İSTANBUL. İstanbul Başakşehir prevailed over Sivasspor to win 2-1. It was İstanbul Başakşehir to strike first with a goal of F. Gulbrandsen at the 17′. Then M. Tekdemir scored again for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 24′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Pedro Henrique reduced the distance for Sivasspor with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ İstanbul Başakşehir took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Mete Kalkavan with the support of Ceyhun Sesigüzel and Serkan Ok. The 4th official was Sarper Barış Saka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

İstanbul Başakşehir

2 - 1

Sivasspor

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 106 Attack 76
  • 63 Dangerous attack 50
  • 81 Ball safe 60
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 15
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

İstanbul Başakşehir had a superior ball possession 56% while Sivasspor was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

İstanbul Başakşehir was was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why İstanbul Başakşehir won the match​.

İstanbul Başakşehir shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Sivasspor shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

İstanbul Başakşehir received 5 yellow cards (O. Sahiner, L. Duarte, , N. Chadli and T. Cigerci). On the other side, Sivasspor received 2 yellow cards (K. Kesgin and D. Goutas).

Match Timeline

17'
Mahmut Tekdemir (goal)N. Chadli
24'
Ömer Ali Şahiner- Yellow
43'
46'
Kerem Atakan Kesgin- sub ->H. Arslan
46'
59'
61'
66'
71'
Danijel Aleksic- sub ->F. Gulbrandsen
73'
Lucas Lima- sub ->H. A. Kaldirim
73'
74'
78'
79'
89'
Kerem Atakan Kesgin- Yellow
90'
Léo Duarte- Yellow
90'
90'
Samba Camara- sub ->F. Ulvestad
Stefano Okaka- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Trabzonspor
81
38
Fenerbahçe
73
38
Konyaspor
68
38
İstanbul Başakşehir
65
38
Alanyaspor
64
38
Beşiktaş
59
38
Antalyaspor
59
38
Fatih Karagümrük
57
38
Adana Demirspor
55
38
Sivasspor
54
38
Kasımpaşa
53
38
Hatayspor
53
38
Galatasaray
52
38
Kayserispor
47
38
Gaziantep F.K.
46
38
Giresunspor
45
38
Rizespor
36
38
Altay
34
38
Göztepe
28
38
Yeni Malatyaspor
20
38

After playing this encounter, İstanbul Başakşehir will have 21 points like Galatasaray to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Sivasspor will stay with 13 points like Giresunspor to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, İstanbul Başakşehir will host Altay on the 26th of November with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Altay (0 draws).

Sivasspor will host Hatayspor on the 28th of November with a 0-0 head to head.

İstanbul Başakşehir – Formation

İstanbul Başakşehir
G
Volkan Babacan 1.Turkey
7.1
D
Hasan Ali Kaldırım 3.Turkey
6.2
73'
D
Léo Duarte 5.Brazil
6.8
90'
D
Ömer Ali Şahiner 42.Turkey
6.5
43'
D
Youssouf Ndayishimiye 55.Burundi
7.5
M
Mahmut Tekdemir 21.Turkey
8.0
79' 24'
M
Nacer Chadli 11.Belgium
6.7
78'
M
Tolga Ciğerci 28.Turkey
7.5
74'
M
Berkay Özcan 10.Turkey
6.6
61'
M
Fredrik Gulbrandsen 22.Norway
7.4
73' 17'
F
Stefano Okaka 77.Italy
7.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Muhammed Şengezer 16.Turkey
D
Lucas Lima 60.Brazil
6.6
73'
D
Alexandru Epureanu 6.Moldova
D
R. Tagir 4.Turkey
D
Júnior Caiçara 80.Brazil
7.0
61'
D
Emre Kaplan 37.Turkey
M
Danijel Aleksic 8.Serbia
6.7
73'
M
Peter Zulj 32.Austria
6.3
79'
F
A. Kutucu 17.Turkey
F
Atabey Çiçek 99.Turkey

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

The manager Erdinç Sözer decided to play with the following team: Volkan Babacan (7.1), Ömer Ali Şahiner (6.5), Léo Duarte (6.8), Youssouf Ndayishimiye (7.5), Hasan Ali Kaldırım (6.2), Tolga Ciğerci (7.5), Fredrik Gulbrandsen (7.4), Mahmut Tekdemir (8.0), Berkay Özcan (6.6), Nacer Chadli (6.7) and Stefano Okaka (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Alexandru Epureanu, Ravil Tagir, Atabey Çiçek, Junior Caiçara (7.0), Emre Kaplan, Ahmed Kutucu, Danijel Aleksić (6.7), Lucas Lima (6.6), Peter Žulj (6.3) and Muhammed Şengezer.

Substitutions

İstanbul Başakşehir made 4 changes: B. Ozcan for J. Caicara (61′), F. Gulbrandsen for D. Aleksic (73′), H. A. Kaldirim for L. Lima (73′) and M. Tekdemir for P. Zulj (79′).

Best player: Mahmut Tekdemir​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for İstanbul Başakşehir was Mahmut Tekdemir.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 38 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Sivasspor – Formation

Sivasspor
G
Ali Şaşal Vural 35.Turkey
6.3
D
Caner Osmanpaşa 88.Turkey
6.6
D
Ziya Erdal 58.Turkey
6.2
D
D. Goutas 6.Greece
6.6
71'
D
Ahmet Oğuz 77.Turkey
6.4
46'
M
Hakan Arslan 37.Turkey
6.2
46'
M
F. Fajr 76.Morocco
7.2
M
Fredrik Ulvestad 23.Norway
6.4
90'
F
Max Gradel 7.Ivory Coast
6.8
F
Pedro Henrique 16.Brazil
7.5
90' 59'
F
O. Kayode 8.Nigeria
6.1
66'
Substitutes
G
Emre Satilmis 81.Turkey
G
M. Yıldırım 25.Turkey
D
Samba Camara 14.Mali
90'
D
Özkan Yigiter 62.Turkey
90'
M
Isaac Cofie 5.Ghana
M
Erdoğan Yeşilyurt 17.Germany
6.6
46'
M
A. Okechukwu 24.Nigeria
M
Kerem Atakan Kesgin 20.Turkey
6.5
46' 89'
F
Leke James 90.Nigeria
6.4
66'
F
Muhammed Ergin 98.Turkey

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

Rıza Çalımbay played with: Ali Şaşal Vural (6.3), Ahmet Oğuz (6.4), Dimitris Goutas (6.6), Caner Osmanpaşa (6.6), Ziya Erdal (6.2), Fredrik Ulvestad (6.4), Hakan Arslan (6.2), Fayçal Fajr (7.2), Pedro Henrique (7.5), Olarenwaju Kayode (6.1) and Max Gradel (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Isaac Cofie, Emre Satilmis, Samba Camara, Erdoğan Yeşilyurt (6.6), Leke James (6.4), Okechukwu Azubuike, Muammer Yıldırım, Ö. Yiğiter, M. Ergin and Kerem Atakan Kesgin (6.5).

Substitutions

Sivasspor made 5 changes: H. Arslan for K. Kesgin (46′), A. Oguz for E. Yesilyurt (46′), O. Kayode for L. James (66′), F. Ulvestad for S. Camara (90′) and Pedro Henrique for O. Yigiter (90′).

Best player: Pedro Henrique​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sivasspor was Pedro Henrique.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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