Enjoying a 15 point lead in the league table, Sakaryaspor fans expect to see their side win maximum points from this fixture vs Gençlerbirliği.
- Sakaryaspor have the most matches over the total-line (11) in 1. Lig
- Gençlerbirliği have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
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.
Sakaryaspor form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sakarya Atatürk Stadı as Sakaryaspor have scored 18 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the 1. Lig are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sakaryaspor after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The followers are hoping that Sakaryaspor will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Pendikspor (placed 4th).
Ahead of that match, Sakaryaspor won a home game hosting BB Erzurumspor (2-0).The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sakaryaspor matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats (from 4 games).
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 14 latest league matches reveals that 11 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
On the other hand, Sakaryaspor have conceded 10 goals.
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
There's been little loot from Gençlerbirliği's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the 1. Lig. Gençlerbirliği only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Gençlerbirliği who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Yeni Malatyaspor was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Gençlerbirliği failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs BB Erzurumspor (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 1-2.
A 0-2 defeat away at Bodrumspor before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Gençlerbirliği playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 0 away wins, 2 draws and 3 home wins.
The attacking power of Gençlerbirliği when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Gençlerbirliği struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings involving these contenders: Sakaryaspor won zero, Gençlerbirliği triumphed in one and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Kassongo 10 goals | H. Taşcı 4 goals |  G. Gül 4 goals |
Sakaryaspor missing players
Gençlerbirliği missing players
| Sakaryaspor | Gençlerbirliği | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 26 | 18 | 12 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 28 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 75% | 88% |
| 65% | 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 35% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 24% | 22% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 65% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 18% | 22% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.1 | 9.2 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 8.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 41% | 45% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 23% | 26% |
| 10.5 | 8.7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
- Gençlerbirliği have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sakaryaspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Gençlerbirliği have scored away.
- Sakaryaspor have the most matches over the total-line (11) 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 | Eyüpspor | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | Keçiörengücü | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Rizespor | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Pendikspor | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| 5 | Bodrumspor | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Samsunspor | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Boluspor | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Bandrmaspor | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Manisa BBSK | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Sakaryaspor | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Göztepe | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Altay | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Adanaspor | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | BB Erzurumspor | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tuzlaspor | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Altnordu | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -15 | 12 |
| 17 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Denizlispor | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 22 | -20 | 9 |
| 19 | Gençlerbirliği | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -16 | 7 |
