Only a win will satisfy the İstanbulspor supporters in this Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu clash with Balıkesirspor, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the 1. Lig table.
- İstanbulspor has the most scored goals (32) in 1. Lig
- İstanbulspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Balıkesirspor have scored away.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the 1. Lig. Thankfully the previous game, versus Osmanlıspor, was also a home game here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu. The away team is better rested.
İstanbulspor form and stats
İstanbulspor, who have the most scored goals (32) in 1. Lig, are steadily winning 1. Lig games and points here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for İstanbulspor after consecutive victories at their own ground.
İstanbulspor's last game was hosting Osmanlıspor (placed 17th) and winning 5-3. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Adana Demirspor.
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?
Goals are plentiful at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu in the league this season as İstanbulspor has scored 21 goals here in 8 home games. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Balıkesirspor form and stats
Balıkesirspor have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 1. Lig, after 2-1-5 (8 played).
Balıkesirspor aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 218 league minutes without a goal. A. Mrsic was the last player to find the net.
Balıkesirspor has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Altnordu for a 1. Lig game that ended a draw (0-0). A 0-1 loss hosting Adana Demirspor before that.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Balıkesirspor have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: five wins for İstanbulspor, one draw and zero wins for Balıkesirspor. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  O. Ergün 8 goals |  A. Mršić 6 goals | E. Rroca 5 goals |
İstanbulspor missing players
Balıkesirspor missing players
| İstanbulspor | Balıkesirspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 32 | 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 62% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 31% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 31% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 88% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 19% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 9.9 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 44% | 57% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 26% | 31% |
- All of İstanbulspor's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- İstanbulspor has the most scored goals (21) at home in 1. Lig
- İstanbulspor has the most scored goals (32) in 1. Lig
- İstanbulspor has the most scored goals in the second half (20) in 1. Lig
- İstanbulspor have not yet lost a game at home.
- İstanbulspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- İstanbulspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Balıkesirspor have scored away.
- İstanbulspor have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | Giresunspor | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 2 | Samsunspor | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 3 | Altay | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | İstanbulspor | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Tuzlaspor | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Adana Demirspor | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Keciorengucu | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 8 | Altnordu | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Bursaspor | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Bandrmaspor | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Umraniyespor | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Menemen Belediyespor | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | Boluspor | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Balıkesirspor | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -11 | 13 |
| 16 | Adanaspor | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Osmanlıspor | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 9 |
| 18 | Eskisehirspor | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -22 | 3 |