İSTANBUL. Beşiktaş overcomes Adana Demirspor 1-0 after A. Masuaku scored just 1 goal (18′). Beşiktaş made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Vodafone Park (İstanbul) stadium in İstanbul on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ali Şansalan with the support of Mehmet Kısal and Kamil Çetin. The 4th official was Kadir Sağlam. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 14 Total 13
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 105 Attack 76
- 76 Dangerous attack 63
- 107 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 18 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Beşiktaş had a strong ball possession 57% while Adana Demirspor was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Beşiktaş had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Beşiktaş won the match.
Beşiktaş shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Adana Demirspor shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Beşiktaş received 5 yellow cards (Souza , Wout Weghorst, Cenk Tosun, Valentin Rosier and Jackson Muleka). Talking about the opposition, Adana Demirspor received 2 yellow cards (Badou Ndiaye and Samet Akaydin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Beşiktaş will have 26 points like Trabzonspor to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Adana Demirspor will stay with 27 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Adana Demirspor will host İstanbulspor on the 5th of January with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Adana Demirspor (2 draws).
Beşiktaş – Formation
Beşiktaş
18'
81'
65'
Beşiktaş started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Şenol Güneş decided to play with the following team: Mert Günok , Valentin Rosier , Welinton , Tayyip Talha Sanuç , Arthur Masuaku , Salih Uçan , Souza , Cenk Tosun , Gedson Fernandes , Georges-Kévin N’Koudou and Wout Weghorst .
The home team had on the bench: Emrecan Uzunhan, Necip Uysal, Tayfur Bingöl , Jackson Muleka, Dele Alli, Umut Meraş, Ersin Destanoğlu, Nathan Redmond , Atiba Hutchinson and Kerem Atakan Kesgin.
Substitutions
Beşiktaş made 5 changes: Salih Ucan for Tayfur Bingöl (65′), Cenk Tosun for Nathan Redmond (66′), Georges-Kevin N’Koudou for Atiba Hutchinson (89′), Wout Weghorst for Jackson Muleka (90′) and Gedson Fernandes for Necip Uysal (90′).
Best player: Arthur Masuaku
The most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Arthur Masuaku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 63 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 11 crosses.
Adana Demirspor – Formation
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Vincenzo Montella played with: Ertaç Özbir , Jonas Svensson , Samet Akaydın , Semih Güler , Kévin Rodrigues , Fredrik Gulbrandsen , Benjamin Stambouli , Badou Ndiaye , Henry Onyekuru , Emre Akbaba and Younès Belhanda .
These were the players on the bench: İsmail Çokçalış, Babajide David Akintola, Gökhan Inler , Jovan Manev, Erhun Öztümer, Vedat Karakuş, Abdurrahim Dursun, Britt Assombalonga , Yusuf Sarı and Birkir Bjarnason.
Substitutions
Adana Demirspor made 5 changes: Emre Akbaba for Yusuf Sari (68′), Badou Ndiaye for Britt Assombalonga (76′), Jonas Svensson for Gökhan Inler (76′), Benjamin Stambouli for Erhun Öztümer (86′) and Henry Onyekuru for David Akintola (86′).
Best player: Semih Güler
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adana Demirspor was Semih Güler.
His rating is with 49 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Giresunspor – Gaziantep F.K. – 2-1
- Beşiktaş – Adana Demirspor – 1-0
- Sivasspor – Galatasaray – 1-2
