ANKARA. Ankaragücü conquers Samsunspor with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Bekiroğlu (71′) and a goal from A. Sowe (75′). Ankaragücü made the most of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Ankara Ondokuz Mayıs Stadyumu stadium in Ankara on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Cihan Aydın with the collaboration of Hakan Yemişken and Özgür Ertem. The 4th official was Kutluhan Bilgiç. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.17 degrees Celsius or 70.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Ankaragücü

2 - 0

Samsunspor

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 12 Total 4
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 101 Attack 81
  • 36 Dangerous attack 38
  • 98 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ankaragücü was in firm control of the ball 58% while Samsunspor was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Samsunspor had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Ankaragücü succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Ankaragücü shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Samsunspor shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Ankaragücü didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Samsunspor received 2 yellow cards (Osman Çelik and Rick Van Drongelen).

Match Timeline

46'
S. Aydoğdu- sub ->Carlo Holse
46'
O. Ntcham- sub ->Emre Kılınç
54'
R. van Drongelen- Yellow
58'
O. Çelik- sub ->Flavien Tait
Olimpiu Moruţan- sub ->Pedrinho
61'
Efkan Bekiroğlu(goal)Garry Rodrigues
71'
Ali Sowe(goal)
75'
73'
M. Fofana- sub ->Marius Mouandilmadji
Ali Sowe(VAR)
77'
81'
O. Çelik- Yellow
Ali Kaan Güneren- sub ->Anastasios Chatzigiovanis
81'
85'
L. Dimata- sub ->Ercan Kara
Riad Bajic- sub ->Ali Sowe
88'
Cem Türkmen- sub ->Efkan Bekiroğlu
89'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Galatasaray
99
36
Fenerbahçe
93
36
Trabzonspor
61
36
İstanbul Başakşehir
58
36
Beşiktaş
55
36
Kasımpaşa
52
36
Alanyaspor
50
36
Rizespor
49
36
Sivasspor
48
36
Antalyaspor
45
36
Adana Demirspor
44
36
Samsunspor
42
36
Kayserispor
41
36
Konyaspor
40
36
Ankaragücü
39
36
Gaziantep F.K.
38
36
Fatih Karagümrük
37
36
Hatayspor
37
36
Pendikspor
36
36
İstanbulspor
16
36

After playing this match, Ankaragücü will have 12 points like Antalyaspor to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Samsunspor will stay with 2 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Ankaragücü will play away with Beşiktaş on the 14th of April with a 17-1 head to head stats in favor of Beşiktaş (4 draws).

Samsunspor will play away agasint Beşiktaş on the 7th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Beşiktaş (1 draw).

Ankaragücü – Formation

Ankaragücü
G
Bahadır Güngördü 99.Turkey
7.7
D
Matej Hanousek 5.Czech Republic
7.0
D
Nihad Mujakic 18.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
D
Uros Radakovic 26.Serbia
7.3
D
Hayrullah Bilazer 77.Turkey
7.3
M
Anastasios Chatzigiovanis 7.Greece
7.9
81'
M
Pedrinho 8.Portugal
7.1
61'
M
Efkan Bekiroğlu 10.Germany
7.7
89' 71'
M
Garry Rodrigues 11.Cape Verde
8.2
89'
M
Tolga Ciğerci 30.Turkey
8.5
F
Ali Sowe 22.Gambia
7.7
88' 75'
Substitutes
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
D
Alper Uludağ 3.Turkey
D
Mert Çetin 45.Turkey
M
A. Çankaya 4.Turkey
M
Cem Türkmen 6.Turkey
6.8
89'
M
A. Đokanović 16.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
89'
M
Ali Kaan Güneren 23.Turkey
7.0
81'
M
Olimpiu Moruţan 80.Romania
6.8
61'
F
Riad Bajic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
88'
F
Federico Macheda 32.Italy

Ankaragücü adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Emre Belözoğlu decided to play with the following team: Bahadır Han Güngördü (7.7), Hayrullah Bilazer (7.3), Uroš Radaković (7.3), Nihad Mujakić (6.7), Matěj Hanousek (7.0), Tolga Ciğerci (8.5), Efkan Bekiroğlu (7.7), Garry Rodrigues (8.2), Pedrinho (7.1), Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (7.9) and Ali Sowe (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Rafał Gikiewicz, Alper Uludağ, Atakan Cankaya, Cem Türkmen (6.8), Riad Bajić (6.4), Andrej Đokanović (6.6), Ali Kaan Güneren (7.0), Federico Macheda, Mert Çetin and Olimpiu Moruțan (6.8).

Ankaragücü could not rely on the presence of Riad Bajić (injured).

Substitutions

Ankaragücü made 5 changes: Pedrinho for Olimpiu Moruțan (61′), Anastasios Chatzigiovanis for Ali Kaan Güneren (81′), Ali Sowe for Riad Bajić (88′), Efkan Bekiroğlu for Cem Türkmen (89′) and Garry Rodrigues for Andrej Đokanović (89′).

Best player: Tolga Ciğerci​

The most impressive player for Ankaragücü was Tolga Ciğerci even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Samsunspor – Formation

Samsunspor
G
Okan Kocuk 1.Turkey
6.7
D
R. van Drongelen 4.Netherlands
6.8
54'
D
Z. Yavru 18.Turkey
6.7
D
Soner Gönül 28.Turkey
7.0
D
Lubomir Satka 37.Slovakia
6.4
M
Y. Aït Bennasser 6.Morocco
6.4
M
E. Kılınç 11.Turkey
6.6
46'
M
F. Tait 13.France
7.0
58'
M
C. Holse 21.Denmark
6.7
46'
M
E. Kara 99.Austria
6.4
85'
F
M. Mouandilmadji 9.Chad
6.7
73'
Substitutes
G
J. Szumski 29.Poland
D
A. Öztürk 5.Turkey
D
Y. Çift 22.Turkey
M
S. Aydoğdu 8.Turkey
6.6
46'
M
O. Ntcham 10.France
6.6
46'
M
M. Gümüşkaya 23.Turkey
M
O. Çelik 88.Turkey
6.4
58' 81'
F
M. Fofana 7.Ivory Coast
6.6
73'
F
L. Dimata 14.Belgium
6.4
85'
F
K. Schindler 17.Ghana

Also Samsunspor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Markus Gisdol played with: Okan Kocuk (6.7), Zeki Yavru (6.7), Ľubomír Šatka (6.4), Rick Van Drongelen (6.8), Soner Gönül (7.0), Youssef Aït Bennasser (6.4), Flavien Tait (7.0), Carlo Holse (6.7), Ercan Kara (6.4), Emre Kılınç (6.6) and Marius Mouandilmadji (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Alim Öztürk, Moryke Fofana (6.6), Soner Aydoğdu (6.6), Olivier Ntcham (6.6), Landry Dimata (6.4), Kingsley Schindler, Yunus Emre Çift, Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Jakub Szumski and Osman Çelik (6.4).

Samsunspor could not rely on the presence of Osman Çelik (injured).

Substitutions

Samsunspor made 5 changes: Marius Mouandilmadji for Moryke Fofana (73′), Carlo Holse for Soner Aydoğdu (46′), Emre Kılınç for Olivier Ntcham (46′), Flavien Tait for Osman Çelik (58′) and Ercan Kara for Landry Dimata (85′).

Best player: Flavien Tait​

The most impressive player for Samsunspor was Flavien Tait.

His rating is (7.0) with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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