İZMIT. Kocaelispor was eventually too good for Keçiörengücü with the goal of Yusuf Cihat Çelik (8′), Daniel Candeias (38′ pen) and Barış Alıcı (83′).

The match was played at the İsmetpaşa Stadyumu stadium in İzmit on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Emre Kargın who had the assistance of Hüsnü Emre Çelimli and Nurettin Dinçer Demir. The 4th official was Hakan Ülker. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.44 degrees Celsius or 70.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Kocaelispor

3 - 0

Keçiörengücü

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 7
  • 92 Attack 95
  • 45 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Kocaelispor was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Keçiörengücü that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kocaelispor was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kocaelispor won the match​.

Kocaelispor shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Keçiörengücü shot 12 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Kocaelispor received 3 yellow cards (Emir Ortakaya , Oğuz Ceylan and Douglas Tanque). On the opposite side, Keçiörengücü received 2 yellow cards (Orhan Nahırcı and Erkam Reşmen).

Match Timeline

C. Çelik(goal)
8'
O. Ceylan- Yellow
18'
27'
O. Nahırcı- Yellow
35'
Erkam Reşmen- Yellow
Candeias(penalty)
38'
39'
E. Ortakaya- Yellow
45'
46'
Ş. Çetin- sub ->Jurgen Bardhi
46'
M. İnan- sub ->Christian Innocent
B. Alıcı- sub ->Giorgi Beridze
67'
67'
M. Camara- sub ->Orhan Nahırcı
67'
Özer Özdemir- sub ->Bahadır Yıldırım
I. Fofana- sub ->Yusuf Cihat Çelik
67'
77'
C. Ekinci- sub ->João Amaral
79'
B. Alıcı(goal)Douglas Tanque
83'
Mert Cölgecen- sub ->Yusuf Emre Gültekin
79'
Atabey Çiçek- sub ->Daniel Candeias
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Eyüpspor
75
34
Göztepe
70
34
Sakaryaspor
60
34
Bodrumspor
57
34
Çorum Belediyespor
56
34
Kocaelispor
55
34
Boluspor
53
34
Gençlerbirliği
51
34
Bandırmaspor
50
34
BB Erzurumspor
44
34
Ümraniyespor
43
34
Manisa BBSK
40
34
Keçiörengücü
40
34
Adanaspor
39
34
Şanlıurfaspor
38
34
Tuzlaspor
38
34
Altay
10
34
Giresunspor
7
34

After this match, Kocaelispor will have 15 points like Bandırmaspor to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Keçiörengücü will stay with 11 points like Gençlerbirliği to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. Lig, Kocaelispor will play away with Çorum Belediyespor on the 6th of April with a 0-0 head to head record.

Keçiörengücü will host Altay on the 11th of May with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Keçiörengücü (2 draws).

Kocaelispor – Formation

Kocaelispor
G
H. Tekin 1.Turkey
7.1
D
E. Ortakaya 4.Turkey
8.4
45'
D
A. Turan 19.Turkey
7.7
D
B. Öksüz 53.Turkey
7.5
D
O. Ceylan 77.Turkey
7.3
18'
M
C. Çelik 8.Netherlands
7.8
67' 8'
M
Candeias 10.Portugal
8.4
90' 38'
M
G. Beridze 14.Georgia
7.0
67'
M
Y. Gültekin 40.Turkey
7.3
79'
M
João Amaral 41.Portugal
7.1
79'
F
Douglas Tanque 99.Brazil
7.1
39'
Substitutes
G
G. Değirmenci 35.Turkey
D
A. Kubalas 2.Turkey
D
O. Atasayar 3.Turkey
D
M. Yılmaz 32.Turkey
M
Mert Cölgecen 20.Turkey
7.0
79'
M
I. Fofana 24.Guinea
7.0
67'
M
B. Alıcı 70.Turkey
7.3
67' 83'
F
C. Ekinci 7.Germany
6.8
79'
F
Atabey Çiçek 9.Turkey
90'
F
B. Yıldız 21.Turkey

Kocaelispor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ertuğrul Sağlam decided to play with the following team: Harun Tekin (7.1), Emir Ortakaya  (8.4), Atila Turan (7.7), Burak Öksüz (7.5), Oğuz Ceylan (7.3), Yusuf Cihat Çelik (7.8), Daniel Candeias (8.4), Giorgi Beridze (7.0), Yusuf Emre Gültekin (7.3), João Amaral (7.1) and Douglas Tanque (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Alihan Kubalas, Onur Atasayar, Cem Ekinci (6.8), Atabey Çiçek, Mert Cölgecen (7.0), Bedirhan Yıldız, Ibrahima Breze Fofana (7.0), Mehmet Yılmaz, Gökhan Değirmenci and Barış Alıcı (7.3).

Substitutions

Kocaelispor made 5 changes: Yusuf Emre Gültekin for Mert Cölgecen (79′), João Amaral for Cem Ekinci (79′), Giorgi Beridze for Barış Alıcı (67′), Daniel Candeias for Atabey Çiçek (90′) and Yusuf Cihat Çelik for Ibrahima Breze Fofana (67′).

Best player: Emir Ortakaya ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kocaelispor was Emir Ortakaya  even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 72 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Keçiörengücü – Formation

Keçiörengücü
G
M. Uçar 71.Turkey
6.1
D
M. Cinan 3.Turkey
6.4
D
A. Şengül 15.Turkey
6.3
D
B. Yıldırım 35.Turkey
67'
D
Erkam Reşmen 89.Turkey
6.8
35'
M
E. Develi 6.Turkey
7.0
M
G. Ariyibi 7.United States
6.7
M
J. Bardhi 11.Albania
6.1
46'
M
Christian Innocent 33.Nigeria
6.3
46'
M
O. Nahırcı 36.Turkey
6.6
67' 27'
F
M. Dembélé 10.France
6.8
77'
Substitutes
G
Ömercan Avci 1.Turkey
D
Özer Özdemir 26.Turkey
6.7
67'
D
H. Sarman 41.Turkey
M
Ş. Çetin 8.Germany
7.1
46'
M
M. Camara 14.Senegal
6.7
67'
M
Uerdi Mara 19.Albania
M
Bilal Budak 20.Turkey
F
M. İnan 9.Turkey
6.8
46'
F
Musa Caner Aktas 23.Turkey
F
K. Kılınç 99.Turkey
6.8
77'

Also Keçiörengücü adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Serhat Gülpınar played with: Metin Uçar (6.1), Muharrem Cinan (6.4), Erkam Reşmen (6.8), Arda Hilmi Sengul (6.3), Erkam Develi (7.0), Orhan Nahırcı (6.6), Jurgen Bardhi (6.1), Christian Innocent (6.3), Gboly Ariyibi (6.7), Malaly Dembélé (6.8) and Bahadır Yıldırım.

They had on the bench: Ömercan Avci, Şahverdi Çetin (7.1), Melih Inan (6.8), Moustapha Camara (6.7), Uerdi Mara, Bilal Budak, Musa Caner Aktas, Özer Özdemir (6.7), Haşim Arda Sarman and Koray Kılınç (6.8).

Substitutions

Keçiörengücü made 5 changes: Jurgen Bardhi for Şahverdi Çetin (46′), Bahadır Yıldırım for Özer Özdemir (67′), Christian Innocent for Melih Inan (46′), Orhan Nahırcı for Moustapha Camara (67′) and Malaly Dembélé for Koray Kılınç (77′).

Best player: Şahverdi Çetin​

The most impressive player for Keçiörengücü was Şahverdi Çetin.

His rating is (7.1) with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

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 1. Lig.​