Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kastamonuspor 2nd with 78 points, Derincespor 15th with 40, 38 apart. On the form table Derincespor stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Derincespor ran at 1.06 scored and 1.19 conceded, Kastamonuspor at 1.75 and 0.72.
Kastamonuspor entered with seven wins in a row, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Derincespor, 15/15 for Kastamonuspor.
The venue was Derince Belediyespor Doğal Çim Stadyumu in Kocaeli. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.