With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Yeni Malatyaspor fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Ankaragücü.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ankaragücü have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Yeni Malatyaspor form and stats
Yeni Malatyaspor have collected 11 points from their Super Lig home games so far after 3-2-3. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Yeni Malatyaspor, their manager K. Özdeş and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The fans are hoping that Yeni Malatyaspor will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Super Lig game against Alanyaspor (placed 4th). Before that, Yeni Malatyaspor had a Turkish Cup home game versus Sivasspor which ended with a victory 2-1.
Goals decide football matches and Yeni Malatyaspor are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 8 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Ankaragücü form and stats
There's been little loot from Ankaragücü's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Super Lig. Ankaragücü only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Ankaragücü, who have now gone 14 games without a victory. The Genclerbirligi game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. One point away has become something of a habit for Ankaragücü who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Ankaragücü's last game was the home draw against Kasimpasa (1-1). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Kayserispor.
The attacking power of Ankaragücü when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Ankaragücü have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Ankaragücü - Yeni Malatyaspor 0-4. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - one - one (Yeni Malatyaspor wins - draws - Ankaragücü wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Bifouma Koulossa 6 goals |   İ. Parlak 5 goals |  M. Donald 3 goals |
Yeni Malatyaspor missing players
Ankaragücü missing players
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Ankaragücü | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 34 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 28 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 37 |
| 95% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 95% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 63% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 60% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 60% |
| 32% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 16% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 30% | 35% |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8.1 | 6.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 219 | 111 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 91 | 203 |
| 92 | 44 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 29 | 61 |
| 37% | 36% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 28% |
- Ankaragücü have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Ankaragücü have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Yeni Malatyaspor has the most scored goals in the second half (25)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sivasspor | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Alanyaspor | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| 5 | Fenerbahce | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 36 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Goztepe | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 11 | Rizespor | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 12 | Denizlispor | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Genclerbirligi | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 15 | Antalyaspor | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 18 |
| 16 | Kasimpasa | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 | Ankaragücü | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -20 | 14 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 37 | -33 | 11 |