An important duel in the bottom section of the Super Lig, with both BB Erzurumspor and Gençlerbirliği experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 18th and the visitors in 19th place.
- BB Erzurumspor has the most conceded goals (20) in Super Lig
- Gençlerbirliği have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
Erzurumspor have less rest than Gençlerbirliği in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super Lig game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Hatayspor.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
BB Erzurumspor form and stats
0-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Super Lig numbers at home for BB Erzurumspor, who have the most conceded goals (20) in Super Lig, so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 181 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Gomes was the last player to find the net.
Erzurumspor are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Hatayspor. Heartbreak before that as Erzurumspor lost 0-2 at Konyaspor's place.
BB Erzurumspor's goalkeeper Fabien Farnolle was extremely busy against Hatayspor, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Erzurumspor have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost five.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Turkish Cup game versus Erokspor in only three days. This game is also played here at Kazım Karabekir Stadyumu.
The BB Erzurumspor fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. Erzurumspor's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
As the visiting team in Super Lig matches, Gençlerbirliği have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Işik, the Gençlerbirliği manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Impressive finishing from Berat Ayberk Özdemir and Daniel Candeias secured the home win 2-1 against Alanyaspor in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Kasimpasa's place.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gençlerbirliği playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Gençlerbirliği wins, one draw and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Gençlerbirliği are hosting Tuzlaspor in the Turkish Cup only four days away.
The attacking power of Gençlerbirliği when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Gençlerbirliği have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Novikovas 4 goals |   D. Santos Candeias 3 goals | O. Karakullukçu 2 goals |
BB Erzurumspor missing players
Gençlerbirliği missing players
| BB Erzurumspor | Gençlerbirliği | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 91% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 90% |
| 82% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 80% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 64% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 36% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 25% | 33% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 29% |
- BB Erzurumspor has the most conceded goals (20) in Super Lig
- BB Erzurumspor have yet to win a game at home.
- Gençlerbirliği have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gençlerbirliği haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alanyaspor | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Göztepe | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Fatih Karagümrük | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | Konyaspor | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Kasimpasa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Hatayspor | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Trabzonspor | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Rizespor | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Sivasspor | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Kayserispor | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | BB Erzurumspor | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Gençlerbirliği | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 20 | Denizlispor | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 6 |
| 21 | Ankaragucu | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 2 |