Match Report
16 points separated the sides: İstanbulspor 4th on 64, Ankaragücü 15th on 48. On the form table Ankaragücü stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, İstanbulspor ran at 1.76 scored and 1 conceded, Ankaragücü at 1.29 and 1.26.
Defeat had followed defeat for Ankaragücü — three in succession. İstanbulspor had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Ankaragücü, 3.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by İstanbulspor, 3 by Ankaragücü, 1 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu in Esenyurt, with room for 7,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
İstanbulspor: Emir Kaan Gültekin (68')