Match Report
The table read 5th (Kocaelispor, 4 pts) against 3rd (Erzurumspor FK, 6 pts), 2 points apart. The last five rounds placed Kocaelispor no better than 14th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Kocaelispor ran at 1 scored and 1 conceded, Erzurumspor FK at 2 and 2.
Kocaelispor's unbeaten run stood at 7.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Kocaelispor, 0 for Erzurumspor FK and 3 drawn, at 1.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
İsmetpaşa Stadyumu in İzmit, capacity 34,829, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Kocaelispor led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Kocaelispor: Darko Churlinov (18'), Darko Churlinov (45'), Joseph Nonge (53') · Erzurumspor FK: Brandon Baiye (88')
Key stats
Possession: Kocaelispor 59% · Erzurumspor FK 41% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 3-6