İSTANBUL. Beşiktaş prevails over Fenerbahçe 4-2. Fenerbahçe was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
Beşiktaş remained in players after Welinton received a double yellow card in the 51′. Still, Beşiktaş still managed to win this encounter competing only in players.
Enner Valencia missed a decisive penalty (53′). That would have allowed Fenerbahçe to draw the match.
The match was played at the Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı stadium in İstanbul on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler who had the assistance of Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and Kerem Ersoy. The 4th official was Kadir Sağlam. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 22 Total 8
- 7 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 69 Attack 52
- 39 Dangerous attack 23
- 43 Ball safe 51
- 2 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fenerbahçe had a strong ball possession 64% while Beşiktaş was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fenerbahçe was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Beşiktaş succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Fenerbahçe shot 21 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Fenerbahçe received 3 yellow cards (Samet Akaydin, Mert Hakan Yandas and Bright Osayi-Samuel). On the other side, Beşiktaş received 4 yellow cards (Welinton, Vincent Aboubakar, Omar Colley and Alexandru Maxim ).
Also, Beşiktaş didn’t end the match with 11 players after Welinton (Beşiktaş) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (51′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Fenerbahçe will stay with 54 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Beşiktaş will have 52 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Fenerbahçe will play away with Giresunspor on the 7th of May with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Fenerbahçe (0 draws).
Beşiktaş will host Galatasaray on the 30th of April with a 18-13 head to head in favor of Galatasaray (6 draws).
Fenerbahçe – Formation
Fenerbahçe
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Fenerbahçe started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus decided to play with the following team: Altay Bayındır , Serdar Aziz , Samet Akaydin , Attila Szalai , Bright Osayi-Samuel , Mert Hakan Yandaş , Arda Güler , Willian Arão , Ferdi Kadıoğlu , João Pedro and Enner Valencia .
The home team had on the bench: İsmail Yüksek, Ezgjan Alioski, Emre Mor , Diego Rossi , Miha Zajc , Gustavo Henrique, Serdar Dursun , İrfan Can Kahveci , İrfan Can Eğribayat and Miguel Crespo.
Substitutions
Fenerbahçe made 5 changes: Mert Hakan Yandas for Diego Rossi (63′), Bright Osayi-Samuel for Miha Zajc (63′), Serdar Aziz for Emre Mor (69′), João Pedro for Serdar Dursun (77′) and Arda Güler for İrfan Can Kahveci (76′).
Best player: Arda Güler
The player that probably impressed the most for Fenerbahçe was Arda Güler.
His rating is with 40 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 16 duels out of 28. He performed 6 crosses.
Beşiktaş – Formation
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Şenol Güneş played with: Mert Günok , Onur Bulut , Tayyip Talha Sanuç , Omar Colley , Arthur Masuaku , Amir Hadžiahmetović , Rachid Ghezzal , Salih Uçan , Gedson Fernandes , Cenk Tosun and Vincent Aboubakar .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ersin Destanoğlu, Welinton , Umut Meraş, Necip Uysal , Berkay Vardar, Jackson Muleka, Alexandru Maxim , Nathan Redmond , Kerem Atakan Kesgin and Tayfur Bingöl.
Beşiktaş could not rely on the presence of Tayfur Bingöl (injured) and Tayfur Bingöl (injured).
Substitutions
Beşiktaş made 7 changes: Tayyip Sanuc for Welinton (11′), Amir Hadziahmetovic for Nathan Redmond (46′), Rachid Ghezzal for Alexandru Maxim (46′), Gedson Fernandes for Necip Uysal (55′), Cenk Tosun for Tayfur Bingöl (90′), Cenk Tosun for Tayfur Bingöl (90′) and Cenk Tosun for Tayfur Bingöl (90′).
Best player: Nathan Redmond
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Nathan Redmond.
His rating is with 1 goal, 4 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Gaziantep F.K. – Kasımpaşa –
- Fenerbahçe – Beşiktaş – 2-4
- Ümraniyespor – Konyaspor – 2-2
- Giresunspor – Alanyaspor – 2-2
