Match Report
The table gap was wide: 39 points between 24 Erzincanspor (6th, 58 pts) and Bayburt İÖİ (18th, 19 pts). Bayburt İÖİ had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: 24 Erzincanspor 1.39 scored and 0.94 conceded per game, Bayburt İÖİ 0.69 and 1.89, with the league averaging 1.38.
Mustakil Atletizm Pisti Sahası in Erzincan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,750. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.