Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sivasspor 10th with 53 points, Hatayspor 19th with 14, 39 apart. The last five rounds placed Hatayspor 9th in the league for form — higher than their 19th in the standings. Per game in the league, Hatayspor were scoring 0.87 and conceding 2.68, Sivasspor 1.24 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Hatayspor arrived off eight straight defeats. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Hatayspor against 8/15 for Sivasspor.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hatayspor 2, draws 6, Sivasspor 2, at 2.7 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 30% of the meetings went to the host. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 80% of the meetings.
The venue was Mersin Stadyumu, with room for 25,534 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Hatayspor: Muhammed Gönülaçar (77') · Sivasspor: Turaç Böke (62'), Aliou Badji (86')
Key stats
Possession: Hatayspor 39% · Sivasspor 61% · Total shots: 5-18 · On target: 1-8 · Corners: 8-4