Bursaspor beat Batman Petrosport 2-1 in the Turkish First League on Saturday, moving closer to the top of the table. The match took place at the 16 Mayıs Stadium in front of a modest crowd. It was Round 8 of the regular season and the result shifted the balance between two sides that had been trading results all autumn.
Dória opened the scoring for the hosts in the twenty-ninth minute, a moment that seemed to give Batman Petrosport some momentum. Bursaspor responded through Kelechi Iheanacho, who netted a penalty in the sixtieth minute. And here's the thing about that period — the visitors changed the shape of the game rather suddenly. Iheanacho added a second in the eightieth-fifth minute to put the result beyond doubt.
The match was rough around the edges, with three yellow cards for the home side and one for the away team. Buğra Çağıran and Barış Gök went into the book for Batman Petrosport, while Ömürcan Artan and Omar Imeri collected cards for Bursaspor. There were plenty of substitutions on both benches, with managers trying to shift the rhythm. By then the game had settled into a pattern that suited the visitors.
We had called for Bursaspor to win, though with only modest confidence. To be fair, the numbers supported that call even if the first half suggested otherwise. The away side controlled possession at fifty-five per cent and created the clearer chances. Batman Petrosport had more attacks — one hundred and thirteen to one hundred and six — but failed to turn them into anything meaningful.
The statistics tell a straightforward story. Bursaspor shot with better accuracy, hitting fifty per cent on target compared to thirty-eight per cent for the hosts. Both sides created zero big chances, which says something about the quality of the finishing. Batman Petrosport had eight corners to three, but corners rarely decide matches on their own.
Bursaspor sit top of the table with nineteen points from eight games, one clear of second place. Batman Petrosport remain fourth with sixteen points, a gap that feels manageable but not comfortable. The away win extends their unbeaten run and adds pressure on the teams chasing them. The hosts will have to find a way to protect their position without this kind of defensive fragility.
