Match Report
Sivasspor, 17th on 35 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Eyüpspor (6th, 53). Eyüpspor ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Eyüpspor 1.44 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Sivasspor 1.22 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.47.
Eyüpspor entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Eyüpspor had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Sivasspor, 5.
Eyüp Stadı in İstanbul staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Eyüpspor: Mame Thiam (89')
Key stats
Possession: Eyüpspor 65% · Sivasspor 35% · Total shots: 13-8 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 4-2