The brand new season is about to start and the club members are tingling with excitement. It’s a new beginning as Iskenderunspor A.Ş. welcome Bucaspor 1928 for the opening fixture at Şehit Muhammet Oğuz Kılınç Stadı. Keep reading!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Iskenderunspor A.Ş. have less rest than Bucaspor 1928 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 2. Lig: Play-offs game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Duzyurtspor, was also a home game here at Şehit Muhammet Oğuz Kılınç Stadı. The away team is better rested.
Iskenderunspor A.Ş. form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Iskenderunspor as they were promoted from 2. Lig: Kirmizi last season. Happy days that were secured through 23 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses from 38 games. The team scored 36 goals at home last season and conceded 12. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Iskenderunspor A.Ş. are traveling soon after this match as the 2. Lig: Play-offs match at Bucaspor 1928 awaits in four days.
Bucaspor 1928 form and stats
A job perfectly done for Bucaspor last season as they secured promotion from 2. Lig: Kirmizi. With a grand total of 24 wins, 9 draws and 5 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 10 were in away matches.
After this away game Bucaspor 1928 return home for a 2. Lig: Play-offs game against Iskenderunspor A.Ş.. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Bucaspor 1928 have pulled off a sequence of 9 consecutive games without defeat (5-4-0) when facing Iskenderunspor A.Ş..Top Goalscorers
  E. Çelenk 14 goals |  E. Soy 13 goals | M. Gölbaşı 11 goals |
Iskenderunspor A.Ş. missing players
Bucaspor 1928 missing players
| Iskenderunspor A.Ş. | Bucaspor 1928 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12.3 | 9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.7 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iskenderunspor A.Ş. | Last season | Bucaspor 1928 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 17 | 36 | ||
| 22 | 14 | Won | W | 8 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 62 | 36 | Scored | S | 22 | 57 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 83% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 64% | ||
| 49% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 39% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 19% | ||
| 14% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 8% | ||
| 54% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 36% | ||
| 38% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 41% | 50% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 31% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10.2 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.1 | ||
| 5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | ||
| 7 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kocaelispor | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 73 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 45 | 84 |
| 2 | Bucaspor 1928 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 81 |
| 3 | Iskenderunspor A.Ş. | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 34 | 77 |
| 4 | Duzyurtspor | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 35 | 74 |
| 5 | Van BB | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 31 | 74 |
| 6 | Ankara Demirspor | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 71 |
| 7 | Karacabey Birlikspor | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 68 |
| 8 | Fethiyespor | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 8 | 55 |
| 9 | Zonguldak Komurspor | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -5 | 53 |
| 10 | Serik Belediyespor | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 50 |
| 11 | Krsehir Belediyespor | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -5 | 48 |
| 12 | Krklarelispor | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 46 |
| 13 | Etimesgut Belediyespor | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -8 | 45 |
| 14 | Kastamonuspor | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -6 | 43 |
| 15 | Saryer | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 57 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -11 | 42 |
| 16 | Utas Usakspor | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 64 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -27 | 33 |
| 17 | Balkesirspor | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -44 | 25 |
| 18 | Adyaman 1954 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 70 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 41 | -48 | 23 |
| 19 | Pazarspor | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 79 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 43 | -50 | 23 |
| 20 | Diyarbekirspor | 37 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 49 | -61 | 15 |
