Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Fenerbahçe welcomes Sivasspor

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Tue 11.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi (50509 seats)

Fenerbahçe and Sivasspor are both riding high in the Super Lig with their 2nd and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Sivasspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Fenerbahçe nor Sivasspor as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Sivasspor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

The season is still full of potential for Fenerbahçe as they can still win the whole Super Lig. Sivasspor is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Fenerbahçe form and stats

Overall Super Lig stats at home this season for Fenerbahçe are 11-2-6 (wins-draw-losses). Ever since the Gençlerbirliği game Fenerbahçe has been unbeatable here at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi producing four straight wins.

Fenerbahçe are returning here after visiting Ankaragücü in a Super Lig game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Ozan Tufan and Enner Valencia scored the goal(s). Before that, Fenerbahçe had a home game versus BB Erzurumspor which ended with a victory 3-1.

Some amazing scenes last match, when Enner Valencia scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time.

The manager Ş. Çorlu will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kayserispor in only four days.

The Fenerbahçe fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 19 league matches. Fenerbahçe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sivasspor form and stats

The visitors are W8-D8-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Super Lig. Things are running smoothly for Sivasspor who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 17 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Alanyaspor. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Alanyaspor game have they lost an away game, meaning Sivasspor has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Sivasspor have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ali Sasal Vural. It's been 301 minutes since they last conceded in Super Lig.

Sivasspor delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against İstanbul Başakşehir (placed 14th) in their previous match; a Super Lig game. Prior to that result Sivasspor won their away game at Gazişehir Gaziantep. The scoreline was 1-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Sivasspor are hosting Kasımpaşa in the Super Lig only four days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Sivasspor's attacking play in away games, having scored 33 goals in 19 league matches away. Sivasspor have conceded 27 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sivasspor - Fenerbahçe 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Fenerbahçe victories, three draws and three Sivasspor wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FenerbahçeE. Valencia Lastra
E. Valencia Lastra
11 goals
SivassporM. Gradel
M. Gradel
10 goals
SivassporM. Yatabaré
M. Yatabaré
10 goals

Fenerbahçe missing players

Sivasspor missing players

Fenerbahçe Sivasspor
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 5 19 38
24 11 2 Won W 0 8 14
7 2 1 Drew D 3 8 17
7 6 2 Lost L 2 3 7
69 33 8 Scored S 5 33 50
38 23 7 Conceded C 10 27 41
92% 95% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 82%
79% 74% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 84% 68%
63% 63% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 39%
26% 37% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 42% 29%
13% 16% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 11%
61% 58% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 74% 55%
29% 21% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 16% 32%
18% 26% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 16% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
13.4 14.6 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 8.9 9.4
5.4 5.8 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.1 4.1
33% 30% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 42% 32%
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Sivasspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Beşiktaş 38 25 6 7 86 41 19 14 3 2 48 12 19 11 3 5 38 29 45 81
2 Fenerbahçe 38 24 7 7 69 38 19 11 2 6 33 23 19 13 5 1 36 15 31 79
3 Galatasaray 38 24 6 8 73 34 19 11 6 2 42 16 19 13 0 6 31 18 39 78
4 Trabzonspor 38 18 13 7 47 35 19 10 3 6 28 23 19 8 10 1 19 12 12 67
5 Hatayspor 38 17 9 12 61 51 19 10 4 5 35 22 19 7 5 7 26 29 10 60
6 Sivasspor 38 14 17 7 50 41 19 6 9 4 17 14 19 8 8 3 33 27 9 59
7 Alanyaspor 38 16 9 13 55 42 19 12 4 3 40 18 19 4 5 10 15 24 13 57
8 Gazişehir Gaziantep 38 14 13 11 54 46 19 10 6 3 33 19 19 4 7 8 21 27 8 55
9 Fatih Karagümrük 38 14 12 12 57 50 19 11 4 4 37 19 19 3 8 8 20 31 7 54
10 Göztepe 38 13 12 13 55 52 19 8 5 6 34 25 19 5 7 7 21 27 3 51
11 Konyaspor 38 12 12 14 48 47 19 7 8 4 26 18 19 5 4 10 22 29 1 48
12 Rizespor 38 11 12 15 48 63 19 7 7 5 27 28 19 4 5 10 21 35 -15 45
13 Yeni Malatyaspor 38 10 14 14 47 49 19 7 7 5 25 21 19 3 7 9 22 28 -2 44
14 İstanbul Başakşehir 38 11 11 16 41 55 19 5 7 7 26 28 19 6 4 9 15 27 -14 44
15 Kasımpaşa 38 11 10 17 43 54 19 8 4 7 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 30 -11 43
16 Antalyaspor 39 9 16 14 41 55 19 6 6 7 24 28 20 3 10 7 17 27 -14 43
17 Kayserispor 38 9 13 16 34 50 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 4 6 9 15 27 -16 40
18 Ankaragücü 38 10 8 20 45 61 19 8 3 8 26 24 19 2 5 12 19 37 -16 38
19 BB Erzurumspor 39 9 10 20 41 66 20 2 8 10 18 30 19 7 2 10 23 36 -25 37
20 Gençlerbirliği 38 9 8 21 38 71 19 5 5 9 22 32 19 4 3 12 16 39 -33 35
21 Denizlispor 38 6 10 22 36 68 19 4 6 9 16 23 19 2 4 13 20 45 -32 28

Read more about Super Lig

The Süper Lig is the top league in Turkish football. It has 18 teams who play a season from August to May, meeting each other home and away. After all fixtures have been played the final league table is ready and the champion of Turkey celebrated. The three bottom teams are relegated.