Balanced ball game between İstanbulspor and Boluspor expected

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Wed 16.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu

İstanbulspor are enjoying their 6th, while Boluspor are lagging 11 points behind in the league standings. Will they cut the gap?

Insights:
  • İstanbulspor is in the best form (5-1-0) in 1. Lig
  • Boluspor 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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İstanbulspor form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu as İstanbulspor have scored 17 goals to get 22 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the 1. Lig are 7-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as İstanbulspor has won four games in a row. The Bandrmaspor match was the last time out without a victory.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Muhammed Alperen Uysal not having conceded a league goal in 315 minutes.

Happy days for İstanbulspor in their previous game, a fixture away at Ankaragücü (placed 1st) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Umraniyespor in a game that was won 1-0.

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

İstanbulspor are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Lig match at Balıkesirspor awaits in four days.

İstanbulspor have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu with 17 goals in 10 league matches.

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Boluspor form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Boluspor so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).

Boluspor played 0-0 against Keçiörengücü in their previous match.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kocaelispor at their stadium, the result 2-1.

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

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Genclerbirligi in just three days.

Boluspor have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Boluspor have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Boluspor - İstanbulspor 1-1 was the scoreline in these participants' latest head-to-head fixture, played this season. Last ten meetings featuring these teams: İstanbulspor won three, Boluspor triumphed in four and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

İstanbulsporİ. Yılmaz
İ. Yılmaz
12 goals
İstanbulsporV. Ethemi
V. Ethemi
4 goals
İstanbulsporJ. Topalli
J. Topalli
4 goals

İstanbulspor missing players

Boluspor missing players

İstanbulspor Boluspor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 10 2 Played P 2 11 21
12 7 1 Won W 1 3 7
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 7
7 2 1 Lost L 1 6 7
36 17 5 Scored S 4 15 23
25 10 5 Conceded C 4 18 22
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 81%
68% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 62%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 43%
27% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 24%
23% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 9% 5%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 48%
36% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 38%
18% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 33%
 
4.8 4.6 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 4.7
5 2.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.9 4.3
1.6 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.4 2.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.7 12.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.7 10.7
4.8 4.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.9
34% 35% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 41% 28%
 
8.9 8.1 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 10.4 8.2
3.5 3.2 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.5 3.4
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Boluspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boluspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • İstanbulspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • İstanbulspor is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 Ankaragücü 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 İstanbulspor 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 Genclerbirligi 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 Keçiörengücü 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 Altınordu 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 Balıkesirspor 22 3 2 17 17 38 11 2 1 8 9 18 11 1 1 9 8 20 -21 11

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.