İZMIR. Sakaryaspor found a way to turn the tables against Altay to win 2-1. It was Altay to strike first with a goal of Marco Paixão at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Akpınar gave the win to Sakaryaspor in the 85′ minute. Sakaryaspor took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

Sakaryaspor remained in 10 after Tuncay Sanli received a red card in the 20′. Notwithstanding, Sakaryaspor still was capable to win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu stadium in İzmir on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Oğuzhan Aksu assisted by Samet Özkul and Sabri Öğe. The 4th official was Yakup Özhan. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.02 degrees Celsius or 77.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Altay

1 - 2

Sakaryaspor

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 9 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 63 Attack 89
  • 44 Dangerous attack 81
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 16 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sakaryaspor was in firm control of the ball 57% while Altay was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sakaryaspor had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sakaryaspor won the match.​

Altay shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sakaryaspor shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Altay received 3 yellow cards (Deniz Kadah, Ceyhun Gülselam  and Arda Gezer). On the opposite side, Sakaryaspor received 3 yellow cards (H. Kılıç, S. Kurt and I. Donkor).

Also, Sakaryaspor didn’t end the match with 11 players after Tuncay Sanli (Sakaryaspor) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (20′).

Match Timeline

19'
I. Donkor- Yellow
20'
Arda Gezer- Yellow
38'
67'
S. Kurt- Yellow
54'
Y. del Valle(goal)O. Roshi
Yusuf Tekin- sub ->Mehmet Gündüz
64'
74'
H. Kılıç- Yellow
69'
C. Akpınar- sub ->M. Okyar
72'
B. Süleyman- sub ->Y. Del Valle
Deniz Kadah- Yellow
79'
Deniz Kadah- sub ->Salih Sarikaya
76'
E. Öğrüce- sub ->Arda Gezer
76'
Ceyhun Gülselam- Yellow
90'
84'
R. Rotman- sub ->H. Kılıç
84'
85'
C. Akpınar(goal)A. Ülgen

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Eyüpspor
75
34
Göztepe
70
34
Sakaryaspor
60
34
Bodrumspor
57
34
Çorum Belediyespor
56
34
Kocaelispor
55
34
Boluspor
53
34
Gençlerbirliği
51
34
Bandırmaspor
50
34
BB Erzurumspor
44
34
Ümraniyespor
43
34
Manisa BBSK
40
34
Keçiörengücü
40
34
Adanaspor
39
34
Şanlıurfaspor
38
34
Tuzlaspor
38
34
Altay
10
34
Giresunspor
7
34

After this match, Altay will stay with 5 points to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Sakaryaspor will have 15 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. Lig, Altay will play away against Keçiörengücü on the 11th of May with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Keçiörengücü (2 draws).

Sakaryaspor will host Keçiörengücü on the 20th of April with a 1-1 head to head.

Altay – Formation

Altay
G
E. Karataş 35.Turkey
7.0
D
Sefa Özdemir 5.Turkey
7.1
D
T. Ünlü 14.Germany
7.5
D
Mehmet Gündüz 28.Turkey
7.0
64'
D
E. Sarıkaya 33.Turkey
6.4
M
Ceyhun Gülselam 6.Turkey
7.7
90'
M
Eren Erdoğan 7.Turkey
6.3
M
Zeki Yıldırım 8.Turkey
7.1
90'
M
Salih Sarıkaya 17.Turkey
6.8
76'
M
Arda Gezer 32.Turkey
6.4
76' 38'
F
Marco Paixão 19.Portugal
8.5
20'
Substitutes
G
M. Çalışkan 45.Turkey
D
Yusuf Tekin 3.Turkey
6.3
64'
D
İbrahim Öztürk 38.Turkey
D
Onur Efe 77.Turkey
D
Özgür Özkaya 88.Turkey
M
Caner Baycan 30.Turkey
F
Murat Uluç 11.Turkey
F
E. Öğrüce 34.Turkey
6.7
76'
F
Deniz Kadah 63.Turkey
6.4
76' 79'

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

The manager Bahloul Abdelkader Djilali decided to play with the following team: Eren Karataş (7.0), Tolga Ünlü (7.5), Mehmet Gündüz (7.0), Efe Sarikaya (6.4), Sefa Özdemir (7.1), Salih Sarikaya (6.8), Ceyhun Gülselam  (7.7), Zeki Yildirim (7.1), Arda Gezer (6.4), Marco Paixão (8.5) and Eren Erdogan  (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Yusuf Tekin  (6.3), Mehmet Onur Yildiz, Murat Uluc, Caner Baycan, Enes Ögrüce (6.7), Ibrahim Öztürk, Mustafa Caliskan, Deniz Kadah (6.4), Onur Efe and Özgür Özkaya.

Substitutions

Altay made 3 changes: Salih Sarikaya for Deniz Kadah (76′), Mehmet Gündüz for Yusuf Tekin  (64′) and Arda Gezer for Enes Ögrüce (76′).

Best player: Marco Paixão​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Altay was Marco Paixão.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 26 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 24. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Sakaryaspor – Formation

Sakaryaspor
G
C. Topaloğlu 35.Turkey
7.0
D
I. Donkor 12.Ghana
7.1
19'
D
E. Dikmen 33.Turkey
7.0
D
B. Cevahir 61.Turkey
6.3
D
O. Yıldırım 70.Turkey
7.0
M
S. Kurt 8.Turkey
7.7
67'
M
H. Kılıç 20.Turkey
6.3
84' 74'
M
O. Roshi 21.Albania
7.5
84'
M
Y. del Valle 28.Venezuela
7.5
72' 54'
M
M. Okyar 54.Turkey
6.4
69'
F
K. Kasongo 4.DR Congo
5.4
Substitutes
G
İ. Demir 13.Turkey
D
A. Ülgen 2.Turkey
7.3
84'
D
Y. Karakuzu 24.Turkey
D
U. Uzun 77.Turkey
M
R. Rotman 6.Slovenia
6.8
84'
M
B. Süleyman 10.Turkey
6.4
72'
M
C. Akpınar 17.Turkey
7.5
69' 85'
M
Y. Karadağ 22.Germany
M
Nsana Simon 25.France

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

Turgay Karslı played with: C. Topaloğlu (7.0), O. Yıldırım (7.0), I. Donkor (7.1), E. Dikmen (7.0), B. Cevahir (6.3), H. Kılıç (6.3), O. Roshi (7.5), S. Kurt (7.7), M. Okyar (6.4), Y. Del Valle (7.5) and K. Kasongo (5.4).

They had on the bench: A. Ülgen (7.3), R. Rotman (6.8), B. Süleyman (6.4), İ. Demir, C. Akpınar (7.5), Y. Karadağ, Y. Karakuzu, N. Simon, Ahmet Efe Güvenli and U. Uzun.

Substitutions

Sakaryaspor made 4 changes: Y. Del Valle for B. Süleyman (72′), M. Okyar for C. Akpınar (69′), H. Kılıç for R. Rotman (84′) and O. Roshi for A. Ülgen (84′).

Best player: S. Kurt​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sakaryaspor was S. Kurt even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.​