Match Report
30 points for Kayserispor (18th), 37 for Kocaelispor (11th): a 7-point gap. Kayserispor had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Kayserispor ran at 0.79 scored and 1.82 conceded, Kocaelispor at 0.76 and 1.12.
Defeat had followed defeat for Kayserispor — three in succession. Kocaelispor had gone 6 games without a win.
Kadir Has Şehir Stadı staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,864. With 92 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, K. Sağlam was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Kayserispor: Talha Sarıarslan (81') · Kocaelispor: Dan Agyei (65'), Dan Agyei (73')
Key stats
Possession: Kayserispor 57% · Kocaelispor 43% · Total shots: 20-10 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 8-2