Beşiktaş surprises İstanbulspor with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

İSTANBUL. Beşiktaş had a surprising win over İstanbulspor with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Aboubakar (6') and a penalty scored by R. Ghezzal (90').

Luke Meyer

October 9, 2023

İSTANBUL. Beşiktaş had a surprising win over İstanbulspor with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Aboubakar (6′) and a penalty scored by R. Ghezzal (90′). Beşiktaş was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Beşiktaş Park stadium in İstanbul on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu with the help of Mehmet Kısal and Hüseyin Aylak. The 4th official was İlker Yasin Avcı. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.34 degrees Celsius or 72.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.

Match Statistics

Beşiktaş

2 - 0

İstanbulspor

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

18 Total 4
5 On Target 2
6 Off Target 2
7 Shots blocked 1

169 Attack 52
89 Dangerous attack 35
114 Ball safe 134

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 4
6 Off Sides 1

Fouls

12 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Beşiktaş was in firm control of the ball 65% while İstanbulspor was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beşiktaş was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Beşiktaş won the match.

Beşiktaş shot 18 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, İstanbulspor shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Beşiktaş received 2 yellow cards (Jackson Muleka and Amir Hadžiahmetović). On the other side, İstanbulspor received 2 yellow cards (David Sambissa and Demeaco Duhaney).

Match Timeline

V. Aboubakar(goal)Salih Uçan

Necip Uysal- sub ->Eric Bailly

30'

Jackson Muleka- Yellow

47'

Amir Hadziahmetovic - Yellow

54'

Tayfur Bingöl - sub ->Amir Hadžiahmetović

57'

Onur Bulut(VAR)

76'

66'

Onur Bulut- sub ->Jackson Muleka

72'

Cenk Tosun- sub ->Vincent Aboubakar

72'

Ege Tıknaz- sub ->Salih Uçan

72'

73'

Demeaco Duhaney- Yellow

74'

David Sambissa- sub ->Mendy Mamadou

Tayfur Bingöl (VAR)

60'

89'

Modestas Vorobjovas - sub ->Florian Loshaj

89'

Racine Coly- sub ->Ali Yasar

Rachid Ghezzal(penalty)

90'

David Sambissa- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Beşiktaş will have 16 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, İstanbulspor will stay with 2 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Beşiktaş will play away against Kasımpaşa on the 19th of May with a 17-6 head to head in favor of Beşiktaş (5 draws).

İstanbulspor will play away agasint Fenerbahçe on the 19th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Fenerbahçe (2 draws).

Beşiktaş – Formation

Beşiktaş

Ersin Destanoğlu 1.Turkey

7.3

Daniel Amartey 12.Ghana

7.7

Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov 22.Kazakhstan

7.9

Valentin Rosier 24.France

7.8

Eric Bailly 30.Ivory Coast

7.0

30'

Salih Uçan 8.Turkey

8.4

72'

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 15.England

6.3

Rachid Ghezzal 18.Algeria

8.2

90'

Amir Hadziahmetovic 19.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.8

57'

54'

Jackson Muleka 40.DR Congo

7.3

72'

47'

V. Aboubakar 10.Cameroon

7.3

72'

Substitutes

Utku Yuvakuran 97.Turkey

Onur Bulut 4.Germany

7.0

72'

Omar Colley 6.Gambia

Necip Uysal 20.Turkey

7.3

30'

Tayfur Bingöl 75.Turkey

7.5

57'

Umut Meraş 77.Turkey

Cenk Tosun 9.Turkey

7.0

72'

Milot Rashica 11.Kosovo

Ege Tıknaz 21.Turkey

6.7

72'

Ante Rebic 7.Croatia

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

The manager Şenol Güneş decided to play with the following team: Ersin Destanoğlu (7.3), Valentin Rosier (7.8), Eric Bailly (7.0), Daniel Amartey (7.7), Baktiyar Zaynutdinov (7.9), Salih Uçan (8.4), Amir Hadžiahmetović (7.8), Rachid Ghezzal (8.2), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.3), Jackson Muleka (7.3) and Vincent Aboubakar (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Onur Bulut (7.0), Omar Colley, Ante Rebić, Cenk Tosun (7.0), Milot Rashica, Necip Uysal (7.3), Demir Ege Tıknaz (6.7), Tayfur Bingöl (7.5), Umut Meraş and Utku Yuvakuran.

Beşiktaş could not rely on the presence of Necip Uysal (injured) and Cenk Tosun (injured).

Substitutions

Beşiktaş made 5 changes: Eric Bailly for Necip Uysal (30′), Amir Hadžiahmetović for Tayfur Bingöl (57′), Jackson Muleka for Onur Bulut (72′), Salih Uçan for Demir Ege Tıknaz (72′) and Vincent Aboubakar for Cenk Tosun (72′).

Best player: Salih Uçan

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Salih Uçan even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

İstanbulspor – Formation

İstanbulspor

David Jensen 1.Denmark

7.0

Mehmet Yeşil 4.Turkey

7.5

Demeaco Duhaney 21.England

6.1

73'

Okan Erdoğan 23.Germany

7.1

Ali Yaşar 66.Belgium

6.4

89'

Mendy Mamadou 12.Senegal

6.6

74'

Alassane Ndao 18.Senegal

6.6

Emir Kaan Gültekin 19.Turkey

6.4

66'

Muammer Sarıkaya 24.Turkey

7.3

Valon Ethemi 27.Albania

6.4

74'

Florian Loshaj 34.Kosovo

6.8

89'

Substitutes

Alp Arda 59.Turkey

David Sambissa 7.Gabon

6.3

74'

90'

Racine Coly 13.Senegal

6.4

89'

E. Öztürk 5.Turkey

Modestas Vorobjovas 6.Lithuania

6.3

89'

V. Temel 8.France

E. Rroca 10.Albania

7.0

74'

İzzet Topatar 52.Turkey

Ibrahim Yilmaz 9.Turkey

6.4

66'

Djakaridja Junior Traoré 88.Ivory Coast

İstanbulspor started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Fatih Tekke played with: David Jensen (7.0), Demeaco Duhaney (6.1), Okan Erdogan (7.1), Mehmet Yesil (7.5), Ali Yasar (6.4), Mendy Mamadou (6.6), Muammer Sarikaya (7.3), Florian Loshaj (6.8), Alassane Ndao (6.6), Emir Kaan Gültekin (6.4) and Valon Ethemi (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Eslem Öztürk, Modestas Vorobjovas (6.3), David Sambissa (6.3), Vefa Temel, Ibrahim Yilmaz (6.4), Eduart Rroca (7.0), Racine Coly (6.4), İzzet Topatar, Alp Arda and Djakaridja Junior Traoré.

Substitutions

İstanbulspor made 5 changes: Valon Ethemi for Eduart Rroca (74′), Mendy Mamadou for David Sambissa (74′), Emir Kaan Gültekin for Ibrahim Yilmaz (66′), Florian Loshaj for Modestas Vorobjovas (89′) and Ali Yasar for Racine Coly (89′).