İstanbulspor are thought of as expected winners of this home game vs Kocaelispor, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- İstanbulspor is in the best form (5-0-1) in 1. Lig
- Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in 1. Lig
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
İstanbulspor form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu as İstanbulspor have scored 18 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the 1. Lig are 7-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for İstanbulspor against Balkesirspor the last match, as Yılmaz, Sarıkaya and Topalli were on target.
Ahead of that match, İstanbulspor lost 1-2 at home to Boluspor.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from İstanbulspor's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won two matches, drawn two and lost two.
İstanbulspor have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ziya Altınoğlu Stadyumu with 18 goals in 11 league matches. İstanbulspor have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Kocaelispor form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kocaelispor so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Tuzlaspor (placed 13th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Balkesirspor at their stadium, the result 2-1.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Kocaelispor when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing two and winning zero games.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 16 goals have been conceded by Kocaelispor in these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the result Kocaelispor - İstanbulspor 2-1 written in the official records. İstanbulspor-Kocaelispor H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: İstanbulspor four wins, Kocaelispor three wins, two draws. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  İ. Yılmaz 14 goals |   D. Ndlovu 9 goals |  J. Topalli 5 goals |
İstanbulspor missing players
Kocaelispor missing players
| İstanbulspor | Kocaelispor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 40 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 31 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 71% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 58% | 71% |
| 54% | 55% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 29% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 21% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 54% | 55% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 58% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10.8 | 12.6 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 34% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 9.4 | 8.8 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
- Kocaelispor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals (7) away in 1. Lig
- Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in 1. Lig
- İstanbulspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- İstanbulspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kocaelispor have scored away.
- İstanbulspor have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in 1. Lig
- İstanbulspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- İstanbulspor is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 52 |
| 2 | Ümraniyespor | 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 | Bandırmaspor | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 43 |
| 5 | İstanbulspor | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Eyupspor | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Samsunspor | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 39 |
| 8 | Manisa BBSK | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Adanaspor | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Boluspor | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Keciorengucu | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 34 |
| 12 | Genclerbirligi | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 33 |
| 13 | Tuzlaspor | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 31 |
| 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 | Denizlispor | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Bursaspor | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Altnordu | 25 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 22 |
| 19 | Balkesirspor | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 25 | -27 | 11 |
