SIVAS. Antalyaspor and Sivasspor draw 1-1. S. Larsson scored the first goal (10′) for Antalyaspor. G. Rodrigues equalized (36′).

The match was played at the Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu stadium in Sivas on Saturday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Ümit Öztürk with the collaboration of Kemal Yılmaz and Serkan Çimen. The 4th official was Burak Pakkan. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.47 degrees Celsius or 76.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sivasspor was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Antalyaspor that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sivasspor was putting more pressure with 26 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sivasspor to win the match​.

Sivasspor shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Antalyaspor shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sivasspor received 4 yellow cards (Gerson Rodrigues, Samu Saiz, Rey Manaj and Samu Saiz). Regarding the opposition, Antalyaspor received 3 yellow cards (Ufuk Akyol, Dario Šarić and Britt Assombalonga).

Standings

After this match, Sivasspor has 5 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Antalyaspor has 2 points (16th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Sivasspor will play away with Beşiktaş on the 3rd of September with a 17-12 head to head record in favor of Beşiktaş (6 draws).

Antalyaspor will host Kayserispor on the 2nd of September with a 15-7 head to head in favor of Antalyaspor (10 draws).

Sivasspor – Formation

Sivasspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Servet Çetin decided to play with the following team: Ali Sasal Vural (7.9), Murat Paluli (7.0), Aaron Appindangoyé (6.4), Caner Osmanpasa (7.0), Ugur Ciftci (7.0), Charilaos Charisis (6.4), Yunus Emre Konak (7.3), Samu Saiz (7.1), Emrah Bassan (7.1), Clinton N’Jie (7.0) and Gerson Rodrigues (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulkadir Parmak, Kader Keita, Rey Manaj, Erhan Erentürk, Roman Kvet (6.6), Emre Gökay, Hakan Arslan, Achilleas Poungouras, Ziya Erdal and Mehmet Albayrak.

Sivasspor could not rely on the presence of Kader Keita (injured), Roman Kvet (injured) and Hakan Arslan (injured).

Substitutions

Sivasspor made 4 changes: Gerson Rodrigues for Rey Manaj (89′), Yunus Emre Konak for Kader Keita (89′), Emrah Bassan for Roman Kvet (65′) and Samu Saiz for Hakan Arslan (90′).

Best player: Ali Sasal Vural​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sivasspor was the goalkeeper: Ali Sasal Vural. His rating is 7.85. He performed 3 saves.

Antalyaspor – Formation

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

Nuri Şahin played with: Helton Leite (6.8), Bünyamin Balcı (7.3), Veysel Sarı (7.1), Ömer Toprak (6.8), Güray Vural (7.0), Fredy (6.4), Jakub Kałuziński (6.7), Erdoğan Yeşilyurt (6.7), Sam Larsson (7.3), Zymer Bytyqi (7.1) and Britt Assombalonga (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Bahadır Öztürk, Erdal Rakip, Dario Šarić (6.3), Ufuk Akyol (6.8), Deni Milošević, Sander van de Streek (6.3), Ataberk Dadakdeniz, Mert Yilmaz, Mustafa Erdilman and Gerrit Holtmann (6.3).

Antalyaspor could not rely on the presence of Dario Šarić (injured), Sander van de Streek (injured) and Ufuk Akyol (injured).

Substitutions

Antalyaspor made 5 changes: Jakub Kałuziński for Dario Šarić (35′), Erdoğan Yeşilyurt for Gerrit Holtmann (60′), Britt Assombalonga for Sander van de Streek (60′), Fredy for Ufuk Akyol (46′) and Zymer Bytyqi for Erdal Rakip (79′).

Best player: Bünyamin Balcı​

The player that probably impressed the most for Antalyaspor was Bünyamin Balcı.

His rating is (7.3) with 29 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Sivasspor – Antalyaspor – 1-1
• Trabzonspor – Rizespor – 2-3
• Kasımpaşa – Pendikspor – 1-1