GAZIANTEP. Gazişehir Gaziantep tops İstanbul Başakşehir 1-0 after M. Demir scored just 1 goal (1′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Gaziantep Stadyumu stadium in Gaziantep on Wednesday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Mete Kalkavan with the help of Abdullah Bora Özkara and Kemal Yılmaz. The 4th official was Davut Dakul Çelik. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23 degrees Celsius or 73.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Gazişehir Gaziantep started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1). On the opposite side, İstanbul Başakşehir adopted a mid-fielder-oriented formation (4-1-4-1).
Gazişehir Gaziantep – Formation
Gaziantep F.K.
68'
30'
1'
The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Günay Güvenç , Oğuz Ceylan , Steven Caulker , Papy Djilobodji , Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan , Alexander Merkel , Doğan Erdoğan , Angelo Sagal , Recep Niyaz , Joao Figueiredo and Muhammet Demir .
The home team had on the bench: Stelios Kitsiou, Alin Toșca, Torgeir Børven , Nouha Dicko , Jefferson , Ertuğrul Ersoy, Hamza Mendyl, Mustafa Burak Bozan, Ahmed El Messaoudi and Kenan Özer .
Best player: Oğuz Ceylan
The player that probably impressed the most for Gazişehir Gaziantep was Oğuz Ceylan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
İstanbul Başakşehir – Formation
İstanbul Başakşehir
On the other side, Aykut Kocaman played with: Volkan Babacan , Şener Özbayraklı , Carlos Ponck , Alexandru Epureanu , Lucas Lima , Tolga Ciğerci , Edin Višća , Berkay Özcan , Peter Žulj , Fredrik Gulbrandsen and Stefano Okaka .
They had on the bench: Mahmut Tekdemir, Ravil Tagir, Léo Duarte , Danijel Aleksić , Youssouf Ndayishimiye , Atabey Çiçek, Hasan Ali Kaldırım, Muhammed Şengezer, Deniz Türüç and Nacer Chadli .
İstanbul Başakşehir could not rely on the presence of L. Duarte (injured).
Best player: Tolga Ciğerci
The player that probably impressed the most for İstanbul Başakşehir was Tolga Ciğerci.
His rating is with 87 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 6 Total 11
- 3 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 89 Attack 110
- 57 Dangerous attack 94
- 70 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 15
Fouls
- 9 Total 4
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
İstanbul Başakşehir was in firm control of the ball 68% while Gazişehir Gaziantep was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
İstanbul Başakşehir was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Gazişehir Gaziantep was able to find the solution to win this match.
Gazişehir Gaziantep shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, İstanbul Başakşehir shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Gazişehir Gaziantep received 2 yellow cards (A. Merkel and R. Niyaz). On the other side, İstanbul Başakşehir received 1 yellow card (Ponck).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gazişehir Gaziantep will have 8 points like Galatasaray to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, İstanbul Başakşehir will stay with 3 points to stay in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Gazişehir Gaziantep will play away with Adana Demirspor on the 25th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.
İstanbul Başakşehir will host Rizespor on the 26th of September with a 9-2 head to head in favor of İstanbul Başakşehir (3 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Gazişehir Gaziantep – İstanbul Başakşehir – 1-0
- Kayserispor – Galatasaray – 3-0
- Göztepe – Hatayspor – 0-2
