3. Lig - Group 2 · Turkey
Eskişehirspor vs Balıkesirspor Prediction
Match prediction
The existing model output points toward Balıkesirspor, with a combo advice of Balıkesirspor and over 1.5 goals, yet the probabilities are split at 0% home, 50% draw and 50% away, so the win-or-draw flag is false and the away pick is not treated as a certainty. That split is consistent with the comparison metrics, where Balıkesirspor leads on form (69 vs 31), attack (65 vs 35), defence (71 vs 29), head-to-head (71 vs 29), goals (64 vs 36) and total (68 vs 32), while the Poisson values are both 0.00 and therefore offer no separating signal. The team analysis reinforces the same direction: Balıkesirspor arrive with a WWW form over three matches, three wins from three, no defeats, and a 4-1 home win plus a 0-3 away win, whereas Eskişehirspor show WDL with one win, one draw and one loss, including a 4-0 home win but also a 3-0 away defeat. The goals analysis adds nuance, because Balıkesirspor have scored 11 goals in three games at 3.70 per match and conceded only two at 0.70 per match, while Eskişehirspor have scored six at 2.00 per match but conceded five at 1.70 per match, with all five concessions coming away from home at 2.50 per match. Balıkesirspor's scoring is also heavily weighted late, with 27.27% of goals in the 61-75 minute band and 36.36% in the 76-90 band, which supports the over 1.5 element of the advice without guaranteeing it. The last-five records qualify the headline form: Balıkesirspor's three most recent matches are all wins, but their two older entries include a 0-3 loss away to Eskişehirspor and a 2-1 home win over them, while Eskişehirspor's last five include a 4-0 home win, a 2-2 away draw, a 0-3 away loss and two goalless results against Ayvalikgucu. The head-to-head record is genuinely mixed rather than one-sided, with Eskişehirspor winning 3-0 at home and Balıkesirspor winning 2-1 at home in the 2025 play-offs, a 1-1 draw and a 0-3 away win for Balıkesirspor in Group 4, and older 1. Lig meetings that include two draws, a 2-0 Balıkesirspor win, a 1-2 Eskişehirspor win and a 3-1 Balıkesirspor win. Overall, the broad trend across form, attack, defence, goals and the recent three-match run supports the Balıkesirspor side of the advice, but the 50% draw probability, the zero Poisson values and the small three-match samples mean the evidence is better read as a lean than as a firm conclusion.
- Predicted winner
- Balıkesirspor
- Betting advice
- Combo Winner : Balıkesirspor and +1.5 goals
- Home win probability
- 0%
- Draw probability
- 50%
- Away win probability
- 50%
- Goals market
- +1.5
Prediction comparison
| Factor | Eskişehirspor | Balıkesirspor |
|---|---|---|
| Form | 31.0% | 69.0% |
| Attack | 35.0% | 65.0% |
| Defence | 29.0% | 71.0% |
| Poisson | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| H2h | 29.0% | 71.0% |
| Goals | 36.0% | 64.0% |
| Total | 32.0% | 68.0% |
Team form and goal analysis
Eskişehirspor
Recent form: WDL.
Average goals scored: 2.00 per match.
Balıkesirspor
Recent form: WWW.
Average goals scored: 3.70 per match.
Head-to-head record
- Eskişehirspor 3–0 Balıkesirspor (28 Apr 2026)
- Balıkesirspor 2–1 Eskişehirspor (24 Apr 2026)
- Balıkesirspor 1–1 Eskişehirspor (12 Apr 2026)
- Eskişehirspor 0–3 Balıkesirspor (17 Dec 2025)
- Eskişehirspor 0–3 Balıkesirspor (18 Apr 2021)


