2. Lig: Kirmizi match preview and statistics: Ergene Velimeşespor fight Sakaryaspor

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Competition: Turkey 2. Lig: Kirmizi
Date: Sun 12.January
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Ergene Velimeşespor in 9th and Sakaryaspor in 7th place.

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Ergene Velimeşespor form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 8 2. Lig: Kirmizi games here for Ergene Velimeşespor. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Ever since the Kastamonuspor game Ergene Velimeşespor has been unbeatable here producing four straight wins.

A good away victory last time out for Ergene Velimeşespor, who won 4-0 against Kahramanmaraşspor (placed 11th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bodrumspor in a game that was won 2-1.

As mentioned above, Ergene Velimeşespor "killed" Kahramanmaraşspor in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Ergene Velimeşespor can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 17 times. On the other hand, Ergene Velimeşespor have conceded 10 goals.

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Sakaryaspor form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Lig: Kirmizi travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Sakaryaspor are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

335 minutes! That's how long the Sakaryaspor goalkeeper Oguz Caliskan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's the second away game in a row for Sakaryaspor, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Bayburt IOI (placed 8th) in the 2. Lig: Kirmizi last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Kahramanmaraşspor.

Sakaryaspor are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Sakaryaspor - Ergene Velimeşespor 2-3 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Ergene Velimeşesporİ. Dilek
İ. Dilek
8 goals
SakaryasporB. Ünsal
B. Ünsal
6 goals
SakaryasporY. Hacımustafaoğlu
Y. Hacımustafaoğlu
5 goals

Ergene Velimeşespor missing players

Sakaryaspor missing players

Ergene Velimeşespor Sakaryaspor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 1 9 17
7 5 1 Won W 1 4 8
3 1 1 Drew D 0 3 6
7 2 0 Lost L 0 2 3
29 17 3 Scored S 2 11 23
23 10 2 Conceded C 0 6 13
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 76%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 53%
71% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 35%
35% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 24%
18% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 18%
71% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 22% 29%
29% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 56% 59%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 35%
 
3.5 3.3 3 Corners For (avg) C F 5 2.1 2.2
5.1 3.7 1.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 12 3.4 3.9
2.4 2 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 2
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 4
 
117 48 6 Total Shots T S 7 37 77
58 32 3 Shots on Target S O 4 23 43
47% 50% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 26% 28%
Key stats in 2. Lig: Kirmizi this season:
  • All of Ergene Velimeşespor's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ergene Velimeşespor have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Ergene Velimeşespor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sakaryaspor is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ankara Demirspor 17 11 3 3 28 13 8 6 1 1 19 9 9 5 2 2 9 4 15 36
2 Bandrmaspor 17 9 7 1 34 20 9 6 3 0 18 7 8 3 4 1 16 13 14 34
3 Tuzlaspor 17 10 4 3 25 12 9 6 2 1 15 5 8 4 2 2 10 7 13 34
4 Kastamonuspor 17 10 1 6 33 20 9 5 0 4 16 12 8 5 1 2 17 8 13 31
5 Van BB 17 9 3 5 29 17 8 4 2 2 13 6 9 5 1 3 16 11 12 30
6 Krsehir Belediyespor 17 9 3 5 23 16 9 4 2 3 9 6 8 5 1 2 14 10 7 30
7 Sakaryaspor 17 8 6 3 23 13 8 4 3 1 12 7 9 4 3 2 11 6 10 27
8 Bayburt IOI 17 8 3 6 21 22 9 5 2 2 10 9 8 3 1 4 11 13 -1 27
9 Ergene Velimeşespor 17 7 3 7 29 23 8 5 1 2 17 10 9 2 2 5 12 13 6 24
10 Sivas Belediyespor 17 6 5 6 21 18 8 4 2 2 15 8 9 2 3 4 6 10 3 23
11 Kahramanmaraşspor 17 6 4 7 16 21 9 4 3 2 12 13 8 2 1 5 4 8 -5 22
12 Utaş Uşakspor 17 7 3 7 21 23 8 4 1 3 9 9 9 3 2 4 12 14 -2 21
13 Bodrumspor 17 5 5 7 26 29 8 2 2 4 13 16 9 3 3 3 13 13 -3 20
14 Etimesgut Belediyespor 17 3 9 5 16 17 8 1 5 2 9 9 9 2 4 3 7 8 -1 18
15 Elazığspor 17 5 3 9 18 31 9 3 2 4 10 11 8 2 1 5 8 20 -13 15
16 Eyupspor 17 4 2 11 11 23 8 2 1 5 6 12 9 2 1 6 5 11 -12 14
17 Niğde Belediyespor 17 2 1 14 16 34 9 2 0 7 10 14 8 0 1 7 6 20 -18 7
18 Karabükspor 17 1 1 15 6 44 9 0 1 8 2 18 8 1 0 7 4 26 -38 1

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The TFF Second League, also known as the TFF 2. Lig, is the third level of the Turkish football league system. TFF stands for Turkish Football Federation. The 2. Lig has two divisions with 18 teams in each. In total, three teams are promoted while six are relegated.