Match Report
Balıkesirspor carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Rizespor had not won in 7 games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Balıkesirspor against 4/15 for Rizespor.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Balıkesirspor win, 1 for Rizespor, 2 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The venue was Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu in Balıkesir, with room for 15,800 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.