Preview: Home comfort vs away misery at Aktepe Stadı
Keçiörengücü returns to Aktepe Stadı buoyed by a sparkling run of results and a confidence that has been hard-earned across the first half of the 2025/2026 1. Lig season. The Ankara side sit 10th with 26 points from 19 matches and arrive with a sequence that reads strongly in blue and white: recent reports show multiple wins and only one loss in their last ten matches, a pattern underpinned by attacking verve and defensive steadiness at home. Their home numbers tell the story — 11 goals scored and just seven conceded on home soil, four clean sheets and a healthy shots volume that translates into real threat inside the opposition box.
Hatayspor make the trip with form as fragile as their away ledger. Nineteenth in the table with just six points, they have yet to claim an away victory and concede at an alarming rate — 50 goals shipped overall and 29 on the road. Recent matches include heavy defeats and draws that reflect a side struggling for confidence and defensive cohesion. The psychological hangover from a 4-0 reverse at Van BB is recent and raw; their last away outings have not suggested they will suddenly find solidity in Ankara.
Key angles and recent context
History slightly favours the hosts too: when these teams met earlier this season Hatayspor, playing at home then, fell 1-3 to Keçiörengücü. That prior result underscores a recurring dynamic — Keçiörengücü know how to punish soft defensive moments from their opponents. Statistically the matchup tilts heavily: Keçiörengücü’s attack output and possession of clear chances contrasts with Hatayspor’s 0 clean sheets away and a worrying goals-conceded figure. Shot metrics reinforce the gulf — home side registering more total shots and substantially more on target, suggesting sustained pressure that typically produces goals and results.
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Betting suggestion (final pick) Keçiörengücü to win (1X2). The market already reflects the gulf in class with home priced around 1.03 and a towering implied probability; data supports backing the hosts — superior recent form, better home defensive record, road team with no away wins and a porous backline. This is a match where the clear value is on a confident Keçiörengücü victory rather than taking on an unpredictable and leaky Hatayspor side.
