (Eryaman Stadyumu) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats. Gençlerbirliği are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Eryaman Stadyumu, having lost their two previous games here.
It's back home for Gençlerbirliği, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Altnordu away with the result 2-1. Lima and Eleke found the net in that victory.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Ankaragucu (0-3).There will be little rest for Gençlerbirliği after this match as they are travelling to Boluspor for a 1. Lig game in only four days.
Gençlerbirliği has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gençlerbirliği defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Samsunspor form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. Lig travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Samsunspor delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Bursaspor (placed 16th) in their previous fixture.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Keciorengucu that ended 1-1.Samsunspor have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 14 goals have been scored. Samsunspor struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Samsunspor - Gençlerbirliği 2-2 was the end result in these contenders' latest H2H fixture, earlier this season. Stats for the former five meetings involving these two participants are: zero wins for Gençlerbirliği, two draws and three wins for Samsunspor. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Cordovil de Lima 8 goals |  B. Eleke 5 goals | G. Gül 3 goals |
Gençlerbirliği missing players
Samsunspor missing players
| Gençlerbirliği | Samsunspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 26 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 33 |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 17 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 78% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 82% |
| 52% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 32% |
| 13% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 14% |
| 35% | 18% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 26% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 43% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.1 | 13.1 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.7 | 11.5 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 25% | 25% | 6% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 33% | 35% |
| 9 | 9.1 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 12.3 | 9.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
- Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gençlerbirliği haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Samsunspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Samsunspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 48 |
| 2 | Umraniyespor | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | BB Erzurumspor | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Eyupspor | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| 5 | Bandrmaspor | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Istanbulspor | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 39 |
| 7 | Samsunspor | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Adanaspor | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Manisa BBSK | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Gençlerbirliği | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 11 | Boluspor | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Keciorengucu | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Tuzlaspor | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 14 | Kocaelispor | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Menemen Belediyespor | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Bursaspor | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 17 | Altnordu | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 22 |
| 18 | Denizlispor | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 21 |
| 19 | Balkesirspor | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -21 | 11 |
