The hosts, Samsunspor, should be odds-on favourites in this game, but Altay have exhibited both skill and courage. Learn more about the fixture!
- Samsunspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Altay have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Altay have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Samsunspor form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 9 1. Lig games here at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu for Samsunspor. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Samsunspor's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Adanaspor (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. The victory against Adanaspor came after Kahraman's winning goal. The Samsunspor manager Eroğlu was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 59th minute.
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Trabzonspor in the Turkish Cup.
A decent goal production from Samsunspor in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Samsunspor have conceded only 8 goals.
Altay form and stats
Playing away, Altay have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the 1. Lig this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Altay have lost on their last two travels.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Altay, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-4 versus Tuzlaspor (placed 14th). A huge disappointment for Altay in their last match (vs Tuzlaspor). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-4 defeat.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Denizlispor's place.Altay have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Altay have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Samsunspor have won at least one point in the last 5 fixtures (4-1-0) against Altay.The contenders have played each other previously this season, with the match result Altay - Samsunspor 0-2 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Lopes Paixão 11 goals |   G. Laura 9 goals |  D. da Silva Souza 5 goals |
Samsunspor missing players
Altay missing players
| Samsunspor | Altay | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 78% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 76% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 22% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 11% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 53% |
| 39% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 17% | 11% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 5.4 | 6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 14 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 38% |
| 8 | 8.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Altay have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Samsunspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Samsunspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Samsunspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Eyupspor | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Samsunspor | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Bodrumspor | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Keçiörengücü | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Bandrmaspor | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Pendikspor | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| 7 | Rizespor | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 8 | Boluspor | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Manisa BBSK | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Sakaryaspor | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Göztepe | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Altay | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | BB Erzurumspor | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Tuzlaspor | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Adanaspor | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Denizlispor | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -16 | 15 |
| 18 | Altnordu | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -16 | 13 |
| 19 | Genclerbirligi | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -20 | 7 |
