İSTANBUL. Galatasaray demolishes Alanyaspor 4-0 with goals of Mauro Icardi (37′), Dries Mertens (45′), Dries Mertens (59′) and Wilfried Zaha (70′). Galatasaray was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Rams Global Stadium stadium in İstanbul. The referee was Ali Şansalan with the assistance of Serkan Olguncan and Serkan Ok. The 4th official was Yiğit Arslan. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.46 degrees Celsius or 63.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 29 Total 5
- 12 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 141 Attack 59
- 77 Dangerous attack 31
- 66 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Galatasaray had a superior ball possession 65% while Alanyaspor was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Galatasaray had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Galatasaray won the match.
Galatasaray shot 29 times, 12 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Alanyaspor shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Galatasaray received 1 yellow card (Barış Alper Yılmaz). Regarding the opposition, Alanyaspor received 1 yellow card (Nuno Lima).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Galatasaray will have 34 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Alanyaspor will stay with 10 points to hold in the 17th 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 in favor of Fenerbahçe (12 draws).
Alanyaspor will host Beşiktaş on the 5th of May with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Beşiktaş (2 draws).
Galatasaray – Formation
Galatasaray
79'
38'
45', 59'
Galatasaray adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Okan Buruk decided to play with the following team: Fernando Muslera , Sacha Boey , Davinson Sánchez , Kaan Ayhan , Kâzımcan Karataş , Tanguy Ndombélé , Lucas Torreira , Barış Alper Yılmaz , Dries Mertens , Wilfried Zaha and Mauro Icardi .
The home team had on the bench: Hakim Ziyech , Angeliño, Günay Güvenc, Victor Nelsson , Kerem Demirbay , Kerem Aktürkoğlu , Tetê , Halil Dervişoğlu, Sérgio Oliveira and Cédric Bakambu.
Galatasaray could not rely on the presence of Victor Nelsson (injured).
Substitutions
Galatasaray made 5 changes: Dries Mertens for Hakim Ziyech (74′), Lucas Torreira for Kerem Demirbay (74′), Wilfried Zaha for Tetê (74′), Barış Alper Yılmaz for Kerem Aktürkoğlu (74′) and Davinson Sánchez for Victor Nelsson (79′).
Player of the match: Mauro Icardi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Galatasaray was Mauro Icardi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He hit the woodwork once times.
Alanyaspor – Formation
Alanyaspor
Also Alanyaspor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fatih Tekke played with: Ertugrul Taskiran , Nuno Lima , Fatih Aksoy , Furkan Bayir , Jure Balkovec , Leroy Fer , Nicolas Janvier , Oguz Aydin , Efecan Karaca , Pione Sisto and Carlos Eduardo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yunus Bahadir, Yavuz Aygün, Florent Hadergjonaj , Sergio Córdova , Eren Altıntaş, Fidan Aliti , Loide Augusto , Anderson Silva, João Novais and Yusuf Karagöz.
Alanyaspor could not rely on the presence of Sergio Córdova (injured).
Substitutions
Alanyaspor made 5 changes: Carlos Eduardo for Sergio Córdova (46′), Nuno Lima for Florent Hadergjonaj (67′), Efecan Karaca for Loide Augusto (67′), Leroy Fer for Fidan Aliti (81′) and Pione Sisto for João Novais (46′).
Player of the match: Ertugrul Taskiran
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Alanyaspor was the goalkeeper: Ertugrul Taskiran. His rating is 7.85. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Gaziantep F.K. – Ankaragücü – 0-1
- Konyaspor – Kasımpaşa – 2-0
- Galatasaray – Alanyaspor – 4-0
- İstanbulspor – Hatayspor – 2-1
