Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — İçelspor 5th with 58 points, Bursaspor 17th with 23, 35 apart. The last five rounds placed İçelspor no better than 17th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, İçelspor ran at 1.39 scored and 1 conceded, Bursaspor at 0.78 and 1.78.
5 matches unbeaten backed İçelspor's arrival. Bursaspor had been beaten in three straight games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for İçelspor against 1/15 for Bursaspor.
Mersin Stadyumu in Mersin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,201. İçelspor led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.