Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: İstanbul Başakşehir (4th, 61 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Ankaragücü (18th, 40 pts). Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Ankaragücü ran at 1.21 scored and 1.37 conceded, İstanbul Başakşehir at 1.5 and 1.13.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ankaragücü 1, draws 6, İstanbul Başakşehir 12, at 3.11 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 37% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 74% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 79%.
Ankara Ondokuz Mayıs Stadyumu in Ankara staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,209. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.