Match Report
The table read 2nd (Karşıyaka, 60 pts) against 1st (Bursaspor, 70 pts), 10 points apart. Karşıyaka ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.87/0.93 for Karşıyaka and 2.13/0.57 for Bursaspor (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Bursaspor came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Karşıyaka against 15/15 for Bursaspor.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 0 for Karşıyaka, 2 for Bursaspor and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu in Izmir staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.