İSTANBUL. Galatasaray conquered Kasımpaşa to win 2-1. W. Zaha was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Galatasaray to strike first with a goal of Wilfried Zaha at the 33′. Then Wilfried Zaha scored again for Galatasaray in the 51′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Kenneth Omeruo reduced the distance for Kasımpaşa (54′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Galatasaray was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Rams Global Stadium stadium in İstanbul. The referee was Arda Kardeşler assisted by Mehmet Emin Tuğral and Deniz Caner Özaral. The 4th official was Burak Şeker. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.52 degrees Celsius or 68.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 4 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 135 Attack 97
- 50 Dangerous attack 22
- 96 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Galatasaray was in firm control of the ball 62% while Kasımpaşa was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Galatasaray was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Galatasaray won the match.
Galatasaray shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Kasımpaşa shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Galatasaray received 2 yellow cards (Sacha Boey and Abdülkerim Bardakçı). On the opposite side, Kasımpaşa received 3 yellow cards (Dries Saddiki, Cláudio Winck and Mamadou Fall).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Galatasaray will have 31 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Kasımpaşa will stay with 18 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Galatasaray will host Fenerbahçe on the 12th of May with a 17-9 head to head statistic in favor of Fenerbahçe (12 draws).
Kasımpaşa will host Beşiktaş on the 19th of May with a 17-6 head to head record in favor of Beşiktaş (5 draws).
Galatasaray – Formation
Galatasaray started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Okan Buruk decided to play with the following team: Fernando Muslera , Sacha Boey , Victor Nelsson , Davinson Sánchez , Abdülkerim Bardakçı , Kaan Ayhan , Hakim Ziyech , Lucas Torreira , Wilfried Zaha , Mauro Icardi and Kerem Aktürkoğlu .
The home team had on the bench: Angeliño, Kerem Demirbay, Dries Mertens, Günay Güvenc , Tetê , Halil Dervişoğlu , Sérgio Oliveira , Barış Alper Yılmaz , Kâzımcan Karataş and Cédric Bakambu.
Galatasaray could not rely on the presence of Günay Güvenc (injured) and Halil Dervişoğlu (injured).
Substitutions
Galatasaray made 5 changes: Hakim Ziyech for Tetê (60′), Fernando Muslera for Günay Güvenc (60′), Kaan Ayhan for Sérgio Oliveira (75′), Kerem Aktürkoğlu for Halil Dervişoğlu (82′) and Wilfried Zaha for Barış Alper Yılmaz (82′).
Best player: Wilfried Zaha
The most impressive player for Galatasaray was Wilfried Zaha.
His rating is with 2 goals, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Kasımpaşa – Formation
Kasımpaşa started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Kemal Özdeş played with: Andreas Gianniotis , Cláudio Winck , Kenneth Omeruo , Sadik Ciftpinar , Mortadha Ben Ouanes , Gökhan Gül , Iron Gomis , Haris Hajradinovic , Aytac Kara , Mamadou Fall and Julien Ngoy .
These were the players on the bench: Duhan Aksu, Erdem Cetinkaya, Dries Saddiki , Sarp Yavrucu, Selim Dilli, Ali Emre Yanar, Taylan Utku Aydin, Sinan Alkaş, Yasin Özcan and Hasan Emre Yesilyurt.
Substitutions
Kasımpaşa made 3 changes: Iron Gomis for Yasin Özcan (71′), Aytac Kara for Erdem Cetinkaya (90′) and Gökhan Gül for Dries Saddiki (85′).
Best player: Aytac Kara
The most impressive player for Kasımpaşa was Aytac Kara.
His rating is with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Galatasaray – Kasımpaşa – 2-1