Match Report
İstanbul Başakşehir went into the game 9th in the table on 4 points; Kocaelispor sat 6th on 6 — a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: İstanbul Başakşehir 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Kocaelispor 1.33 and 1, with the league averaging 1.42.
A win had eluded Kocaelispor for 9 matches. From the last five rounds, İstanbul Başakşehir held 10 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