1. Lig duel: Close contest expected between Manisa BBSK and Ankaragücü

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mümin Özkasap Spor Tesisleri (3000 seats)

Manisa BBSK will want to employ their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The team playing at home are currently 22 points behind Ankaragücü.

Insights:
  • Manisa BBSK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (19) in 1. Lig

Manisa BBSK's stadium, Mümin Özkasap Spor Tesisleri, has a artifical turf surface. Ankaragücü have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Ankaragücü when playing on artifical turf; 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from one match. They have scored 1 goal in these games and conceded 2.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Manisa BBSK form and stats

The story so far in the 1. Lig for Manisa BBSK at their home stadium (Mümin Özkasap Spor Tesisleri) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Manisa after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Manisa BBSK lost their last game at Adanaspor (placed 8th) after a 0-2 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Manisa BBSK won a home game hosting Eyupspor (2-1).

The Manisa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Manisa BBSK's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ankaragücü form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (19) in 1. Lig, on their 1. Lig travels is 8 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The Ankaragücü goalkeeper Akin Alkan is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 237 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The followers enjoyed Ankaragücü's previous fixture versus Bandırmaspor (placed 4th), a 1-0 win played at home.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at BB Erzurumspor.

Ankaragücü are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 14 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Ankaragücü as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the teams met earlier this campaign; Ankaragücü - Manisa BBSK 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

AnkaragücüE. Derdiyok
E. Derdiyok
9 goals
AnkaragücüY. Abdioğlu
Y. Abdioğlu
6 goals
ManisaM. Gakpa
M. Gakpa
5 goals

Manisa BBSK missing players

Ankaragücü missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manisa BBSK Ankaragücü
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 14 27
10 6 2 Won W 1 8 18
6 3 0 Drew D 1 2 4
11 4 3 Lost L 2 4 5
30 17 6 Scored S 3 21 42
33 17 8 Conceded C 4 11 19
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
63% 77% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 74%
44% 62% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 48%
19% 23% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 7%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 69% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 36% 41%
26% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 43% 44%
33% 15% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 21% 19%
 
5.6 6.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.4 5.6
3.1 2.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 3.9 3.7
2.7 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.7 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.1 12.8 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.5 11.1
4.7 5.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.6 4.7
23% 23% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 32% 33%
 
8.4 8.2 8.6 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 11.6 9
3.4 3.5 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.1 3.3
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Ankaragücü have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (19) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the most points (26) away in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the the best goal difference (+10) away in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the the best goal difference (+23) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ankaragücü haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Ankaragücü is in the best form (4-1-1) in 1. Lig
  • Manisa BBSK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Manisa BBSK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Manisa BBSK haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 27 18 4 5 42 19 13 10 2 1 21 8 14 8 2 4 21 11 23 58
2 Umraniyespor 28 17 4 7 47 27 14 10 2 2 28 14 14 7 2 5 19 13 20 55
3 Istanbulspor 27 14 5 8 44 30 13 7 3 3 20 14 14 7 2 5 24 16 14 47
4 Bandırmaspor 27 14 4 9 39 24 14 8 2 4 20 12 13 6 2 5 19 12 15 46
5 Eyupspor 27 12 9 6 40 29 14 8 3 3 20 11 13 4 6 3 20 18 11 45
6 BB Erzurumspor 28 12 8 8 41 33 15 10 2 3 29 16 13 2 6 5 12 17 8 44
7 Samsunspor 27 11 9 7 45 35 14 7 6 1 26 12 13 4 3 6 19 23 10 42
8 Adanaspor 27 10 7 10 31 27 14 7 5 2 19 11 13 3 2 8 12 16 4 37
9 Manisa BBSK 27 10 6 11 30 33 13 6 3 4 17 17 14 4 3 7 13 16 -3 36
10 Boluspor 27 9 8 10 31 31 13 5 6 2 12 7 14 4 2 8 19 24 0 35
11 Keciorengucu 27 9 8 10 34 36 13 7 4 2 22 16 14 2 4 8 12 20 -2 35
12 Menemen Belediyespor 28 8 11 9 36 44 14 6 6 2 19 16 14 2 5 7 17 28 -8 35
13 Tuzlaspor 26 9 7 10 23 25 13 4 5 4 12 13 13 5 2 6 11 12 -2 34
14 Gençlerbirliği 26 10 3 13 31 41 13 6 1 6 18 20 13 4 2 7 13 21 -10 33
15 Kocaelispor 26 9 5 12 25 32 13 7 1 5 17 15 13 2 4 7 8 17 -7 32
16 Altnordu 28 10 1 17 31 51 15 7 0 8 18 27 13 3 1 9 13 24 -20 31
17 Denizlispor 27 8 6 13 26 39 13 5 2 6 15 18 14 3 4 7 11 21 -13 30
18 Bursaspor 26 6 7 13 27 39 12 4 3 5 14 16 14 2 4 8 13 23 -12 25
19 Balıkesirspor 26 3 2 21 19 47 13 2 1 10 10 22 13 1 1 11 9 25 -28 11

Table
  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 27 18 4 5 42 19 13 10 2 1 21 8 14 8 2 4 21 11 23 58
2 Umraniyespor 28 17 4 7 47 27 14 10 2 2 28 14 14 7 2 5 19 13 20 55
3 Istanbulspor 27 14 5 8 44 30 13 7 3 3 20 14 14 7 2 5 24 16 14 47
4 Bandırmaspor 27 14 4 9 39 24 14 8 2 4 20 12 13 6 2 5 19 12 15 46
5 Eyupspor 27 12 9 6 40 29 14 8 3 3 20 11 13 4 6 3 20 18 11 45
6 BB Erzurumspor 28 12 8 8 41 33 15 10 2 3 29 16 13 2 6 5 12 17 8 44
7 Samsunspor 27 11 9 7 45 35 14 7 6 1 26 12 13 4 3 6 19 23 10 42
8 Adanaspor 27 10 7 10 31 27 14 7 5 2 19 11 13 3 2 8 12 16 4 37
9 Manisa BBSK 27 10 6 11 30 33 13 6 3 4 17 17 14 4 3 7 13 16 -3 36
10 Boluspor 27 9 8 10 31 31 13 5 6 2 12 7 14 4 2 8 19 24 0 35
11 Keciorengucu 27 9 8 10 34 36 13 7 4 2 22 16 14 2 4 8 12 20 -2 35
12 Menemen Belediyespor 28 8 11 9 36 44 14 6 6 2 19 16 14 2 5 7 17 28 -8 35
13 Tuzlaspor 26 9 7 10 23 25 13 4 5 4 12 13 13 5 2 6 11 12 -2 34
14 Gençlerbirliği 26 10 3 13 31 41 13 6 1 6 18 20 13 4 2 7 13 21 -10 33
15 Kocaelispor 26 9 5 12 25 32 13 7 1 5 17 15 13 2 4 7 8 17 -7 32
16 Altnordu 28 10 1 17 31 51 15 7 0 8 18 27 13 3 1 9 13 24 -20 31
17 Denizlispor 27 8 6 13 26 39 13 5 2 6 15 18 14 3 4 7 11 21 -13 30
18 Bursaspor 26 6 7 13 27 39 12 4 3 5 14 16 14 2 4 8 13 23 -12 25
19 Balıkesirspor 26 3 2 21 19 47 13 2 1 10 10 22 13 1 1 11 9 25 -28 11

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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.