GAZIANTEP. Gaziantep F.K. tops Kasımpaşa with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Caulker (86′) and a goal from J. Figueiredo (37′). Kasımpaşa lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Gaziantep Stadyumu stadium in Gaziantep on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Halis Özkahya with the collaboration of Ekrem Kan and İlker Takpak. The 4th official was Emre Kargın. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Kasımpaşa had a strong ball possession 58% while Gaziantep F.K. was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kasımpaşa was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Gaziantep F.K. managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Gaziantep F.K. shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Kasımpaşa shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Gaziantep F.K. received 1 yellow card (J. Figueiredo). Regarding the opposition, Kasımpaşa received 1 yellow card (T. Serbest).

Also, Kasımpaşa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after V. Eysseric (Kasımpaşa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Standings

After playing this match, Gaziantep F.K. will have 15 points like İstanbul Başakşehir to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Kasımpaşa will stay with 9 points like Göztepe and Giresunspor to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Gaziantep F.K. will play away against Trabzonspor on the 22nd of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Trabzonspor (2 draws).

Kasımpaşa will host Fatih Karagümrük on the 21st of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Kasımpaşa (1 draw).

Gaziantep F.K. – Formation

Gaziantep F.K. started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Günay Güvenç (7.4), Oğuz Ceylan (7.0), Ertuğrul Ersoy (6.9), Steven Caulker (7.8), Papy Djilobodji (7.6), Alin Toșca (6.4), Recep Niyaz (7.0), Doğan Erdoğan (6.3), Alexandru Maxim (7.1), Muhammet Demir (6.8) and Joao Figueiredo (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Alexander Merkel (7.1), Mustafa Burak Bozan, Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan, Ulaş Zengin, Nouha Dicko (7.0), Stelios Kitsiou (6.8), Hamza Mendyl, Yusuf Turk, Mirza Cihan and Jefferson (6.6).

Substitutions

Gaziantep F.K. made 4 changes: D. Erdogan for A. Merkel (62′), J. Figueiredo for N. Dicko (70′), A. Maxim for Jefferson (70′) and R. Niyaz for S. Kitsiou (79′).

Best player: Steven Caulker​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gaziantep F.K. was Steven Caulker.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 27 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

Kasımpaşa – Formation

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

Regarding the opposition, Hakan Kutlu played with: Harun Tekin (6.8), Mehmet Feyzi Yıldırım (6.5), Ryan Donk (7.1), Jeffrey Bruma (6.7), Evren Eren Elmaci (6.6), Loret Sadiku (6.5), Michal Trávník (7.1), Yusuf Erdoğan (6.3), Haris Hajradinović (6.3), Valentin Eysseric (6.5) and Umut Bozok (6.1).

They had on the bench: Tarkan Serbest (6.8), Tomáš Břečka, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Nicolai Jørgensen (6.5), Haspolat Doğucan, Erdem Canpolat, Hasan Yesilyurt, Sakıb Aytaç (6.1), Kevin Varga (6.6) and Ahmet Engin (6.4).

Kasımpaşa could not rely on the presence of T. Serbest (injured).

Substitutions

Kasımpaşa made 5 changes: L. Sadiku for T. Serbest (58′), U. Bozok for N. Jorgensen (68′), Y. Erdogan for K. Varga (68′), H. Hajradinovic for A. Engin (85′) and E. Elmali for S. Aytac (85′).

Best player: Ryan Donk​

The most impressive player for Kasımpaşa was Ryan Donk.

His rating is (7.1) with 57 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• Gaziantep F.K. – Kasımpaşa – 2-0
• Rizespor – Alanyaspor – 2-0