Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Bucaspor 13th on 39, Kocaeli Birlikspor 17th on 16. On the form table Bucaspor stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Bucaspor 1.5 scored and 1.76 conceded per game, Kocaeli Birlikspor 0.88 and 2.29, with the league averaging 1.44.
Kocaeli Birlikspor arrived off five straight defeats.
Buca Arena in Izmir, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bucaspor led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.