Match Report
Yeni Malatyaspor went into the game 20th in the table on 20 points; Göztepe sat 19th on 28 — an 8-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Yeni Malatyaspor 0.71 scored and 1.87 conceded per game, Göztepe 1.05 and 2.03, with the league averaging 1.4.
Yeni Malatyaspor had lost three in a row. Over the last five, Yeni Malatyaspor had taken 1 of 15 points to Göztepe's 7.
11 meetings are on record — 5 won by Yeni Malatyaspor, 2 by Göztepe, 4 drawn, at 2.55 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host.
Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu, capacity 27,532, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Yeni Malatyaspor: M. Eskihellaç (7') · Göztepe: B. Emir (15'), Lourency (73')
Key stats
Possession: Yeni Malatyaspor 58% · Göztepe 42% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 3-6