1. Lig preview and statistics: Samsunspor - Kocaelispor at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu

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Competition: Turkey 1. Lig
Competition: Fri 21.January
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu (16480 seats)

Samsunspor have won 30 points performing as the hosts. Kocaelispor have 24 points from their away games. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • Samsunspor have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in 1. Lig

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.

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Samsunspor form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu as Samsunspor have scored 15 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the 1. Lig are 5-5-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Samsunspor fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu and will expect new points from this game. Samsunspor has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

A good away victory last time out for Samsunspor, who won 2-0 against Balkesirspor (placed 19th).

A Turkish Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Goztepe.

A decent goal production from Samsunspor in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Samsunspor are not conceding a lot of goals here at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.

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Kocaelispor form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kocaelispor so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Kocaelispor, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 1. Lig home defeat versus Ankaragucu with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

A 0-1 defeat away at Umraniyespor before that.

The attacking power of Kocaelispor when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Kocaelispor have seen the ball go into their own net 12 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

This was the scoreline when the participants met previously this season; Kocaelispor - Samsunspor 1-0. Data for the last seven meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Samsunspor, one draw and two wins for Kocaelispor. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

SamsunsporY. Öztekin
Y. Öztekin
9 goals
KocaelisporD. Ndlovu
D. Ndlovu
9 goals
SamsunsporA. Fernandes Mendes
A. Fernandes Mendes
5 goals

Samsunspor missing players

Kocaelispor missing players

Samsunspor Kocaelispor
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 2 Played P 3 9 20
8 5 2 Won W 0 1 7
6 5 0 Drew D 0 2 3
5 0 0 Lost L 3 6 10
28 15 5 Scored S 1 5 20
23 7 1 Conceded C 6 12 25
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
79% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 70%
42% 30% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 22% 45%
37% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 10%
16% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
53% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 50%
37% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 25%
16% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 56% 30%
 
6.1 6.5 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.9 3.7
3.6 3.2 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.2 4.2
2.4 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.9 3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 5
 
10.8 11.1 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 7.8 9.3
4.1 4.2 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 3.5
36% 36% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 20% 28%
 
9.9 8.1 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 9.9 9.9
3.8 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.1 4.2
Key stats in 1. Lig this season:
  • Kocaelispor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals (5) away in 1. Lig
  • Kocaelispor have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in 1. Lig
  • Samsunspor have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Samsunspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Samsunspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kocaelispor have scored away.
  • Samsunspor have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 Umraniyespor 20 13 3 4 35 16 9 7 1 1 18 7 11 6 2 3 17 9 19 42
2 Ankaragucu 20 13 3 4 32 15 9 7 2 0 16 5 11 6 1 4 16 10 17 42
3 BB Erzurumspor 20 11 5 4 33 22 11 9 1 1 26 12 9 2 4 3 7 10 11 38
4 Eyupspor 20 10 6 4 30 22 10 6 2 2 14 9 10 4 4 2 16 13 8 36
5 Bandrmaspor 20 10 3 7 32 20 10 5 1 4 15 11 10 5 2 3 17 9 12 33
6 Istanbulspor 20 10 3 7 30 25 10 7 1 2 17 10 10 3 2 5 13 15 5 33
7 Adanaspor 20 9 5 6 26 20 10 6 3 1 16 9 10 3 2 5 10 11 6 32
8 Samsunspor 19 8 6 5 28 23 10 5 5 0 15 7 9 3 1 5 13 16 5 30
9 Tuzlaspor 20 7 6 7 21 20 10 4 4 2 12 9 10 3 2 5 9 11 1 27
10 Genclerbirligi 20 8 2 10 23 29 10 5 0 5 14 15 10 3 2 5 9 14 -6 26
11 Manisa BBSK 20 7 4 9 22 26 9 3 2 4 9 13 11 4 2 5 13 13 -4 25
12 Boluspor 19 6 6 7 21 21 9 4 4 1 8 4 10 2 2 6 13 17 0 24
13 Kocaelispor 20 7 3 10 20 25 11 6 1 4 15 13 9 1 2 6 5 12 -5 24
14 Keciorengucu 20 6 5 9 27 32 10 5 3 2 17 14 10 1 2 7 10 18 -5 23
15 Menemen Belediyespor 20 5 8 7 23 33 10 4 5 1 13 11 10 1 3 6 10 22 -10 23
16 Altnordu 20 7 1 12 27 40 11 6 0 5 16 18 9 1 1 7 11 22 -13 22
17 Bursaspor 20 5 5 10 23 31 10 3 3 4 13 15 10 2 2 6 10 16 -8 20
18 Denizlispor 20 5 4 11 19 30 10 3 1 6 10 16 10 2 3 5 9 14 -11 19
19 Balkesirspor 20 2 2 16 14 36 10 2 1 7 8 16 10 0 1 9 6 20 -22 8

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.