İSTANBUL. Fenerbahçe beat Gaziantep F.K. to win 2-1. E. Dzeko was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Fenerbahçe to strike first with an early goal of Edin Dzeko at the 3′. Then scored again for Fenerbahçe in the 18′ minute. Eventually, Arda Kizildag reduced the distance for Gaziantep F.K. (45′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Fenerbahçe was much superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Dusan Tadic didn’t score a penalty (54′) for Fenerbahçe.​

The match was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium stadium in İstanbul on Sunday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Abdulkadir Bitigen assisted by Serkan Olguncan and Cevdet Kömürcüoğlu. The 4th official was Mert Güzenge. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.52 degrees Celsius or 81.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Fenerbahçe

2 - 1

Gaziantep F.K.

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 20 Total 4
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 11 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 135 Attack 75
  • 65 Dangerous attack 16
  • 90 Ball safe 69
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Fenerbahçe had a superior ball possession 70% while Gaziantep F.K. was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fenerbahçe was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fenerbahçe won the match​.

Fenerbahçe shot 20 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Gaziantep F.K. shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Fenerbahçe didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Gaziantep F.K. received 7 yellow cards (Alexandru Maxim, Lazar Markovic, Max Gradel, Max Gradel, Furkan Soyalp, Mustafa Eskihellac and Erdal Gunes).

Match Timeline

Edin Džeko(goal)
3'
Edin Džeko(goal)Sebastian Szymanski
18'
19'
Alexandru Maxim- Yellow
20'
Lazar Markovic- Yellow
23'
Alexandru Maxim(yellowredcard)
Jayden Oosterwolde- sub ->Bright Osayi-Samuel
34'
41'
Max Gradel- Yellow
42'
Max Gradel- Yellow
Ferdi Kadıoğlu (VAR)
45'
45'
Arda Kızıldağ(goal)Furkan Soyalp
Miha Zajc- sub ->Mert Hakan Yandas
46'
Dusan Tadic - missed penaltyDusan Tadic
54'
42'
Furkan Soyalp- Yellow
Ferdi Kadıoğlu (VAR)
52'
Michy Batshuayi- sub ->Sebastian Szymanski
68'
68'
75'
77'
M. Eskihellaç- Yellow
83'
Mirza Cihan- sub ->Lazar Markovic
83'
İrfan Can Kahveci- sub ->Ryan Kent
85'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Galatasaray
99
36
Fenerbahçe
93
36
Trabzonspor
61
36
İstanbul Başakşehir
58
36
Beşiktaş
55
36
Kasımpaşa
52
36
Alanyaspor
50
36
Rizespor
49
36
Sivasspor
48
36
Antalyaspor
45
36
Adana Demirspor
44
36
Samsunspor
42
36
Kayserispor
41
36
Konyaspor
40
36
Ankaragücü
39
36
Gaziantep F.K.
38
36
Fatih Karagümrük
37
36
Hatayspor
37
36
Pendikspor
36
36
İstanbulspor
16
36

After playing this match, Fenerbahçe has 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Gaziantep F.K. stays with 0 points (15th).

Next matches

Fenerbahçe – Formation

Fenerbahçe
G
Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey
6.4
D
Alexander Djiku 6.Ghana
6.8
D
Ferdi Kadıoğlu 7.Netherlands
7.2
D
Bright Osayi-Samuel 21.England
6.6
34'
D
Rodrigo Becão 50.Brazil
6.8
68'
M
Mert Hakan Yandaş 8.Turkey
6.9
46'
M
Dusan Tadic 10.Serbia
7.3
M
Ryan Kent 11.England
7.6
85'
M
S. Szymański 53.Poland
7.7
68'
M
İsmail Yüksek 80.Turkey
7.2
F
Edin Džeko 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
9.0
3', 18'
Substitutes
G
İrfan Can Eğribayat 70.Turkey
D
Samet Akaydin 3.Turkey
6.7
68'
D
Mert Müldür 16.Turkey
D
Jayden Oosterwolde 24.Netherlands
7.1
34'
M
İrfan Can Kahveci 17.Turkey
85'
M
Miha Zajc 26.Slovenia
7.0
46'
M
B. Elmaz 28.Turkey
F
Joshua King 15.Norway
F
U. Nayir 22.Turkey
F
Michy Batshuayi 23.Belgium
6.6
68'

