İSTANBUL. Galatasaray was in the end too strong for Fenerbahçe with the goal of Sérgio Oliveira (32′), Kerem Aktürkoglu (78′) and Mauro Icardi (90′). Fenerbahçe was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi stadium in İstanbul on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler who was helped by Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and Süleyman Özay. The 4th official was Abdulkadir Bitigen. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 5 On Target 8
- 7 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 126 Attack 83
- 81 Dangerous attack 60
- 95 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fenerbahçe had a strong ball possession 63% while Galatasaray was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fenerbahçe was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Galatasaray succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Fenerbahçe shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Galatasaray shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Fenerbahçe received 3 yellow cards (Gustavo Henrique, Mert Hakan Yandas and Enner Valencia). On the other side, Galatasaray received 7 yellow cards (Sérgio Oliveira, Sacha Boey, Victor Nelsson, Dries Mertens , Berkan Kutlu, Léo Dubois and Mauro Icardi).
(Fenerbahçe) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fenerbahçe will stay with 35 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Galatasaray will have 39 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Fenerbahçe will play away against Kayserispor on the 12th of February with a 19-8 head to head statistic in favor of Fenerbahçe (6 draws).
Galatasaray will play away agasint Gaziantep F.K. on the 13th of February with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Galatasaray (1 draw).
Fenerbahçe – Formation
Fenerbahçe
46'
11'
86'
Fenerbahçe started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus decided to play with the following team: Altay Bayındır , Serdar Aziz , Gustavo Henrique , Attila Szalai , Bright Osayi-Samuel , Miguel Crespo , Willian Arão , Ferdi Kadıoğlu , Diego Rossi , Joshua King and Michy Batshuayi .
The home team had on the bench: Lincoln , Enner Valencia , Miha Zajc , İrfan Can Eğribayat, Arda Güler, Emre Mor, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Serdar Dursun, İrfan Can Kahveci and Luan Peres.
Substitutions
Fenerbahçe made 5 changes: Gustavo Henrique for Lincoln (46′), Diego Rossi for Irfan Can Kahveci (69′), Michy Batshuayi for Enner Valencia (69′), Miguel Crespo for Miha Zajc (70′) and Willian Arão for Serdar Dursun (90′).
Best player: Joshua King
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fenerbahçe was Joshua King.
His rating is with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Galatasaray – Formation
Galatasaray
32'
Galatasaray started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Okan Buruk played with: Fernando Muslera , Sacha Boey , Victor Nelsson , Abdülkerim Bardakçı , Léo Dubois , Sérgio Oliveira , Berkan Kutlu , Milot Rashica , Dries Mertens , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Barış Alper Yılmaz .
They had on the bench: Yunus Akgün , Okan Kocuk, Emin Bayram, Juan Mata, Bafetimbi Gomis, Patrick van Aanholt, Mauro Icardi , Fredrik Midtsjø , Lucas Torreira and Yusuf Demir.
Substitutions
Galatasaray made 5 changes: Milot Rashica for Yunus Akgün (70′), Dries Mertens for Lucas Torreira (70′), B. Yılmaz for Mauro Icardi (76′), Sérgio Oliveira for Fredrik Midtsjö (77′) and Kerem Aktürkoglu for Juan Mata (90′).
Best player: Fernando Muslera
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Galatasaray was the goalkeeper: Fernando Muslera. His rating is 7.61. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Fenerbahçe – Galatasaray – 0-3
- Giresunspor – Ümraniyespor – 0-1
- Ankaragücü – Kayserispor – 2-1
- Fatih Karagümrük – Konyaspor – 3-3
