İSTANBUL. Galatasaray conquers Adana Demirspor with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Midtsjö (86′) and a penalty scored by N. Zaniolo (90′). Galatasaray capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the NEF Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Ali Şansalan who had the assistance of Serkan Olguncan and Serkan Ok. The 4th official was Yiğit Arslan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 59.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Galatasaray had a superior ball possession 59% while Adana Demirspor was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Galatasaray was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Galatasaray won the match​.

Galatasaray shot 19 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Adana Demirspor shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Galatasaray received 4 yellow cards (Sérgio Oliveira, Dries Mertens , Sam Adekugbe and Sacha Boey). On the opposite side, Adana Demirspor received 4 yellow cards (Jonas Svensson, Emre Akbaba, David Akintola and Fredrik Gulbrandsen).

Standings

After playing this match, Galatasaray will have 63 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Adana Demirspor will stay with 45 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Galatasaray will host Fatih Karagümrük on the 23rd of April with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Galatasaray (2 draws).

Adana Demirspor will host Kayserispor on the 23rd of April with a 1-1 head to head.

Galatasaray – Formation

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

The manager Okan Buruk decided to play with the following team: Fernando Muslera (6.6), Sacha Boey (7.1), Victor Nelsson (7.7), Abdülkerim Bardakçı (7.1), Sam Adekugbe (6.9), Sérgio Oliveira (6.7), Lucas Torreira (7.1), Milot Rashica (7.2), Dries Mertens (6.5), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (7.1) and Mauro Icardi (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kâzımcan Karataş (6.8), Juan Mata, Fredrik Midtsjø (7.1), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.4), Bafetimbi Gomis (6.2), Kaan Ayhan, Léo Dubois, Yunus Akgün (6.7), Okan Kocuk and Barış Alper Yılmaz.

Substitutions

Galatasaray made 4 changes: Dries Mertens  for Nicolò Zaniolo (65′), Sérgio Oliveira for Fredrik Midtsjø (74′), Kerem Aktürkoglu for Yunus Akgün (74′) and Mauro Icardi for Bafetimbi Gomis (84′).

Best player: Victor Nelsson​

The most impressive player for Galatasaray was Victor Nelsson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 56 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Adana Demirspor – Formation

Adana Demirspor started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Vincenzo Montella played with: Ertaç Özbir (6.6), Jonas Svensson (7.3), Jorge Morel (7.1), Semih Güler (6.7), Kévin Rodrigues (7.1), Babajide David Akintola (6.8), Benjamin Stambouli (7.6), Badou Ndiaye (7.3), Henry Onyekuru (6.7), Emre Akbaba (6.7) and Cherif Ndiaye (6.4).

They had on the bench: Vedat Karakuş, Furkan Soyalp, Gökhan Inler, Yusuf Sarı (6.4), Mert Çetin, Yusuf Erdoğan, Goran Karačić, İsmail Çokçalış, Jovan Manev and Fredrik Gulbrandsen.

Adana Demirspor could not rely on the presence of Y. Sarı (injured) and Fredrik Gulbrandsen (injured).

Substitutions

Adana Demirspor made 4 changes: David Akintola for Yusuf Sarı (65′), Emre Akbaba for Kazımcan Karataş (84′), Emre Akbaba for Yıldırım Mert Çetin (84′) and Henry Onyekuru for Fredrik Gulbrandsen (85′).

Best player: Benjamin Stambouli​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Adana Demirspor was Benjamin Stambouli.

His rating is (7.6) with 38 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• İstanbul Başakşehir – Ankaragücü – 1-0
• Trabzonspor – Kayserispor – 3-4
• Galatasaray – Adana Demirspor – 2-0