Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Yeni Malatyaspor (2nd, 61 pts) and Mersin İdman yurdu (18th, 29 pts). Recent form told a different story for Yeni Malatyaspor: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Yeni Malatyaspor ran at 1.38 scored and 1.18 conceded, Mersin İdman yurdu at 1.03 and 2.09.
Mersin İdman yurdu arrived off nine straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Yeni Malatyaspor, 0/15 for Mersin İdman yurdu.
Malatya İnönü Stadyumu in Malatya, capacity 13,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Yeni Malatyaspor led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.


