Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Mardin BB (1st, 68 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Yuksekova Belediyespor (10th, 30 pts). Yuksekova Belediyespor had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.88/0.38 for Mardin BB and 1.15/1.69 for Yuksekova Belediyespor (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Mardin BB had won eight straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Yuksekova Belediyespor carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
21 Kasım Şehir Stadyumu in Mardin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,600. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mardin BB led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-1.