Match Report
Balıkesirspor, 11th on 42 points, faced a 19-point deficit to Yeni Malatyaspor (2nd, 61). Yeni Malatyaspor had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Balıkesirspor were scoring 1.65 and conceding 1.41, Yeni Malatyaspor 1.38 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Balıkesirspor arrived off four consecutive draws.
Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu in Balıkesir staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,800. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.