Match Report
Ankaragücü went into the game 18th in the table on 40 points; Gaziantep F.K. sat 12th on 44 — a 4-point gap. Gaziantep F.K. had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Ankaragücü ran at 1.21 scored and 1.37 conceded, Gaziantep F.K. at 1.32 and 1.5.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 2 for Ankaragücü, 5 for Gaziantep F.K. and 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Ankara Ondokuz Mayıs Stadyumu in Ankara staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,209. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.