Struggling Karabükspor will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Gençlerbirliği in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Karabükspor form and stats
With 0 wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats from their home games, Karabükspor, who have the fewest points (3) at home in 1. Lig, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 25 attempts. Karabükspor are slowly digging their own grave here at Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadı with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in twelve attempts. The last victory here came in the Kocaeli Birlikspor match.Karabükspor lost their last game at Balıkesirspor after a 1-7 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Giresunspor that ended 0-0.
Karabükspor has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 6 goals from 15 games. Karabükspor are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (33 from 15 played).
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
As the visiting team Gençlerbirliği have produced an overall stat of 9-2-4 so far. Momentum is building for Gençlerbirliği in their away games, having won their two previous outings.Gençlerbirliği are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the 1. Lig against Istanbulspor. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Balıkesirspor.
Gençlerbirliği have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, 15 away games. As opposed to that, Gençlerbirliği have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Gençlerbirliği - Karabükspor 6-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 2 - 3 (Karabükspor wins - draws - Gençlerbirliği wins).Top Goalscorers
  N. Çiftçi 9 goals / 1 assists |  Mert Nobre 5 goals / 3 assists |  B. Stancu 5 goals |
Karabükspor missing players
Gençlerbirliği missing players
| Karabükspor | Gençlerbirliği | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 9 | 6 | Scored | 18 | 43 |
| 95 | 33 | Conceded | 15 | 23 |
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 90% |
| 83% | 73% | Over 1.5 | 53% | 53% |
| 67% | 47% | Over 2.5 | 40% | 37% |
| 57% | 40% | Over 3.5 | 27% | 23% |
| 20% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 13% | 13% |
| 27% | 33% | Both teams to score | 40% | 33% |
| 3% | 7% | Clean Sheet | 53% | 57% |
| 73% | 67% | Failed To Score | 20% | 20% |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Corners For (avg) | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 5.7 | 4.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 5 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 4 |
- Gençlerbirliği is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Gençlerbirliği | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 64 |
| 2 | Denizlispor | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 62 |
| 3 | Hatayspor | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 55 |
| 4 | Osmanlıspor | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 54 |
| 5 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 52 |
| 6 | Ümraniyespor | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 |
| 7 | Adana Demirspor | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 49 |
| 8 | Altınordu | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
| 9 | Boluspor | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 46 |
| 10 | Altay | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| 11 | Balıkesirspor | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | İstanbulspor | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 36 |
| 13 | Adanaspor | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 34 |
| 14 | Eskişehirspor | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 39 | -19 | 32 |
| 15 | Giresunspor | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Afjet Afyonspor | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Elazığspor | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -21 | 23 |
| 18 | Karabükspor | 30 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 62 | -86 | 0 |
