Pendikspor and Bandirmaspor played out a 1-1 draw at Pendik Stadium on Thursday evening in the fourth round of the 1. Lig. The result keeps both sides in the middle of the table, though the visitors sit a point ahead after four matches. Pendikspor remain in twelfth with five points, while Bandirmaspor move to eighth on six.
Amidou Badji opened the scoring for the hosts inside the first ten minutes, and Samuel Abifade responded before half-time to level matters. By then the match had settled into a rhythm that neither side could quite break. There was a moment of drama when Bekir Karadeniz appeared to have given Pendikspor the lead, but the goal was cancelled by VAR in the thirty-seventh minute.
The statistics tell a story of two teams that tracked each other closely. Pendikspor had more possession at 46 per cent and registered seven shots on target, while Bandirmaspor managed only three. The visitors' goalkeeper made five saves compared to one for his counterpart, which suggests Pendikspor had the better chances but could not convert them. Shots accuracy was 54 per cent for the hosts against 38 per cent for the away side.
Substitutions came thick and fast after the interval, with Pendikspor bringing on Emirhan Ayhan, Remi Mulumba, Furkan Dogan, Yekta Sonmez, Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Kerem Kalafat and Rogerio Thuram. Bandirmaspor made fewer changes, introducing the likes of Burak Bekaroğlu and others in an attempt to find a winner. The game ran out of steam rather than building toward a climax.
Pendikspor's recent form has been mixed, with a win against Antalyaspor but also heavy defeats. Bandirmaspor have been harder to beat, drawing three of their previous four matches and losing none. This draw extends their unbeaten run and leaves Pendikspor searching for consistency at home.
