Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Göztepe in 8th and Gazisehir Gaziantep in 9th place.
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.
Göztepe's stadium, Tire Tayfur Çiçek Stadı, has a artifical turf surface. Gazişehir Gaziantep have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Gazişehir Gaziantep when playing on artifical turf; 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses from one match. They have scored 2 goals in these games and conceded 0.
Gazişehir Gaziantep have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Göztepe form and stats
When playing at home in the Super Lig, Göztepe have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. Göztepe has recorded two wins in a row here at Tire Tayfur Çiçek Stadı, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Göztepe are returning here after visiting Konyaspor in a Super Lig game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. André Castro, Serdar Gürler and Halil Akbunar scored the goal(s). Preceding that game was the away draw at Denizlispor that finished 1-1.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Göztepe's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won two matches, drawn two and lost two.
The Göztepe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Göztepe have conceded 10 goals.
Gazişehir Gaziantep form and stats
Playing away, Gazişehir Gaziantep have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Super Lig this season. Gazişehir Gaziantep seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Gazişehir Gaziantep had fun at their own home (Tire Tayfur Çiçek Stadı) last time out, beating Rizespor 2-0. Papy Djilobodji and André Sousa scored. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Beşiktaş's place.
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 Gazişehir Gaziantep playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, one draw and zero home wins.
Gazişehir Gaziantep are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Gazişehir Gaziantep have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Gazişehir Gaziantep - Göztepe 1-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Göztepe wins - draws - Gazişehir Gaziantep wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Kayode 8 goals |   S. Gürler 6 goals |  H. Akbunar 5 goals |
Göztepe missing players
Gazişehir Gaziantep missing players
| Göztepe | Gazişehir Gaziantep | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 33 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 35 |
| 90% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 91% |
| 52% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 27% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 27% |
| 52% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 24% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 4.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 183 | 93 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 78 | 204 |
| 72 | 43 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 33 | 82 |
| 39% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 40% |
- Gazişehir Gaziantep have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gazişehir Gaziantep have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Göztepe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Göztepe have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 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 |