Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sivasspor 5th with 65 points, Gençlerbirliği 20th with 38, 27 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Gençlerbirliği 1.1 scored and 1.9 conceded per game, Sivasspor 1.35 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.35.
9 matches unbeaten backed Sivasspor's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 20 games: 5 Gençlerbirliği wins, 7 for Sivasspor, 8 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 35% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Eryaman Stadyumu in Ankara (capacity 19,209). On the scoreboard, Gençlerbirliği led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.