The green-blacks, who had difficulty in maintaining consistency in away matches this season, had a more successful performance in the matches they played at Turka Vehicle Muayene Kocaeli Stadium. Kocaelispor, which had 5 wins and 3 draws in 9 matches played at home in the first half of the league, left only 1 match without a point and obtained 18 points.
Returning to the Super League after 16 years, Kocaelispor started the season under the management of coach Selçuk İnan. The Gulf team, which entered the league with a difficult fixture, had difficulty getting the results it wanted in the first weeks.
In the first part of the season, the green-blacks faced Trabzonspor, Samsunspor, Fenerbahçe, Zecorner Kayserispor, Gaziantep FK, Çaykur Rizespor and Beşiktaş, respectively. Kocaelispor, which could only collect 2 points in this process, received these points in the home matches against Kayserispor and Çaykur Rizespor, which ended 1-1.
Kocaelispor, which completed the first 7 weeks in the league with 2 points, fell to the 18th place. The green-blacks achieved their first victory by defeating Ikas Eyüpspor 1-0 at home in the 8th week. With this match, Kocaeli team started to take off.
UNDEFEATED FOR 8 HOME MATCHES
Kocaelispor, which rose to the middle ranks with the results it received in the following weeks, closed the first half of the season with 23 points. The green-blacks, who had 6 wins and 3 draws in the last 10-week period, were defeated only once in this period. Kocaelispor suffered the defeat in the 11th week away against RAMS Başakşehir.
Kocaelispor, which showed a consistent performance in the home field, was undefeated in the 8 home matches it played after losing 1-0 to Samsunspor in the 2nd week.
Kocaelispor’s most remarkable victory in the first half of the season, under the management of Selçuk İnan, came against Galatasaray in the 12th week. The green-blacks achieved an important result by winning the match played in Izmit 1-0 with Agyei’s goal.
Kocaelispor, which scored 9 times in 9 home matches in the first half of the league, conceded 4 goals. The most different victory in this process was against Corendon Alanyaspor with a score of 2-0 in the 10th week.
Kocaelispor was able to get 5 points with 1 win, 2 draws and 5 defeats in 8 away matches in the first half. Kocaelispor scored 6 goals in the away field and conceded 13 goals at home.
The Gulf team will face only Galatasaray away from the teams called “big four” in the second half of the league. The green-blacks will host Trabzonspor at home in the 18th week, which is the first week of the second half.
Kocaeli team will host Fenerbahçe in the 20th week and Beşiktaş in Izmit in the 24th week and will compete at home against their strong rivals in the second half of the season.
KOCAELİSPOR’S HOME MATCHES AND RESULTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS:
| Week | Rival | Score |
| 2 | Samsunspor | 0-1 |
| 4 | Zecorner Kayserispor | 1-1 |
| 6 | Çaykur Rizespor | 1-1 |
| 8 | ikas Eyüpspor | 1-0 |
| 10 | Corendon Alanyaspor | 2-0 |
| 12 | Galatasaray | 1-0 |
| 14 | Genclerbirligi | 1-0 |
| 15 | Kasimpasa | 0-0 |
| 17 | Account.com Antalyaspor | 2-1 |