1. Lig duel: Close contest expected between Sakaryaspor and Bodrumspor

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Mon 20.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sakarya Atatürk Stadı (13216 seats)

Sakaryaspor are flying at 6th, while Bodrumspor are lingering 2 points behind in the league standings. Will they trim the gap?

Insights:
  • Sakaryaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Bodrumspor have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in 1. Lig

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sakaryaspor form and stats

Sakaryaspor are steadily winning 1. Lig games and points here at Sakarya Atatürk Stadı. 9 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 13 games.

The Sakaryaspor crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Samsunspor (after extra-time) here at Sakarya Atatürk Stadı. Until that defeat this team had gone six consecutive league games without losing.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Denizlispor (after extra-time).

This is expected to be a close game, with Sakaryaspor perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sakaryaspor as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Sakaryaspor has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.

The Sakaryaspor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches.

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Bodrumspor form and stats

The visitors are W6-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the 1. Lig. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Bodrumspor are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Home advantage was not enough for Bodrumspor in their previous game as they lost hosting Rizespor (after extra-time), 1-2. Late heartbreak for Bodrumspor in the Rizespor match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Manisa BBSK (after extra-time)'s place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bodrumspor playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 3 Bodrumspor wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Bodrumspor have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Bodrumspor in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Bodrumspor - Sakaryaspor 5-0. Sakaryaspor-Bodrumspor H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sakaryaspor five wins, Bodrumspor three wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SakaryasporK. Kassongo
K. Kassongo
16 goals
BodrumsporK. Özer
K. Özer
8 goals
BodrumsporS. Yalçın
S. Yalçın
7 goals

Sakaryaspor missing players

Bodrumspor missing players

Sakaryaspor Bodrumspor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 13 3 Played P 4 12 25
13 9 2 Won W 1 6 12
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 5
10 3 1 Lost L 3 5 8
37 24 6 Scored S 3 14 38
33 13 3 Conceded C 7 14 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
79% 85% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 80%
58% 54% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 52%
29% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 20%
21% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
58% 62% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 42% 48%
25% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 36%
17% 15% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 42% 24%
 
4.3 4.7 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 4.1
3.9 3.3 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.2 3.2
2.7 2.5 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.8
5 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9 10.2 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 9 9.9
3.9 4.2 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4.4
39% 44% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 29% 34%
 
10.3 9.2 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.7 7.4
4.4 3.8 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.9 3.4
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Bodrumspor have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in 1. Lig
  • Sakaryaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Samsunspor 26 15 9 2 46 19 13 9 3 1 28 10 13 6 6 1 18 9 27 54
2 Eyupspor 26 16 5 5 34 18 13 10 1 2 22 10 13 6 4 3 12 8 16 53
3 Pendikspor 26 13 8 5 40 21 13 7 3 3 18 10 13 6 5 2 22 11 19 47
4 Rizespor 25 12 10 3 40 20 12 7 4 1 23 9 13 5 6 2 17 11 20 46
5 Keciorengucu 26 13 7 6 42 30 13 7 4 2 22 15 13 6 3 4 20 15 12 46
6 Sakaryaspor 25 14 1 10 40 33 13 9 1 3 24 13 12 5 0 7 16 20 7 43
7 Bodrumspor 25 12 5 8 38 26 13 6 4 3 24 12 12 6 1 5 14 14 12 41
8 Manisa BBSK 25 10 9 6 34 28 13 5 6 2 17 14 12 5 3 4 17 14 6 39
9 Boluspor 25 10 8 7 30 29 13 8 3 2 21 11 12 2 5 5 9 18 1 38
10 Bandrmaspor 25 10 7 8 37 40 12 6 3 3 17 13 13 4 4 5 20 27 -3 37
11 Goztepe 24 10 5 9 24 20 12 5 4 3 15 9 12 5 1 6 9 11 4 35
12 Tuzlaspor 26 8 4 14 31 39 13 4 2 7 15 17 13 4 2 7 16 22 -8 28
13 Adanaspor 26 6 7 13 32 46 13 4 5 4 19 22 13 2 2 9 13 24 -14 25
14 Altay 25 7 7 11 28 36 12 4 3 5 15 15 13 3 4 6 13 18 -8 25
15 BB Erzurumspor 25 7 6 12 28 35 12 4 2 6 14 14 13 3 4 6 14 21 -7 24
16 Altnordu 25 5 5 15 22 43 13 3 3 7 10 22 12 2 2 8 12 21 -21 20
17 Genclerbirligi 25 4 5 16 26 43 13 2 2 9 16 26 12 2 3 7 10 17 -17 17
18 Denizlispor 26 5 5 16 25 45 13 3 4 6 13 15 13 2 1 10 12 30 -20 17
19 Yeni Malatyaspor 26 4 7 15 22 51 12 2 3 7 7 22 14 2 4 8 15 29 -29 16

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.