Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Erzurumspor FK 1st on 81, İstanbulspor 11th on 52. Recent form flatters İstanbulspor's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.45 for İstanbulspor and 2.16/0.71 for Erzurumspor FK (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
A win had eluded İstanbulspor for 7 matches. Erzurumspor FK arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. İstanbulspor had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Erzurumspor FK, 12.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for İstanbulspor, 0 draws and 2 for Erzurumspor FK, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more.
Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu, capacity 7,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Erzurumspor FK: Cheikne Sylla (84')
Key stats
Possession: İstanbulspor 37% · Erzurumspor FK 63% · Total shots: 10-13 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 1-3