Menemen Belediyespor v Ankaragücü preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Wed 16.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Menemen Kesik Sahası (1000 seats)

Striving Menemen Belediyespor pray to pull off a surprise when they welcome enterprising Ankaragücü in the next league round. It’s 15th vs 1st and the home supporters will have so-so expectations.

Insights:
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (17) in 1. Lig

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Menemen Belediyespor and Ankaragücü.

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Menemen Belediyespor form and stats

5-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. Lig numbers at home for Menemen Belediyespor so far this season.

Menemen Belediyespor shared the glory with Manisa BBSK in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Before that, Menemen Belediyespor had a home game versus Adanaspor which ended with a victory 2-1.

Belediyespor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Menemen Belediyespor's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ankaragücü form and stats

7-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ankaragücü, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in 1. Lig, in their 1. Lig matches away. Ankaragücü have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Home advantage was not enough for Ankaragücü in their previous game as they lost hosting İstanbulspor, 0-1.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Genclerbirligi.

After this away game Ankaragücü return home for a 1. Lig game against Bursaspor. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Ankaragücü's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. Ankaragücü are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the sides faced each other previously this campaign; Ankaragücü - Belediyespor 2-2. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - three - zero (Menemen Belediyespor wins - draws - Ankaragücü wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Menemen Belediyespor missing players

Ankaragücü missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Menemen Belediyespor Ankaragücü
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 5 12 23
6 5 1 Won W 3 7 15
9 5 2 Drew D 1 1 3
8 1 1 Lost L 1 4 5
27 15 4 Scored S 11 19 37
37 12 6 Conceded C 4 10 17
91% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
78% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 78%
48% 45% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 50% 52%
30% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 8% 9%
17% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
61% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 33% 39%
17% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 42% 43%
30% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
3.1 3.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.5 5.7
5.1 4.7 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 3.7 3.6
2 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
7.7 9.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.4 10.9
2.7 3.5 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.7 4.8
44% 38% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 34% 34%
 
13.8 12.1 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 11.8 8.9
6 5.3 7.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.2 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 (10) away in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the fewest conceded goals (17) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the most points (22) away in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the the best goal difference (+20) in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have the the best goal difference (+9) away in 1. Lig
  • Ankaragücü have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ankaragücü haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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

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 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

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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.