SAMSUN. Samsunspor found a way to reverse the score against İstanbulspor to win 2-1. It was İstanbulspor to strike first with a goal of Emir Kaan Gültekin at the 41′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Youssef Aït Bennasser gave the win to Samsunspor in the 90′ minute. İstanbulspor lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

Hakan Yakin received a red card (34′)​. This red card was one of the reason why İstanbulspor lost the match.

Marius Mouandilmadji didn’t convert a penalty (90′) for Samsunspor.​

The match was played at the Stadyum Samsun stadium in Samsun on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Burak Şeker with the help of Furkan Ürün and Ali Can Alp. The 4th official was Oğuzhan Aksu. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.17 degrees Celsius or 73.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Samsunspor

2 - 1

İstanbulspor

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 82 Attack 75
  • 55 Dangerous attack 46
  • 71 Ball safe 82
  • 10 Free Kicks 18
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 9 Substitutions 9

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Samsunspor had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Samsunspor won the match​.

Samsunspor shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, İstanbulspor shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Samsunspor received 3 yellow cards (Olivier Ntcham, Emre Kılınç and Youssef Aït Bennasser). Regarding the opposition, İstanbulspor received 5 yellow cards (Muammer Sarikaya, Florian Loshaj, Mehmet Yesil, Ali Yasar  and Emir Kaan Gültekin).

Also, İstanbulspor didn’t end the match with 11 players after Hakan Yakin (İstanbulspor) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (34′).

Match Timeline

12'
M. Bola- sub ->Muhammet Ali Özbaskıcı
12'
Soner Gönül- sub ->Soner Aydoğdu
12'
12'
Mendy Mamadou- sub ->Vefa Temel
M. Mouandilmadji- sub ->Moryke Fofana
12'
12'
Modestas Vorobjovas - sub ->Eduart Rroca
12'
Ali Yaşar - sub ->Jackson
O. Çelik- sub ->Yunus Emre Çift
12'
E. Kılınç- Yellow
33'
41'
Emir Kaan Gültekin(goal)Muammer Sarikaya
O. Ntcham- sub ->Marc Bola
46'
S. Aydoğdu- sub ->Osman Çelik
57'
Z. Yavru- sub ->Kingsley Schindler
57'
Y. Aït Bennasser- Yellow
59'
59'
Florian Loshaj- Yellow
S. Aydoğdu(goal)
70'
69'
Emir Kaan Gültekin- Yellow
61'
Mehmet Yeşil- Yellow
74'
76'
Ali Yaşar - Yellow
78'
Jackson- sub ->Alassane Ndao
78'
Kubilay Köylü- sub ->Mendy Mamadou
88'
Simon Deli- sub ->Demeaco Duhaney
Nanu- sub ->Gaëtan Laura
88'
M. Mouandilmadji- missed penaltyMarius Mouandilmadji
90'
Y. Aït Bennasser(goal)Nanú
90'
90'
O. Ntcham- Yellow
90'
A. Öztürk- sub ->Emre Kılınç
90'

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 this encounter, Samsunspor will have 8 points to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, İstanbulspor will stay with 5 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Samsunspor will play away with Beşiktaş on the 7th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Beşiktaş (1 draw).

İstanbulspor will play away agasint Fenerbahçe on the 19th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Fenerbahçe (2 draws).

Samsunspor – Formation

Samsunspor
G
Okan Kocuk 1.Turkey
6.7
D
R. van Drongelen 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
K. Schindler 17.Ghana
6.7
57'
D
Y. Çift 22.Turkey
6.7
12'
D
Lubomir Satka 37.Slovakia
6.8
M
Y. Aït Bennasser 6.Morocco
7.8
59' 90'
M
S. Aydoğdu 8.Turkey
8.7
57' 70'
M
E. Kılınç 11.Turkey
7.5
90' 33'
M
M. Özbaskıcı 20.Turkey
6.3
12'
F
M. Fofana 7.Ivory Coast
6.8
12'
F
G. Laura 27.France
6.8
88'
Substitutes
G
J. Szumski 29.Poland
G
H. Yeral 45.Turkey
D
A. Öztürk 5.Turkey
90'
D
M. Bola 16.England
6.6
12'
D
Z. Yavru 18.Turkey
7.9
57'
D
Mariusz Pawelec 19.Poland
D
Soner Gönül 28.Turkey
7.1
12'
D
E. Albak 77.Turkey
D
Nanu 19.Guinea-Bissau
7.7
88'
M
O. Çelik 88.Turkey
7.0
12'
M
O. Ntcham 10.France
7.1
46' 90'
F
M. Mouandilmadji 9.Chad
6.8
12'

