Sivasspor vs Gençlerbirliği match preview

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Mon 20.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu (27532 seats)

3rd position in the Super Lig table for Sivasspor so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Gençlerbirliği visits Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Gençlerbirliği are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Sivasspor form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu as Sivasspor have scored 25 goals to get 34 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Super Lig are 10-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Sivasspor, their manager R. Çalımbay and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Sivasspor are returning here after visiting Fenerbahçe in a Super Lig game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Arouna Koné and Emre Kılınç scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was the home game against Yeni Malatyaspor that was lost 0-1.

A decent goal production from Sivasspor in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 16 league matches. Sivasspor are not conceding a lot of goals here at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 16 matches.

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Gençlerbirliği form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gençlerbirliği so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

Gençlerbirliği play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Göztepe (placed 10th). A draw for Gençlerbirliği before that, at their own venue hosting Fenerbahçe (1-1).

Gençlerbirliği goalie Ertaç Özbir was high and low in the Göztepe game, contributing six saves towards the victory.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Gençlerbirliği have scored 21 goals in 16 league games away. Gençlerbirliği have conceded 31 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Gençlerbirliği - Sivasspor 2-2. Sivasspor-Gençlerbirliği H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sivasspor five wins, Gençlerbirliği three wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GençlerbirliğiB. Stancu
B. Stancu
15 goals
SivassporM. Yatabaré
M. Yatabaré
12 goals
GençlerbirliğiG. Sio
G. Sio
11 goals

Sivasspor missing players

Gençlerbirliği missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sivasspor Gençlerbirliği
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
16 10 4 Won W 1 4 9
9 4 1 Drew D 1 3 9
7 2 0 Lost L 3 9 14
52 25 9 Scored S 5 21 39
35 12 3 Conceded C 12 31 51
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
81% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 81% 78%
53% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 62% 50%
28% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 44% 31%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 16%
62% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 56% 56%
28% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 19%
12% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 31%
 
6 6.1 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 6.1 5.7
4.5 3.7 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.2 4.2
2.6 2.4 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.1 2.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
395 204 64 Total Shots T S 49 175 375
161 80 23 Shots on Target S O 24 69 149
32% 31% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 30% 26%
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sivasspor has the fewest conceded goals (12) at home
  • Sivasspor has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16)
  • Sivasspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sivasspor haven’t played a single 0-0 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 İstanbul Başakşehir 32 19 9 4 62 31 16 11 4 1 37 13 16 8 5 3 25 18 31 66
2 Trabzonspor 32 17 11 4 71 37 16 9 5 2 40 19 16 8 6 2 31 18 34 62
3 Sivasspor 32 16 9 7 52 35 16 10 4 2 25 12 16 6 5 5 27 23 17 57
4 Beşiktaş 32 17 5 10 54 40 16 10 3 3 32 15 16 7 2 7 22 25 14 56
5 Galatasaray 32 14 10 8 50 34 16 9 5 2 29 14 16 5 5 6 21 20 16 52
6 Alanyaspor 32 14 9 9 57 35 16 9 4 3 35 15 16 5 5 6 22 20 22 51
7 Fenerbahçe 32 14 8 10 55 43 16 10 3 3 38 21 16 4 5 7 17 22 12 50
8 Gazişehir Gaziantep 32 10 12 10 46 48 16 6 6 4 28 19 16 4 6 6 18 29 -2 42
9 Antalyaspor 32 10 11 11 38 50 16 5 5 6 20 27 16 5 6 5 18 23 -12 41
10 Göztepe 32 10 9 13 40 45 16 5 6 5 23 25 16 5 3 8 17 20 -5 39
11 Kasımpaşa 32 11 6 15 48 54 16 6 3 7 27 23 16 5 3 8 21 31 -6 39
12 Gençlerbirliği 32 9 9 14 39 51 16 5 6 5 18 20 16 4 3 9 21 31 -12 36
13 Denizlispor 32 9 8 15 31 46 16 5 2 9 14 24 16 4 6 6 17 22 -15 35
14 Konyaspor 32 7 12 13 30 46 16 4 7 5 14 19 16 3 5 8 16 27 -16 33
15 Yeni Malatyaspor 32 8 8 16 44 47 16 4 4 8 22 21 16 4 4 8 22 26 -3 32
16 Rizespor 32 9 5 18 34 54 16 7 3 6 23 20 16 2 2 12 11 34 -20 32
17 Kayserispor 32 8 8 16 39 69 16 6 6 4 22 22 16 2 2 12 17 47 -30 32
18 Ankaragücü 32 6 11 15 30 55 16 4 4 8 15 29 16 2 7 7 15 26 -25 29

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 İstanbul Başakşehir 32 19 9 4 62 31 16 11 4 1 37 13 16 8 5 3 25 18 31 66
2 Trabzonspor 32 17 11 4 71 37 16 9 5 2 40 19 16 8 6 2 31 18 34 62
3 Sivasspor 32 16 9 7 52 35 16 10 4 2 25 12 16 6 5 5 27 23 17 57
4 Beşiktaş 32 17 5 10 54 40 16 10 3 3 32 15 16 7 2 7 22 25 14 56
5 Galatasaray 32 14 10 8 50 34 16 9 5 2 29 14 16 5 5 6 21 20 16 52
6 Alanyaspor 32 14 9 9 57 35 16 9 4 3 35 15 16 5 5 6 22 20 22 51
7 Fenerbahçe 32 14 8 10 55 43 16 10 3 3 38 21 16 4 5 7 17 22 12 50
8 Gazişehir Gaziantep 32 10 12 10 46 48 16 6 6 4 28 19 16 4 6 6 18 29 -2 42
9 Antalyaspor 32 10 11 11 38 50 16 5 5 6 20 27 16 5 6 5 18 23 -12 41
10 Göztepe 32 10 9 13 40 45 16 5 6 5 23 25 16 5 3 8 17 20 -5 39
11 Kasımpaşa 32 11 6 15 48 54 16 6 3 7 27 23 16 5 3 8 21 31 -6 39
12 Gençlerbirliği 32 9 9 14 39 51 16 5 6 5 18 20 16 4 3 9 21 31 -12 36
13 Denizlispor 32 9 8 15 31 46 16 5 2 9 14 24 16 4 6 6 17 22 -15 35
14 Konyaspor 32 7 12 13 30 46 16 4 7 5 14 19 16 3 5 8 16 27 -16 33
15 Yeni Malatyaspor 32 8 8 16 44 47 16 4 4 8 22 21 16 4 4 8 22 26 -3 32
16 Rizespor 32 9 5 18 34 54 16 7 3 6 23 20 16 2 2 12 11 34 -20 32
17 Kayserispor 32 8 8 16 39 69 16 6 6 4 22 22 16 2 2 12 17 47 -30 32
18 Ankaragücü 32 6 11 15 30 55 16 4 4 8 15 29 16 2 7 7 15 26 -25 29

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