Match Report
59 points separated the sides: Kocaelispor 1st on 84, Balıkesirspor 17th on 25. Recent form flatters Balıkesirspor's table spot — 13th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Balıkesirspor ran at 0.84 scored and 2 conceded, Kocaelispor at 1.92 and 0.74.
Balıkesirspor's winless run stood at 7. Kocaelispor had won four straight. Balıkesirspor had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Kocaelispor, 13.
The match was played at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu (capacity 15,800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 1-6.
Goal scorers
Balıkesirspor: E. Çakır (23') · Kocaelispor: B. Şimşek (45'), B. Şimşek (56'), O. Eken (71'), O. Eken (74'), T. Aydoğan (78'), C. Ekinci (82')
Key stats
Possession: Balıkesirspor 48% · Kocaelispor 52% · Total shots: 5-13 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 3-4