With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Genclerbirligi fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Ankaragucu.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
When playing at home in the Super Lig, Gençlerbirliği have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.
A strong away win for Gençlerbirliği against Alanyaspor the last match, as Bogdan Stancu were on target. Ahead of that match, Gençlerbirliği lost 0-2 at home to Trabzonspor.
Kristoffer Nordfeldt loved the game against Alanyaspor. With a stunning twelve saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Gençlerbirliği matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and one defeat (from three games).
Gençlerbirliği has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Ankaragücü form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ankaragücü so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose).
Ankaragücü won their last game, 2-1 versus Fenerbahçe played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Yeni Malatyaspor with the score of 1-0.
Goalkeeper Ricardo Friedrich was absolutely vital in the Ankaragücü victory against Fenerbahçe, making six saves.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Ankaragücü playing away, we found four games. Results were one away win, two draws and one home win.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Ankaragücü have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Ankaragücü - Gençlerbirliği 2-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Gençlerbirliği wins - draws - Ankaragücü wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Stancu 12 goals |  G. Sio 6 goals |   İ. Parlak 5 goals |
Gençlerbirliği missing players
Ankaragücü missing players
| Gençlerbirliği | Ankaragücü | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 31 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 39 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 19 | 38 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 82% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 73% | 77% |
| 59% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 55% | 59% |
| 41% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 32% |
| 23% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 64% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 59% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 27% | 18% |
| 23% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 32% |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 8.3 | 6.5 |
| 2.9 | 3.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 271 | 140 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 105 | 223 |
| 113 | 57 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 36 | 71 |
| 27% | 23% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 28% | 28% |
- Ankaragücü have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Gençlerbirliği has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Trabzonspor | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 43 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 42 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 39 |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 38 |
| 7 | Beşiktaş | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Gençlerbirliği | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -8 | 24 |
| 12 | Denizlispor | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Rizespor | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | Konyaspor | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Ankaragücü | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | Kasımpaşa | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -20 | 16 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | -32 | 15 |