Match Report
Antalyaspor went into the game 16th in the table on 32 points; Gençlerbirliği sat 14th on 34 — a 2-point gap. Gençlerbirliği ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Antalyaspor 0.97 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Gençlerbirliği 1.06 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.33.
A win had eluded Antalyaspor for 7 matches. Gençlerbirliği's unbeaten run stood at 8. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Antalyaspor, 13/15 for Gençlerbirliği.
Across 22 recorded meetings, Antalyaspor have 10 wins to Gençlerbirliği's 7, with 5 draws, at 2.73 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 32% of the meetings went to the host. Goals have dried up lately: 1.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.73 across the full history.
The match was played at Antalya Stadyumu in Antalya (capacity 32,537). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Antalyaspor: Dario Saric (26'), Sander van de Streek (63') · Gençlerbirliği: Sékou Koïta (13')
Key stats
Possession: Antalyaspor 48% · Gençlerbirliği 52% · Total shots: 11-12 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 8-2