İSTANBUL. Fenerbahçe recovers against Beşiktaş with 2 goals from J. from a goal on the 59′ and a goal on the 25′. Beşiktaş was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi stadium in İstanbul on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Fırat Aydınus with the collaboration of Aleks Taşçıoğlu and Erdem Bayık. The 4th official was Alper Ulusoy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Fenerbahçe

2 - 2

Beşiktaş

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 88 Attack 106
  • 58 Dangerous attack 67
  • 86 Ball safe 104
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 20 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Beşiktaş had a superior ball possession 59% while Fenerbahçe was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beşiktaş was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Beşiktaş to win the match​.

Fenerbahçe shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Beşiktaş shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Fenerbahçe received 2 yellow cards (A. Szalai and S. Aziz). Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş received 5 yellow cards (C. Bozdogan, R. Yilmaz, M. Batshuayi, O. Ozyakup and R. Ghezzal).

Match Timeline

14'
23'
25'
30'
43'
46'
59'
İrfan Can Kahveci- sub ->D. Rossi
65'
Mert Hakan Yandaş - sub ->M. Zajc
65'
69'
Serdar Dursun- sub ->M. Berisha
71'
74'
Serdar Aziz- Yellow
78'
Michy Batshuayi- Yellow
78'
78'
88'
90'
Rachid Ghezzal- Yellow
90'
90'
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 this contest, Fenerbahçe will have 28 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş will have 25 points like Sivasspor and Fatih Karagümrük to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Fenerbahçe will play away with Fatih Karagümrük on the 22nd of December with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Fenerbahçe (2 draws).

Beşiktaş will host Göztepe on the 23rd of December with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Beşiktaş (0 draws).

Fenerbahçe – Formation

Fenerbahçe
G
B. Özer 35.Turkey
6.6
D
Serdar Aziz 4.Turkey
6.3
78'
D
F. Novák 37.Czech Republic
6.4
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
6.9
M
Attila Szalai 41.Hungary
6.4
90' 74'
M
Miha Zajc 26.Slovenia
6.3
65'
M
Bright Osayi-Samuel 21.England
6.6
90'
M
Miguel Crespo 27.Portugal
6.3
F
Mesut Özil 10.Germany
7.1
14'
F
Mergim Berisha 11.Germany
7.3
71' 30'
F
Diego Rossi 9.Uruguay
6.6
65'
Substitutes
G
E. Çetin 54.Turkey
D
Nazım Sangaré 30.Turkey
90'
M
Dimitrios Pelkas 14.Greece
M
İrfan Can Kahveci 17.Turkey
6.3
65'
M
José Sosa 5.Argentina
M
M. Gümüşkaya 23.Turkey
M
Mert Hakan Yandaş 8.Turkey
6.7
65'
M
Luiz Gustavo 20.Brazil
F
Enner Valencia 13.Ecuador
90'
F
Serdar Dursun 19.Germany
7.1
71'

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

The manager Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira decided to play with the following team: Berke Özer (6.6), Serdar Aziz (6.3), Min-jae Kim (6.9), Filip Novák (6.4), Bright Osayi-Samuel (6.6), Miguel Crespo (6.3), Miha Zajc (6.3), Attila Szalai (6.4), Diego Rossi (6.6), Mesut Özil (7.1) and Mergim Berisha (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Osman Ertuğrul Çetin, Enner Valencia, Dimitrios Pelkas, İrfan Can Kahveci (6.3), José Sosa, Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Mert Hakan Yandaş (6.7), Luiz Gustavo, Nazım Sangaré and Serdar Dursun (7.1).

Substitutions

Fenerbahçe made 5 changes: D. Rossi for I. Kahveci (65′), M. Zajc for M. Yandas (65′), M. Berisha for S. Dursun (71′), B. Osayi-Samuel for N. Sangare (90′) and A. Szalai for E. Valencia (90′).

Best player: Mergim Berisha​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fenerbahçe was Mergim Berisha.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Beşiktaş – Formation

Beşiktaş
G
Ersin Destanoğlu 30.Turkey
6.6
D
Domagoj Vida 24.Croatia
6.2
D
Valentin Rosier 2.France
7.2
D
Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey
6.6
69'
D
Necip Uysal 20.Turkey
6.6
23'
M
Miralem Pjanic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.3
M
Souza 5.Brazil
8.9
25', 59'
M
Can Bozdoğan 12.Germany
6.1
46' 43'
F
Rachid Ghezzal 18.Algeria
8.1
90' 90'
F
Michy Batshuayi 9.Belgium
6.8
78'
F
Cyle Larin 17.Canada
6.2
78'
Substitutes
G
E. Bilgin 61.Turkey
D
Javi Montero 4.Spain
D
Serdar Saatçı 46.Turkey
6.8
23'
D
Welinton 23.Brazil
D
Umut Meraş 77.Turkey
M
M. Topal 14.Turkey
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 10.Turkey
6.9
46' 88'
M
Gökhan Töre 11.Turkey
90'
M
Atiba Hutchinson 13.Canada
F
Güven Yalçın 50.Turkey
6.2
78'

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

Önder Karaveli played with: Ersin Destanoğlu (6.6), Valentin Rosier (7.2), Necip Uysal (6.6), Domagoj Vida (6.2), Rıdvan Yılmaz (6.6), Can Bozdoğan (6.1), Miralem Pjanić (7.3), Souza (8.9), Rachid Ghezzal (8.1), Michy Batshuayi (6.8) and Cyle Larin (6.2).

They had on the bench: Francisco Montero, Güven Yalçın (6.2), Mehmet Topal, Oğuzhan Özyakup (6.9), Gökhan Töre, Serdar Saatçı (6.8), Atiba Hutchinson, Welinton, Emre Bilgin and Cengiz Umut Meraş.

Beşiktaş could not rely on the presence of S. Saatci (injured).

Substitutions

Beşiktaş made 4 changes: N. Uysal for S. Saatci (23′), C. Bozdogan for O. Ozyakup (46′), C. Larin for G. Yalcin (78′) and R. Ghezzal for G. Tore (90′).

Best player: Souza​

The player that probably impressed the most for Beşiktaş was Souza.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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