Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Samsunspor 3rd with 70 points, Akhisar Belediyespor 16th with 30, 40 apart. Akhisar Belediyespor had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Akhisar Belediyespor ran at 1.06 scored and 1.74 conceded, Samsunspor at 1.71 and 0.88.
The last-five ledger: Akhisar Belediyespor 6/15, Samsunspor 12/15.
The match was played at Spor Toto Akhisar Belediye Stadı in Akhisar (capacity 12,139). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Samsunspor led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-4.