İSTANBUL. Adana Demirspor was capable to turn the tables against Fenerbahçe to win 2-1. It was Fenerbahçe to strike first with a penalty of E. Valencia at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 34′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Belhanda gave the win to Adana Demirspor in the 46′ minute. Fenerbahçe was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi stadium in İstanbul on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler who was helped by Volkan Ahmet Narinç and Esat Sancaktar. The 4th official was Kutluhan Bilgiç. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Fenerbahçe had a superior ball possession 64% while Adana Demirspor was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fenerbahçe had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Adana Demirspor was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Fenerbahçe shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Adana Demirspor shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Fenerbahçe received 2 yellow cards (M. Yandas and B. Osayi-Samuel). Regarding the opposition, Adana Demirspor received 3 yellow cards (J. Svensson, B. Stambouli and Y. Belhanda).

Standings

After this match, Fenerbahçe will stay with 32 points like Hatayspor to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Adana Demirspor will have 33 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Fenerbahçe will play away with Antalyaspor on the 15th of January with a 17-6 head to head record in favor of Fenerbahçe (5 draws).

Adana Demirspor will host Kayserispor on the 15th of January with a 1-1 head to head record.

Fenerbahçe – Formation

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

The manager Zeki Murat Göle decided to play with the following team: Berke Özer (7.1), Bright Osayi-Samuel (6.5), Min-jae Kim (7.1), Attila Szalai (6.4), Filip Novák (6.7), José Sosa (7.1), İrfan Can Kahveci (6.7), Mert Hakan Yandaş (6.1), Miha Zajc (6.6), Dimitrios Pelkas (6.2) and Enner Valencia (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Serdar Dursun, Mesut Özil, Osman Ertuğrul Çetin, Marcel Tisserand, Serdar Aziz, Max Meyer, Burak Kapacak, Muhammed Gümüşkaya and Diego Rossi.

Substitutions

Fenerbahçe made 5 changes: I. Kahveci for S. Dursun (60′), D. Pelkas for M. Ozil (60′), M. Yandas for F. Kadioglu (73′), F. Novak for D. Rossi (84′) and M. Zajc for M. Meyer (84′).

Best player: Enner Valencia​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fenerbahçe was Enner Valencia.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Adana Demirspor – Formation

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

Vincenzo Montella played with: Arijanet Murić (6.6), Jonas Svensson (6.1), Samet Akaydın (6.4), Tayyib Talha Sanuc (6.4), Kaan Kanak (6.4), Gökhan Inler (7.6), Benjamin Stambouli (6.2), Yunus Akgün (7.0), Younès Belhanda (6.7), Matías Vargas (6.6) and Britt Assombalonga (6.8).

They had on the bench: Babajide David Akintola, Lucas Castro, Birkir Bjarnason, Metehan Mimaroğlu, Sinan Kurt, Semih Güler, Izzet Celik, Vedat Karakuş and Tarık Çamdal.

Substitutions

Adana Demirspor made 4 changes: Y. Belhanda for B. Akintola (66′), M. Vargas for B. Bjarnason (66′), B. Stambouli for S. Kurt (79′) and K. Kanak for T. Camdal (86′).

Best player: Gökhan Inler​

The most impressive player for Adana Demirspor was Gökhan Inler.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Fenerbahçe – Adana Demirspor – 1-2