Eğacıbaşı Dınavit women secured a 3-0 victory over Aras Kargo women in the Sultans League on Sunday. The hosts took all three points at the first attempt, moving to two points from one game. Aras Kargo, who had started the season with a win elsewhere, found themselves trailing in the table after this result.
Our prediction called for a home win with 70 per cent confidence, and it came good. The visitors had won their opening fixture, but this was a different proposition. Eğacıbaşı Dınavit had already beaten Aras Kargo 3-0 back in September, and the pattern held. The home side knew what they were up against and didn't let the visitors settle.
By then the visitors were sitting top of the table on three points, one ahead of the hosts. That gap closed after this match, though the home side remains fifth. Two points versus three — not a huge difference, but enough to shift the balance slightly. The visitors had nothing to do all evening, which says something about the quality on display.
The result ends a run for Aras Kargo that had looked promising. They had beaten Zeren Spor 3-0 and Göztepe 3-0 before this setback. A defeat to the same opposition they had beaten earlier in the season is a reminder that consistency is the hard part. They'll need to regroup quickly.
For Eğacıbaşı Dınavit the win adds momentum. They had mixed results recently — losses to VakıfBank and Vaktıfbank, but also victories. This clean sheet against a top-two side suggests they're finding their feet. The home end never stopped, and the players responded in kind. They've opened talks about pushing higher up the table now.
