Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Yeni Malatyaspor 2nd with 61, Eskişehirspor 3rd with 59. Recent form told a different story for Yeni Malatyaspor: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Yeni Malatyaspor ran at 1.38 scored and 1.18 conceded, Eskişehirspor at 1.85 and 1.26.
Eskişehirspor had gone 6 games without a win. Over the last five, Yeni Malatyaspor had taken 10 of 15 points to Eskişehirspor's 1.
Malatya Inönü Stadyumu, capacity 25,745, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Eskişehirspor led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Yeni Malatyaspor: Ahmet Aras (86') · Eskişehirspor: Erkan Zengin (20'), Bruno Mezenga (53')
Key stats
Possession: Yeni Malatyaspor 58% · Eskişehirspor 42% · Total shots: 10-16 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 5-6