diff --git a/kloppy/infra/serializers/event/statsbomb/deserializer.py b/kloppy/infra/serializers/event/statsbomb/deserializer.py
index f88e6a3e..d5bf4dcf 100644
--- a/kloppy/infra/serializers/event/statsbomb/deserializer.py
+++ b/kloppy/infra/serializers/event/statsbomb/deserializer.py
@@ -505,7 +505,14 @@ def deserialize(self, inputs: StatsBombInputs) -> EventDataset:
 
         with performance_logging("load data", logger=logger):
             raw_events = json.load(inputs.event_data)
-            home_lineup, away_lineup = json.load(inputs.lineup_data)
+            lineups = json.load(inputs.lineup_data)
+
+            # First event (Starting-XI) determines home team
+            if raw_events[0]["team"]["id"] == lineups[0]["team_id"]:
+                home_lineup, away_lineup = lineups
+            else:
+                away_lineup, home_lineup = lineups
+
             if inputs.three_sixty_data:
                 three_sixty_data = {
                     item["event_uuid"]: item
diff --git a/kloppy/tests/issues/test_issue_171.py b/kloppy/tests/issues/test_issue_171.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8678f8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kloppy/tests/issues/test_issue_171.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+
+from kloppy import statsbomb
+
+
+class TestIssue171:
+    def test_determine_statsbomb_home_away_teams(self):
+        base_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+        dataset = statsbomb.load(
+            event_data=f"{base_dir}/../files/statsbomb_3788741_event.json",
+            lineup_data=f"{base_dir}/../files/statsbomb_3788741_lineup.json",
+            coordinates="statsbomb",
+        )
+
+        assert dataset.metadata.teams[0].name == "Turkey"