SIVAS. Galatasaray topped Sivasspor to win 2-1. A goal from B. Yilmaz was decisive in the 90min. It was Galatasaray to strike first with a goal of Dries Mertens at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 80′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Baris Yilmaz gave the win to Galatasaray in the 90′ minute with a goal.

Erdogan Yesilyurt received a red card (90′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sivasspor lost the match.

The match was played at the Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu stadium in Sivas on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Erkan Özdamar with the collaboration of Cevdet Kömürcüoğlu and Ali Saygın Ögel. The 4th official was Turgut Doman. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -0.7 degrees Celsius or 30.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Sivasspor

1 - 2

Galatasaray

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 117 Attack 129
  • 71 Dangerous attack 70
  • 116 Ball safe 138
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 7 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Sivasspor was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Galatasaray that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sivasspor was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Galatasaray managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Sivasspor shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Galatasaray shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sivasspor received 3 yellow cards (Dia Saba, Ugur Ciftci and Erdogan Yesilyurt). On the other side, Galatasaray received 5 yellow cards (Patrick van Aanholt, Sacha Boey, Sérgio Oliveira, Dries Mertens and Baris Yilmaz).

Erdogan Yesilyurt (Sivasspor) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

23'
27'
Dries Mertens(goal)Sacha Boey
35'
44'
48'
Sérgio Oliveira- Yellow
50'
60'
Dries Mertens- Yellow
Uğur Çiftçi- Yellow
62'
C. N'Jie- sub ->Ahmed Musa
67'
70'
73'
73'
Barış Alper Yılmaz- sub ->Bafétimbi Gomis
80'
87'
87'
88'
Hakan Arslan - sub ->Dia Saba
90'
90'
Barış Alper Yılmaz(goal)Abdülkerim Bardakci
90'
Alaaddin Okumuş- sub ->Fredrik Ulvestad
90'
90'
Barış Alper Yılmaz- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Galatasaray
88
36
Fenerbahçe
80
36
Beşiktaş
78
36
Adana Demirspor
69
36
İstanbul Başakşehir
62
36
Trabzonspor
57
36
Fatih Karagümrük
51
36
Konyaspor
51
36
Kayserispor
47
36
Kasımpaşa
43
36
Ankaragücü
42
36
Sivasspor
41
36
Antalyaspor
41
36
Alanyaspor
41
36
İstanbulspor
41
36
Giresunspor
40
36
Ümraniyespor
30
36
Gaziantep F.K.
25
36
Hatayspor
23
36

After this encounter, Sivasspor will stay with 14 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Galatasaray will have 33 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Sivasspor will play away with Konyaspor on the 4th of January with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Sivasspor (8 draws).

Galatasaray will host Ankaragücü on the 4th of January with a 13-5 head to head stats in favor of Galatasaray (2 draws).

Sivasspor – Formation

Sivasspor
G
Ali Şaşal Vural 35.Turkey
7.0
D
Caner Osmanpaşa 88.Turkey
7.1
D
Uğur Çiftçi 3.Turkey
6.2
62'
D
D. Goutas 6.Greece
7.6
D
R. Yalçın 8.Germany
6.8
90'
M
Fredrik Ulvestad 23.Norway
7.8
90'
M
Dia Saba 11.Israel
6.7
90' 23'
M
Kader Keita 28.France
7.1
F
Erdoğan Yeşilyurt 17.Germany
7.2
90' 80'
F
M. Yatabaré 9.Mali
6.8
F
Ahmed Musa 26.Nigeria
6.5
67'
Substitutes
G
M. Yıldırım 25.Turkey
D
Alaaddin Okumuş 13.Turkey
90'
D
Ziya Erdal 58.Turkey
D
M. Albayrak 96.Turkey
M
Charilaos Charisis 15.Greece
M
Hakan Arslan 37.Turkey
90'
M
Isaac Cofie 5.Ghana
M
E. Gökay 21.Turkey
F
C. N'Jie 10.Cameroon
6.4
67'
F
Karol Angielski 19.Poland
90'

Sivasspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rıza Çalımbay decided to play with the following team: Ali Şaşal Vural (7.0), Robin Yalçın (6.8), Dimitris Goutas (7.6), Caner Osmanpaşa (7.1), Uğur Çiftçi (6.2), Dia Saba (6.7), Kader Keita (7.1), Fredrik Ulvestad (7.8), Ahmed Musa (6.5), Mustapha Yatabaré (6.8) and Erdoğan Yeşilyurt (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Alaaddin Okumuş, Charis Charisis, Hakan Arslan, Clinton N’Jie (6.4), Ziya Erdal, Isaac Cofie, Karol Angielski, Mehmet Albayrak, Emre Gokay and Muammer Yıldırım.

Substitutions

Sivasspor made 4 changes: Ahmed Musa for Clinton N’Jie (67′), Dia Saba for Hakan Arslan (90′), Fredrik Ulvestad for Alaaddin Okumus (90′) and Robin Yalcin for Karol Angielski (90′).

Best player: Fredrik Ulvestad​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sivasspor was Fredrik Ulvestad.

His rating is (7.8) with 27 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16.

Galatasaray – Formation

Galatasaray
G
Fernando Muslera 1.Uruguay
7.0
D
Patrick van Aanholt 3.Netherlands
6.3
88' 35'
D
Abdülkerim Bardakcı 42.Turkey
6.2
D
Victor Nelsson 25.Denmark
6.8
D
Sacha Boey 93.France
6.8
44'
M
Sérgio Oliveira 27.Portugal
6.4
73' 48'
M
Milot Rashica 26.Kosovo
6.9
87'
M
Berkan Kutlu 22.Turkey
6.9
M
Dries Mertens 10.Belgium
6.8
60' 27'
M
Kerem Aktürkoğlu 7.Turkey
6.6
87'
F
Bafétimbi Gomis 18.France
6.4
73'
Substitutes
G
Okan Kocuk 34.Turkey
D
E. Bayram 40.Turkey
D
E. Taşdemir 13.Turkey
D
Léo Dubois 2.France
88'
M
F. Midtsjø 6.Norway
6.7
73'
M
B. Aksaka 63.Turkey
M
Juan Mata 64.Spain
F
Y. Demir 30.Austria
87'
F
H. Seferović 9.Switzerland
87'
F
Barış Alper Yılmaz 53.Turkey
6.2
73' 90' 90'

Galatasaray started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Okan Buruk played with: Fernando Muslera (7.0), Sacha Boey (6.8), Victor Nelsson (6.8), Abdülkerim Bardakçı (6.2), Patrick van Aanholt (6.3), Berkan Kutlu (6.9), Sérgio Oliveira (6.4), Milot Rashica (6.9), Dries Mertens (6.8), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (6.6) and Bafetimbi Gomis (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yusuf Demir, Okan Kocuk, Emin Bayram, Fredrik Midtsjø (6.7), Baran Aksaka, Emre Taşdemir, Haris Seferović, Barış Alper Yılmaz (6.2), Léo Dubois and Juan Mata.

Substitutions

Galatasaray made 5 changes: Sérgio Oliveira for Fredrik Midtsjö (73′), Bafétimbi Gomis for Baris Yilmaz (73′), Kerem Aktürkoglu for Yusuf Demir (87′), Milot Rashica for Haris Seferovic (87′) and Patrick van Aanholt for Léo Dubois (88′).

Best player: Fernando Muslera​

The most impressive player for Galatasaray was the goalkeeper: Fernando Muslera. His rating is 7.01. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.​