Super Lig match preview: Gençlerbirliği versus Alanyaspor

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Eryaman Stadyumu (22000 seats)

Struggling Gençlerbirliği will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Alanyaspor in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Gençlerbirliği has the the worst goal difference (-10) in Super Lig
  • Alanyaspor has the fewest conceded goals (3) in Super 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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Gençlerbirliği form and stats

When playing at home in the Super Lig, Gençlerbirliği, who have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Super Lig, have managed 0 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Gençlerbirliği to get some points in this home game.

Gençlerbirliği lost their last game at Kasımpaşa (placed 5th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Krsehir Belediyespor.

Kristoffer Nordfeldt had a busy but productive day in the Kasımpaşa match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented. The penalty miss from Piris da Motta in the defeat against Kasımpaşa was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.

Gençlerbirliği aren't scoring a lot here at Eryaman Stadyumu in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Gençlerbirliği have conceded 8 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Alanyaspor form and stats

3-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Alanyaspor, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Super Lig, in their Super Lig matches away. Alanyaspor has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

211 minutes! That's how long the Alanyaspor goalkeeper Jose Carlos Coentrao Marafona and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Khouma Babacar scored in Alanyaspor's previous match, the home game against Konyaspor that ended 1-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Antalyaspor.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Alanyaspor manager S. Tokatlı as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Goztepe.

The travelling fans enjoy Alanyaspor's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Alanyaspor are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Gençlerbirliği one win, two draws and Alanyaspor four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AlanyasporD. da Luz Pereira
D. da Luz Pereira
6 goals
AlanyasporA. Bareiro Gamarra
A. Bareiro Gamarra
3 goals
AlanyasporK. El Hadji Babacar
K. El Hadji Babacar
3 goals

Gençlerbirliği missing players

Alanyaspor missing players

Gençlerbirliği Alanyaspor
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 2 4 9
1 0 0 Won W 2 3 7
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
6 2 1 Lost L 0 0 0
6 3 2 Scored S 4 7 19
16 8 6 Conceded C 0 2 3
89% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
44% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 22%
11% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
11% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 33%
22% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 67%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 10.2 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.8 13.7
2.6 3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4 6.2
26% 25% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 44% 34%
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Alanyaspor has the fewest conceded goals (3) in Super Lig
  • Alanyaspor has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Super Lig
  • Alanyaspor has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Super Lig
  • Alanyaspor has the most clean sheets (6) in Super Lig
  • Alanyaspor has the the best goal difference (+16) in Super Lig
  • Alanyaspor have not yet lost a game.
  • Alanyaspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alanyaspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Alanyaspor have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Alanyaspor have scored more than double the goals of Gençlerbirliği.
  • Alanyaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Alanyaspor is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • All of Alanyaspor's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Gençlerbirliği has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Super Lig
  • Gençlerbirliği has the the worst goal difference (-10) in Super Lig
  • Gençlerbirliği have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gençlerbirliği have yet to win a game 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 Alanyaspor 9 7 2 0 19 3 5 4 1 0 12 1 4 3 1 0 7 2 16 23
2 Galatasaray 10 6 2 2 16 7 5 2 2 1 6 4 5 4 0 1 10 3 9 20
3 Fenerbahce 10 6 2 2 20 13 5 2 1 2 8 8 5 4 1 0 12 5 7 20
4 Beşiktaş 9 5 1 3 17 17 4 2 1 1 5 4 5 3 0 2 12 13 0 16
5 Kasımpaşa 10 4 3 3 13 10 5 3 2 0 7 2 5 1 1 3 6 8 3 15
6 Gazisehir Gaziantep 10 3 6 1 15 13 5 2 3 0 9 6 5 1 3 1 6 7 2 15
7 Istanbul Basaksehir 10 4 2 4 16 15 5 2 2 1 10 7 5 2 0 3 6 8 1 14
8 Fatih Karagumruk 9 3 4 2 17 11 5 3 2 0 12 3 4 0 2 2 5 8 6 13
9 Konyaspor 9 3 3 3 10 7 4 2 1 1 8 5 5 1 2 2 2 2 3 12
10 Rizespor 9 3 3 3 12 14 5 2 1 2 8 10 4 1 2 1 4 4 -2 12
11 Yeni Malatyaspor 9 3 3 3 10 12 4 3 1 0 6 2 5 0 2 3 4 10 -2 12
12 Hatayspor 7 3 3 1 7 9 4 2 2 0 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 6 -2 12
13 Trabzonspor 10 3 3 4 12 15 5 2 0 3 8 10 5 1 3 1 4 5 -3 12
14 Goztepe 8 2 5 1 14 9 4 2 1 1 12 7 4 0 4 0 2 2 5 11
15 Antalyaspor 10 2 4 4 11 16 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 0 3 2 6 11 -5 10
16 Sivasspor 8 2 3 3 8 10 4 0 1 3 1 6 4 2 2 0 7 4 -2 9
17 BB Erzurumspor 9 2 3 4 11 15 5 0 3 2 5 7 4 2 0 2 6 8 -4 9
18 Kayserispor 8 2 1 5 5 11 4 1 0 3 3 7 4 1 1 2 2 4 -6 7
19 Denizlispor 9 1 3 5 8 16 4 0 2 2 2 4 5 1 1 3 6 12 -8 6
20 Gençlerbirliği 9 1 2 6 6 16 4 0 2 2 3 8 5 1 0 4 3 8 -10 5
21 Ankaragucu 8 0 2 6 7 15 4 0 1 3 3 6 4 0 1 3 4 9 -8 2

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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.