Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tuzlaspor 15th with 38 points, Denizlispor 18th with 23, 15 apart. On the form table Denizlispor stood 11th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Tuzlaspor ran at 1.17 scored and 1.44 conceded, Denizlispor at 0.97 and 1.86.
Denizlispor had lost five in a row. The last-five ledger: Tuzlaspor 6/15, Denizlispor 0/15.
The venue was Tuzla Belediyesi Stadı in Istanbul, with room for 2,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tuzlaspor led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.