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

The manager Markus Gisdol decided to play with the following team: Okan Kocuk (6.7), Kingsley Schindler (6.7), Yunus Emre Çift (6.7), Ľubomír Šatka (6.8), Rick Van Drongelen (7.3), Soner Aydoğdu (8.7), Youssef Aït Bennasser (7.8), Muhammet Ali Özbaskıcı (6.3), Emre Kılınç (7.5), Gaëtan Laura (6.8) and Moryke Fofana (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Alim Öztürk, Marius Mouandilmadji (6.8), Marc Bola (6.6), Zeki Yavru (7.9), Mariusz Pawelec, Soner Gönül (7.1), Jakub Szumski, Halil Yeral, Enes Albak, Osman Çelik (7.0), Nanú (7.7) and Olivier Ntcham (7.1).

Substitutions

Samsunspor made 9 changes: Muhammet Ali Özbaskıcı for Marc Bola (12′), Moryke Fofana for Marius Mouandilmadji (12′), Soner Aydoğdu for Soner Gönül (12′), Marc Bola for Olivier Ntcham (46′), Kingsley Schindler for Zeki Yavru (57′), Osman Çelik for Soner Aydoğdu (57′), Gaëtan Laura for Nanú (88′), Yunus Emre Çift for Osman Çelik (12′) and Emre Kılınç for Alim Öztürk (90′).

Best player: Soner Aydoğdu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Samsunspor was Soner Aydoğdu.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

İstanbulspor – Formation

İstanbulspor
G
David Jensen 1.Denmark
7.3
D
Mehmet Yeşil 4.Turkey
7.0
61'
D
V. Temel 8.France
6.7
12'
D
Demeaco Duhaney 21.England
6.8
88'
D
Okan Erdoğan 23.Germany
6.8
M
E. Rroca 10.Albania
6.8
74'
M
Alassane Ndao 18.Senegal
6.3
78'
M
Emir Kaan Gültekin 19.Turkey
7.0
69' 41'
M
Florian Loshaj 34.Kosovo
7.5
59'
F
Ibrahim Yilmaz 9.Turkey
6.3
12'
F
Jackson 99.Brazil
6.8
78'
Substitutes
G
Alp Arda 59.Turkey
D
David Sambissa 7.Gabon
D
Simon Deli 14.Ivory Coast
6.3
88'
D
Ali Yaşar 66.Belgium
7.0
12' 76'
D
B. Kırtaş 28.Turkey
M
E. Öztürk 5.Turkey
M
Muammer Sarıkaya 24.Turkey
8.1
12' 90'
M
Giannelli Imbula 16.DR Congo
M
T. Şamdanlı 41.Turkey
F
Kubilay Köylü 11.Netherlands
6.4
78'
F
Mendy Mamadou 12.Senegal
6.6
12'
F
Berkay Tekke 15.Turkey
F
Özcan Şahan 20.France
F
Djakaridja Junior Traoré 88.Ivory Coast

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

Hakan Yakin played with: David Jensen (7.3), Demeaco Duhaney (6.8), Okan Erdogan  (6.8), Mehmet Yesil (7.0), Vefa Temel (6.7), Alassane Ndao (6.3), Eduart Rroca (6.8), Florian Loshaj (7.5), Emir Kaan Gültekin (7.0), Ibrahim Yilmaz (6.3) and Jackson (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Eslem Öztürk, David Sambissa, Kubilay Köylü (6.4), Mendy Mamadou (6.6), Simon Deli (6.3), Berkay Tekke, Muammer Sarikaya (8.1), Alp Arda, Ali Yasar  (7.0), Djakaridja Junior Traoré, Giannelli Imbula, Ozcan Sahan, Bartu Kirtas and Tunahan Samdanli.

Substitutions

İstanbulspor made 8 changes: Vefa Temel for Mendy Mamadou (12′), Modestas Vorobjovas for Eduart Rroca (74′), Alassane Ndao for Jackson (78′), Eduart Rroca for Modestas Vorobjovas (12′), Ibrahim Yilmaz for Muammer Sarikaya (12′), Demeaco Duhaney for Simon Deli (88′), Jackson for Ali Yasar  (12′) and Mendy Mamadou for Kubilay Köylü (78′).

Best player: Muammer Sarikaya​

The player that probably impressed the most for İstanbulspor was Muammer Sarikaya.

His rating is (8.1) with 36 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 12′.

Results of the day

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