Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kocaelispor 1st with 72 points, Ümraniyespor 11th with 53, 19 apart. On recent form Kocaelispor sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.26/1.11 for Ümraniyespor and 1.79/1.08 for Kocaelispor (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Kocaelispor had not lost in 6 games. From the last five rounds, Ümraniyespor held 5 points of 15 and Kocaelispor 11.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ümraniyespor 3, draws 0, Kocaelispor 1, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Ümraniye Hekimbaşı Şehir Stadyumu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,513. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ümraniyespor led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Ümraniyespor: Cebio Soukou (44') · Kocaelispor: Cihat Celik (69')
Key stats
Possession: Ümraniyespor 53% · Kocaelispor 47% · Total shots: 11-21 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 7-11