Match Report
12 points and 6 places separated them: Tekirdağspor 17th with 30, Karacabey Birlikspor 11th with 42. The last five rounds placed Karacabey Birlikspor no better than 18th for form, against 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Tekirdağspor 1.24 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Karacabey Birlikspor 0.82 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.23.
Tekirdağspor entered with four losses in a row. Karacabey Birlikspor had lost three in a row.
Namık Kemal Stadyumu in Tekirdağ staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,300. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.