1. Lig match prediction and preview for Menemen Belediyespor vs Giresunspor clash

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Sun 31.January
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Menemen Şehir Stadı (58008 seats)

Menemen Belediyespor will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 16 points behind Giresunspor.

Insights:
  • Menemen Belediyespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Giresunspor is in the best form (6-0-0)

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Giresunspor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Menemen Belediyespor form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 1. Lig this season. Menemen Belediyespor have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Menemen Şehir Stadı.

A good away victory last time out for Belediyespor, who won 4-2 against Altınordu (placed 9th). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Adana Demirspor.

A goal frenzy last time out for Belediyespor, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Altınordu. Fun stuff to watch!

Belediyespor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Belediyespor have conceded 14 from these games.

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Giresunspor form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the 1. Lig. In general it has been a productive period now for Giresunspor as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Balkesirspor game have they lost an away game, meaning Giresunspor has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

The Giresunspor goalkeeper Onurcan Piri is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 637 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Giresunspor go into this game after a win, the home game against Balkesirspor that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Tuzlaspor.

Giresunspor have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 9 goals have been scored. Giresunspor are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Giresunspor - Menemen Belediyespor 1-1. Last four meetings between the teams: Menemen Belediyespor won one, Giresunspor won two and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GiresunsporI. Baldé
I. Baldé
8 goals
GiresunsporE. Tozlu
E. Tozlu
5 goals
BelediyesporT. Anaane
T. Anaane
4 goals

Menemen Belediyespor missing players

Giresunspor missing players

Menemen Belediyespor Giresunspor
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 2 8 18
5 2 0 Won W 2 4 11
7 2 1 Drew D 0 3 5
6 4 2 Lost L 0 1 2
23 9 2 Scored S 3 9 26
27 14 4 Conceded C 1 7 13
83% 88% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
83% 88% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 67%
56% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 28%
22% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 11%
17% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
67% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 44%
22% 12% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 50%
28% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.9 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.4
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.5 9.7 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11 9.2
4.8 4 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.5 3.9
28% 32% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 25% 37%
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Giresunspor have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Giresunspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Giresunspor is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Menemen Belediyespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Giresunspor 18 11 5 2 26 13 10 7 2 1 17 6 8 4 3 1 9 7 13 38
2 Istanbulspor 18 11 4 3 38 19 10 7 3 0 27 12 8 4 1 3 11 7 19 37
3 Samsunspor 18 10 6 2 25 16 10 7 2 1 16 8 8 3 4 1 9 8 9 36
4 Altay 18 10 2 6 30 17 9 6 2 1 20 7 9 4 0 5 10 10 13 32
5 Adana Demirspor 18 9 4 5 31 18 10 5 4 1 20 9 8 4 0 4 11 9 13 31
6 Keciorengucu 18 9 4 5 24 13 10 6 1 3 15 5 8 3 3 2 9 8 11 31
7 Bursaspor 18 9 3 6 33 28 8 5 0 3 16 12 10 4 3 3 17 16 5 30
8 Tuzlaspor 18 9 3 6 27 27 9 5 1 3 13 14 9 4 2 3 14 13 0 30
9 Altınordu 18 8 4 6 24 26 9 5 1 3 12 11 9 3 3 3 12 15 -2 28
10 Bandrmaspor 19 8 3 8 23 20 10 5 2 3 11 10 9 3 1 5 12 10 3 27
11 Menemen Belediyespor 18 5 7 6 23 27 8 2 2 4 9 14 10 3 5 2 14 13 -4 22
12 Ümraniyespor 18 5 5 8 18 27 9 3 2 4 9 13 9 2 3 4 9 14 -9 20
13 Boluspor 18 5 4 9 18 22 8 2 1 5 5 8 10 3 3 4 13 14 -4 19
14 Akhisar Belediyespor 19 5 4 10 17 25 9 3 3 3 7 6 10 2 1 7 10 19 -8 19
15 Adanaspor 18 5 3 10 23 26 8 2 1 5 13 17 10 3 2 5 10 9 -3 18
16 Balkesirspor 18 4 4 10 16 29 8 2 3 3 9 12 10 2 1 7 7 17 -13 16
17 Osmanlspor 18 2 4 12 12 31 8 1 3 4 6 11 10 1 1 8 6 20 -19 10
18 Eskisehirspor 18 0 7 11 10 34 10 0 5 5 5 13 8 0 2 6 5 21 -24 4

Read more about 1. Lig

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.