Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between İstanbulspor (11th, 52 pts) and Sakaryaspor (18th, 34 pts). Recent form flatters İstanbulspor's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Sakaryaspor ran at 1.18 scored and 1.89 conceded, İstanbulspor at 1.5 and 1.45.
İstanbulspor were winless in 6. Sakaryaspor had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; İstanbulspor, 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Sakaryaspor wins, 1 for İstanbulspor, 1 draw, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Sakarya Atatürk Stadı (capacity 28,154). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Sakaryaspor: Melih Bostan (85'), Poyraz Yıldırım (23') · İstanbulspor: Alieu Cham (45'), Ö. Duymaz (56')
Key stats
Possession: Sakaryaspor 63% · İstanbulspor 37% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 2-2