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

The manager İsmail Kartal decided to play with the following team: Altay Bayindir (6.4), Bright Osayi-Samuel (6.6), Rodrigo Becão  (6.8), Alexander Djiku (6.8), Ferdi Kadioglu (7.2), Ismail Yüksek (7.2), Ryan Kent (7.6), Sebastian Szymanski (7.7), Mert Hakan Yandas (6.9), Dusan Tadic (7.3) and Edin Dzeko (9.0).

The home team had on the bench: Samet Akaydin (6.7), Joshua King, Mert Müldür, Irfan Can Kahveci, Umut Nayir , Michy Batshuayi (6.6), Jayden Oosterwolde (7.1), Miha Zajc (7.0), Bartug Elmaz  and Irfan Can Egribayat.

Substitutions

Fenerbahçe made 5 changes: Bright Osayi-Samuel for Jayden Oosterwolde (34′), Mert Hakan Yandas for Miha Zajc (46′), Sebastian Szymanski for Michy Batshuayi (68′), Rodrigo Becão  for Samet Akaydin (68′) and Ryan Kent for Irfan Can Kahveci (85′).

Best player: Edin Dzeko​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fenerbahçe was Edin Dzeko.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 27 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Gaziantep F.K. – Formation

Gaziantep F.K.
G
Batuhan Şen 19.Turkey
6.8
D
Papy Djilobodji 3.Senegal
6.6
D
Arda Kızıldağ 4.Turkey
7.0
45'
D
Salem M'Bakata 22.France
7.2
D
Naoufel Khacef 24.Algeria
6.6
M
Furkan Soyalp 5.Turkey
6.6
83' 42'
M
Marko Jevtovic 8.Serbia
6.7
M
Max Gradel 10.Ivory Coast
6.5
75' 42'
M
M. Eskihellaç 11.Turkey
7.1
90' 77'
M
Alexandru Maxim 44.Romania
6.7
19'
F
Lazar Markovic 50.Serbia
6.6
83' 20'
Substitutes
G
Burak Bozan 1.Turkey
D
Berkan Küpelikilinc 2.Germany
D
Ömürcan Artan 27.Turkey
D
Ulaş Zengin 35.Turkey
D
O. Başyiğit 90.Turkey
M
Mirza Cihan 26.Turkey
83'
M
L. Stankovski 80.Macedonia
83'
M
Bahadır Gölgeli 91.Turkey
F
Valmir Veliu 7.Kosovo
90'
F
Brayan Riascos 94.Colombia
6.6
75'

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

Erdal Gunes played with: Salem M Bakata, Batuhan Ahmet Şen (6.8), Salem M’Bakata (7.2), Arda Kizildag (7.0), Papy Djilobodji (6.6), Naoufel Khacef (6.6), Marko Jevtovic (6.7), Furkan Soyalp (6.6), Mustafa Eskihellac (7.1), Alexandru Maxim (6.7) and Max Gradel (6.5), Lazar Markovic (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Burak Bozan, Berkan Küpelikilinc, Valmir Veliu, Mirza Cihan, Ömürcan Artan, Luka Stankovski, Bahadir Gölgeli, Brayan Riascos (6.6), Ulas Zengin and Muhammet Onur Başyiğit.

Gaziantep F.K. could not rely on the presence of Brayan Riascos (injured).

Substitutions

Gaziantep F.K. made 4 changes: Max Gradel for Brayan Riascos (75′), Lazar Markovic for Mirza Cihan (83′), Furkan Soyalp for Luka Stankovski (83′) and Mustafa Eskihellac for Valmir Veliu (90′).

Best player: Salem M’Bakata​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gaziantep F.K. was Salem M’Bakata.

His rating is (7.2) with 18 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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