Match Report
Yeni Malatyaspor, 20th on 20 points, faced a 44-point deficit to Alanyaspor (5th, 64). Alanyaspor's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Alanyaspor 1.76 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Yeni Malatyaspor 0.71 and 1.87, with the league averaging 1.4.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Alanyaspor. Yeni Malatyaspor had lost six in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 4 Alanyaspor wins, 3 for Yeni Malatyaspor, 3 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 30% of those meetings. The recent trend is more open — 3.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.8 all-time.
The venue was Bahçeşehir Okulları Arena in Alanya, with room for 10,842 spectators. Yeni Malatyaspor led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.