İSTANBUL. Galatasaray overcome Beşiktaş to win 2-1. M. Icardi was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Galatasaray to strike first with a goal of Mauro Icardi at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mauro Icardi gave the win to Galatasaray in the 82′ minute with a penalty scoring a double.
Mert Günok received a red card (30′). This red card was one of the reason why Beşiktaş lost the match.
The match was played at the Rams Global Stadium stadium in İstanbul. The referee was Halil Umut Meler with the help of Kerem Ersoy and Mustafa Emre Eyisoy. The 4th official was Mert Güzenge. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.58 degrees Celsius or 72.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 27 Total 2
- 9 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 0
- 9 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 70
- 55 Dangerous attack 29
- 60 Ball safe 57
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Galatasaray was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Beşiktaş that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Galatasaray was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Galatasaray won the match.
Galatasaray shot 27 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Galatasaray received 3 yellow cards (Fernando Muslera, Cédric Bakambu and Davinson Sánchez). Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş received 6 yellow cards (B. Yilmaz, Arthur Masuaku, Ante Rebić, Amir Hadžiahmetović, Daniel Amartey and Tayfur Bingöl).
Also, Beşiktaş didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mert Günok (Beşiktaş) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (30′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Galatasaray will have 25 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Beşiktaş will stay with 16 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Galatasaray will host Fenerbahçe on the 12th of May with a 17-9 head to head record in favor of Fenerbahçe (12 draws).
Beşiktaş will play away agasint Kasımpaşa on the 19th of May with a 17-6 head to head record in favor of Beşiktaş (5 draws).
Galatasaray – Formation
Galatasaray
90'
79'
26', 82'
Galatasaray started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Okan Buruk decided to play with the following team: Fernando Muslera , Sacha Boey , Davinson Sánchez , Abdülkerim Bardakçı , Angeliño , Kaan Ayhan , Lucas Torreira , Tetê , Kerem Aktürkoğlu , Wilfried Zaha and Mauro Icardi .
The home team had on the bench: Kerem Demirbay , Dries Mertens , Günay Güvenc, Halil Dervişoğlu, Victor Nelsson, Sérgio Oliveira, Barış Alper Yılmaz , Kâzımcan Karataş, Tanguy Ndombélé and Cédric Bakambu .
Substitutions
Galatasaray made 5 changes: Angeliño for Cédric Bakambu (79′), Lucas Torreira for Tanguy Ndombélé (85′), Kerem Aktürkoğlu for Kerem Demirbay (85′), Wilfried Zaha for Dries Mertens (64′) and Tetê for Barış Alper Yılmaz (65′).
Best player: Mauro Icardi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Galatasaray was Mauro Icardi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (46% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
Beşiktaş – Formation
Beşiktaş
30'
Beşiktaş started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Şenol Güneş played with: Mert Günok , Valentin Rosier , Daniel Amartey , Omar Colley , Baktiyar Zaynutdinov , Tayfur Bingöl , Amir Hadžiahmetović , Gedson Fernandes , Rachid Ghezzal , Vincent Aboubakar and Milot Rashica .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ersin Destanoğlu , Onur Bulut, Ante Rebić , Cenk Tosun , Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain , Necip Uysal, Demir Ege Tıknaz, Arthur Masuaku , Jackson Muleka and Junior Onana.
Substitutions
Beşiktaş made 5 changes: Milot Rashica for Ersin Destanoğlu (32′), Gedson Fernandes for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (46′), Baktiyar Zaynutdinov for Arthur Masuaku (46′), Vincent Aboubakar for Cenk Tosun (78′) and Tayfur Bingöl for Ante Rebić (83′).
Best player: Omar Colley
The most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Omar Colley.
His rating is with 47 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Gaziantep F.K. – Antalyaspor – 1-0
- Galatasaray – Beşiktaş – 2-1
- Konyaspor – Pendikspor – 1-2
- Kayserispor – Rizespor – 3-1
