Match Report
Kocaelispor, 1st with 72 points, sat 93 points above Yeni Malatyaspor (20th, -21). Kocaelispor's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Kocaelispor were scoring 1.79 and conceding 1.08, Yeni Malatyaspor 0.37 and 4.03, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Kocaelispor in 12 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Yeni Malatyaspor had been beaten in 15 straight games. Over the last five, Kocaelispor had taken 9 of 15 points to Yeni Malatyaspor's 0.
İsmetpaşa Stadyumu in Izmit staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,829. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kocaelispor led 4-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 7-1.