Match Report
Sivasspor went into the game 10th in the table on 53 points; İstanbulspor sat 11th on 52 — a 1-point gap. Recent form flatters İstanbulspor's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Per game in the league, Sivasspor were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.13, İstanbulspor 1.5 and 1.45, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
İstanbulspor had gone 8 games without a win. Sivasspor had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; İstanbulspor, 2.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Sivasspor have 2 wins to İstanbulspor's 2, with 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu, capacity 27,532, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Sivasspor: Cihat Çelik (19') · İstanbulspor: Ö. Duymaz (34'), Mert Çelik (49' og), David Sambissa (63')
Key stats
Possession: Sivasspor 60% · İstanbulspor 40% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 17-2