GAZIANTEP. Gaziantep F.K. found a way to clinch a draw against İstanbul Başakşehir with a late goal from A. Maxim scored in the (90′) after İstanbul Başakşehir got a lead with a goal from B. Özcan (44′). İstanbul Başakşehir was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Gaziantep Stadyumu stadium in Gaziantep on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdulkadir Bitigen with the assistance of Serkan Çimen and Mustafa Savranlar. The 4th official was Cihan Aydın. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Gaziantep F.K.

1 - 1

İstanbul Başakşehir

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 13 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 93 Attack 103
  • 61 Dangerous attack 66
  • 94 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

İstanbul Başakşehir had a superior ball possession 56% while Gaziantep F.K. was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

İstanbul Başakşehir was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough İstanbul Başakşehir to win the match​.

Gaziantep F.K. shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, İstanbul Başakşehir shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Gaziantep F.K. received 2 yellow cards (Alexandru Maxim and Lazar Marković). Talking about the opposition, İstanbul Başakşehir didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

44'
Berkay Özcan(goal)
Alexandru Maxim- Yellow
45'
56'
Lazar Markovic- sub ->Ibrahim Pehlivan
71'
71'
Furkan Soyalp- sub ->Alexander Merkel
71'
Lazar Markovic- Yellow
73'
78'
87'
Şener Özbayraklı- sub ->Serdar Gürler
87'
Patryk Szysz - sub ->Deniz Türüc
90'
Alexandru Maxim(goal)João Figueiredo
90'
90'
Philippe Keny- sub ->Stefano Okaka

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 match, Gaziantep F.K. will have 18 points like Kasımpaşa to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, İstanbul Başakşehir will have 31 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Gaziantep F.K. will play away with İstanbulspor on the 9th of January with a 5-4 head to head in favor of İstanbulspor (3 draws).

İstanbul Başakşehir will host Adana Demirspor on the 9th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of İstanbul Başakşehir (0 draws).

Gaziantep F.K. – Formation

Gaziantep F.K.
G
Günay Güvenç 1.Germany
7.3
D
Papy Djilobodji 3.Senegal
6.8
D
Stelios Kitsiou 70.Greece
6.9
D
Ertuğrul Ersoy 15.Turkey
6.8
D
İbrahim Pehlivan 11.Turkey
6.3
71'
M
Alexandru Maxim 44.Romania
6.2
45' 90'
M
Marko Jevtovic 8.Serbia
7.0
M
A. Merkel 52.Kazakhstan
6.6
71'
M
M. Eskihellaç 17.Turkey
6.6
M
Valmir Veliu 7.Kosovo
6.8
56'
F
João Figueiredo 25.Brazil
6.8
Substitutes
G
Burak Bozan 71.Turkey
D
A. Toșca 6.Romania
D
Arda Kızıldağ 4.Turkey
D
Matej Hanousek 16.Czech Republic
7.0
71'
D
Ömürcan Artan 27.Turkey
M
L. Stankovski 80.Macedonia
M
Furkan Soyalp 5.Turkey
6.6
71'
M
Lazar Markovic 50.Serbia
6.8
71' 73'
M
Onurhan Babuscu 30.Austria
F
Ángelo Sagal 28.Chile
6.6
56'

Gaziantep F.K. started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Günay Güvenç (7.3), Stelios Kitsiou (6.9), Ertuğrul Ersoy (6.8), Papy Djilobodji (6.8), Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan (6.3), Marko Jevtović (7.0), Alexander Merkel (6.6), Mustafa Eskihellaç (6.6), Alexandru Maxim (6.2), Valmir Veliu (6.8) and João Figueiredo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ángelo Sagal (6.6), Alin Toșca, Mustafa Burak Bozan, Arda Kızıldağ, Matěj Hanousek (7.0), Luka Stankovski, Ömürcan Artan, Furkan Soyalp (6.6), Lazar Marković (6.8) and Onurhan Babuscu.

Substitutions

Gaziantep F.K. made 4 changes: Valmir Veliu for Ángelo Sagal (56′), Ibrahim Pehlivan for Lazar Marković (71′), Alexander Merkel for Furkan Soyalp (71′) and Ibrahim Pehlivan for Matej Hanousek (71′).

Best player: Günay Güvenç​

The player that probably impressed the most for Gaziantep F.K. was the goalkeeper: Günay Güvenç. His rating is 7.32. He performed 4 saves.

İstanbul Başakşehir – Formation

İstanbul Başakşehir
G
Volkan Babacan 1.Turkey
6.8
D
Lucas Lima 60.Brazil
7.2
D
Léo Duarte 5.Brazil
7.1
D
Ahmed Touba 59.Algeria
7.3
D
Ömer Ali Şahiner 42.Turkey
6.5
M
Danijel Aleksic 8.Serbia
7.0
78'
M
Serdar Gürler 7.Turkey
7.4
87'
M
Deniz Türüç 23.Turkey
7.2
87'
M
Berkay Özcan 19.Turkey
7.4
90' 44'
M
Youssouf Ndayishimiye 55.Burundi
7.2
F
Stefano Okaka 77.Italy
6.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Muhammed Şengezer 16.Turkey
D
Júnior Caiçara 80.Brazil
D
Şener Özbayraklı 2.Turkey
87'
D
E. Koyuncu 41.Turkey
D
F. Nzaba 32.Republic of the Congo
90'
M
Mounir Chouiar 11.France
6.8
78'
M
Patryk Szysz 18.Poland
87'
M
A. Okechukwu 14.Nigeria
F
Philippe Keny 17.Senegal
90'
F
B. Çelik 15.Turkey

İstanbul Başakşehir started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Emre Belözoğlu played with: Volkan Babacan (6.8), Ömer Ali Şahiner (6.5), Léo Duarte (7.1), Ahmed Touba (7.3), Lucas Lima (7.2), Youssouf Ndayishimiye (7.2), Deniz Türüç (7.2), Danijel Aleksić (7.0), Berkay Özcan (7.4), Serdar Gürler (7.4) and Stefano Okaka (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Junior Caiçara, Şener Özbayraklı, Mounir Chouiar (6.8), Patryk Szysz, Philippe Keny, Okechukwu Azubuike, Batuhan Celik, Efe Arda Koyuncu, Francis Nzaba and Muhammed Şengezer.

Substitutions

İstanbul Başakşehir made 5 changes: Danijel Aleksic for Mounir Chouiar (78′), Serdar Gürler for Sener Özbayrakli (87′), Deniz Türüc for Patryk Szysz (87′), Berkay Özcan for Francis Nzaba (90′) and Stefano Okaka for Philippe Keny (90′).

Best player: Berkay Özcan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for İstanbul Başakşehir was Berkay Özcan.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 30 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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