Match Report
İstanbul Başakşehir went into the game 12th in the table on 7 points; Kocaelispor sat 4th on 12 — a 5-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: İstanbul Başakşehir 1.67 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Kocaelispor 1.17 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.49.
A win had eluded Kocaelispor for 9 matches. From the last five rounds, İstanbul Başakşehir held 12 points of 15 and Kocaelispor 2.
Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,156. On the scoreboard, İstanbul Başakşehir led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
İstanbul Başakşehir: Christopher Operi (14'), Eldor Shomurodov (72')
Key stats
Possession: İstanbul Başakşehir 51% · Kocaelispor 49% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 8-2