Kocaelispor Stands Out with Its Defense at Home

Kocaelispor defeated Eyüpspor 2-0 away in Week 11 of the Süper Lig. Before the international break, the team had 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats, collecting 19 points in total.

The green-and-blacks have scored 13 goals and conceded 9 in 11 weeks. They earned 10 of their points at home and 9 away. In 4 of their 5 home matches, they did not concede a goal. Away from home, they kept a clean sheet in only 1 of their 6 matches.

With 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat at home, the team beat Amedspor 2-0, Samsunspor 1-0 and Gaziantep FK 2-0. They lost 2-1 to Göztepe and drew 0-0 with Çaykur Rizespor. Kocaelispor scored 6 goals at home and conceded 2.

In their 6 away matches, the team recorded 3 wins and 3 defeats. They beat Konyaspor and Alanyaspor 2-1 each, and Eyüpspor 2-0. They lost 2-0 to Başakşehir, 1-0 to Galatasaray and 2-1 to Beşiktaş. Away from home, the team scored 7 goals and conceded 7. Of the 9 goals Kocaelispor conceded in 11 weeks, 7 came in away matches.

In 5 of their 11 matches, the team did not concede a goal, and they took 4 wins and 1 draw from those games. They conceded in 4 of their 5 home matches. Away from home, they kept a clean sheet only against Eyüpspor. Goalkeeper Serhat Öztaşdelen, who kept the goal, was invited to the Turkey national team's provisional squad for the first time with his performance and was among the standout names in the defense.

Berkan Kutlu is the team's top scorer with 5 goals. The experienced midfielder scored 5 of the team's 13 goals. Daniel Agyei follows with 2 goals, while Florian Aye, Makana Baku, Massadio Haidara, Matej Maglica, Metehan Altunbaş and Show each scored one. The green-and-blacks' 13 goals came from 8 different players.