Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Karacabey Birlikspor 2nd with 59 points, Malatyaspor 18th with 10, 49 apart. Karacabey Birlikspor ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Karacabey Birlikspor ran at 1.15 scored and 0.71 conceded, Malatyaspor at 0.32 and 2.62.
Karacabey Birlikspor had not lost in 11 games. Malatyaspor arrived off six straight defeats. Karacabey Birlikspor had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Malatyaspor, 0.
The match was played at Nilüfer Stadı in Bursa.


