Match Report
5 points and 5 places separated them: Antalyaspor 16th with 32, Kocaelispor 11th with 37. Recent form told a different story for Kocaelispor: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Antalyaspor 0.97 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Kocaelispor 0.76 and 1.12, with the league averaging 1.33.
Antalyaspor's winless run stood at 5. Kocaelispor were winless in 8.
Antalya Stadyumu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,537. H. Meler officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.8 yellow cards each. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Antalyaspor: Samuel Ballet (79')
Key stats
Possession: Antalyaspor 41% · Kocaelispor 59% · Total shots: 16-7 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 2-4