Menemen Belediyespor vs Gençlerbirliği: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sat 14.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Menemen Kesik Sahası (1000 seats)

1. Lig: We're expecting an appealing and highly important game featuring Menemen Belediyespor and Gençlerbirliği at Menemen Kesik Sahası. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Belediyespor are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Gençlerbirliği are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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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Menemen Belediyespor form and stats

Menemen Belediyespor have collected 26 points from their 1. Lig home games so far after 6-8-3. When Menemen Belediyespor hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Bursaspor, Balıkesirspor, Kocaelispor, Altınordu, Boluspor and Menemen Belediyespor), they have won 2 of 5 matches! The home fans are hungry for more even though Menemen Belediyespor have been steadily collecting points here at Menemen Kesik Sahası through three straight draws.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Belediyespor, who played 0-0 against Gençlerbirliği. That match was also played at this venue (Menemen Kesik Sahası).

Heartbreak before that as Menemen Belediyespor lost 1-2 at Denizlispor's place.

Belediyespor has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Menemen Belediyespor's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Gençlerbirliği form and stats

There's been little loot from Gençlerbirliği's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 17 away games in the 1. Lig. Gençlerbirliği only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws.

Gençlerbirliği are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Menemen Belediyespor (placed 18th).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs BB Erzurumspor.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gençlerbirliği struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date registered scoreline involving both these participants is the Gençlerbirliği - Belediyespor 5-0 played earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the preceeding three meetings): Menemen Belediyespor won one game, zero matches ended in a draw and Gençlerbirliği managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / zero One of the profiles has been Lima with 3 goals scored against Menemen Belediyespor in these 3 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Menemen BelediyesporA. Sagat
A. Sagat
17 goals
GençlerbirliğiS. Cordovil de Lima
S. Cordovil de Lima
10 goals
GençlerbirliğiB. Alıcı
B. Alıcı
8 goals

Menemen Belediyespor missing players

Gençlerbirliği missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Menemen Belediyespor Gençlerbirliği
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 18 5 Played P 5 18 35
8 6 2 Won W 3 4 13
15 9 2 Drew D 1 5 7
12 3 1 Lost L 1 9 15
41 22 6 Scored S 7 14 39
53 21 5 Conceded C 5 27 49
91% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 78% 89%
77% 78% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 72% 77%
43% 39% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 49%
29% 28% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 28% 26%
17% 11% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
66% 61% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 37%
14% 28% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 34%
29% 28% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 40%
 
2.9 3.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 4.7
5.3 4.4 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.5 4.9
2 1.9 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.4 2.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
7.5 8.8 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 8.1 10.7
2.9 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.4 4.4
40% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 23% 25%
 
14.9 12.7 17 Shots against (avg) S A 8.6 9.6 9
5.9 5.3 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.3 3.7
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 +/- P
1 Ankaragücü 34 20 7 7 53 28 17 11 3 3 27 14 17 9 4 4 26 14 25 67
2 Ümraniyespor 34 20 6 8 60 35 17 12 3 2 36 18 17 8 3 6 24 17 25 66
3 Bandırmaspor 34 18 4 12 52 32 17 10 2 5 26 15 17 8 2 7 26 17 20 58
4 İstanbulspor 34 17 7 10 57 40 17 8 5 4 25 18 17 9 2 6 32 22 17 58
5 BB Erzurumspor 34 16 9 9 53 38 17 11 3 3 31 17 17 5 6 6 22 21 15 57
6 Eyüpspor 34 13 12 9 51 43 17 8 4 5 23 17 17 5 8 4 28 26 8 51
7 Tuzlaspor 34 13 10 11 42 36 17 7 6 4 24 17 17 6 4 7 18 19 6 49
8 Samsunspor 34 12 11 11 50 44 17 8 7 2 30 16 17 4 4 9 20 28 6 47
9 Keçiörengücü 34 13 8 13 42 43 17 10 4 3 27 19 17 3 4 10 15 24 -1 47
10 Manisa BBSK 35 13 7 15 41 43 17 8 4 5 24 21 18 5 3 10 17 22 -2 46
11 Adanaspor 35 12 9 14 39 40 18 9 6 3 25 15 17 3 3 11 14 25 -1 45
12 Denizlispor 34 13 6 15 42 50 17 8 2 7 25 27 17 5 4 8 17 23 -8 45
13 Gençlerbirliği 34 13 6 15 39 49 17 9 2 6 25 22 17 4 4 9 14 27 -10 45
14 Boluspor 34 12 8 14 38 42 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 6 2 9 23 28 -4 44
15 Altınordu 34 13 3 18 42 59 17 9 0 8 21 27 17 4 3 10 21 32 -17 42
16 Bursaspor 34 11 8 15 40 49 17 8 4 5 22 20 17 3 4 10 18 29 -9 41
17 Kocaelispor 34 11 8 15 35 46 17 9 2 6 24 24 17 2 6 9 11 22 -11 41
18 Menemen Belediyespor 34 8 14 12 41 53 17 6 8 3 22 21 17 2 6 9 19 32 -12 38
19 Balıkesirspor 34 3 3 28 25 72 17 2 2 13 13 35 17 1 1 15 12 37 -47 12

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 34 20 7 7 53 28 17 11 3 3 27 14 17 9 4 4 26 14 25 67
2 Ümraniyespor 34 20 6 8 60 35 17 12 3 2 36 18 17 8 3 6 24 17 25 66
3 Bandırmaspor 34 18 4 12 52 32 17 10 2 5 26 15 17 8 2 7 26 17 20 58
4 İstanbulspor 34 17 7 10 57 40 17 8 5 4 25 18 17 9 2 6 32 22 17 58
5 BB Erzurumspor 34 16 9 9 53 38 17 11 3 3 31 17 17 5 6 6 22 21 15 57
6 Eyüpspor 34 13 12 9 51 43 17 8 4 5 23 17 17 5 8 4 28 26 8 51
7 Tuzlaspor 34 13 10 11 42 36 17 7 6 4 24 17 17 6 4 7 18 19 6 49
8 Samsunspor 34 12 11 11 50 44 17 8 7 2 30 16 17 4 4 9 20 28 6 47
9 Keçiörengücü 34 13 8 13 42 43 17 10 4 3 27 19 17 3 4 10 15 24 -1 47
10 Manisa BBSK 35 13 7 15 41 43 17 8 4 5 24 21 18 5 3 10 17 22 -2 46
11 Adanaspor 35 12 9 14 39 40 18 9 6 3 25 15 17 3 3 11 14 25 -1 45
12 Denizlispor 34 13 6 15 42 50 17 8 2 7 25 27 17 5 4 8 17 23 -8 45
13 Gençlerbirliği 34 13 6 15 39 49 17 9 2 6 25 22 17 4 4 9 14 27 -10 45
14 Boluspor 34 12 8 14 38 42 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 6 2 9 23 28 -4 44
15 Altınordu 34 13 3 18 42 59 17 9 0 8 21 27 17 4 3 10 21 32 -17 42
16 Bursaspor 34 11 8 15 40 49 17 8 4 5 22 20 17 3 4 10 18 29 -9 41
17 Kocaelispor 34 11 8 15 35 46 17 9 2 6 24 24 17 2 6 9 11 22 -11 41
18 Menemen Belediyespor 34 8 14 12 41 53 17 6 8 3 22 21 17 2 6 9 19 32 -12 38
19 Balıkesirspor 34 3 3 28 25 72 17 2 2 13 13 35 17 1 1 15 12 37 -47 12

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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.