İSTANBUL. Galatasaray had a surprising win over Pendikspor with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Bakambu (69′) and a goal from H. Ziyech (82′). Galatasaray was surely better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Pendik Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Volkan Bayarslan assisted by Süleyman Özay and Aleks Taşçıoğlu. The 4th official was Direnç Tonusluoğlu. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.28 degrees Celsius or 61.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 8 Total 16
- 0 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 54 Attack 150
- 31 Dangerous attack 57
- 76 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Galatasaray had a superior ball possession 71% while Pendikspor was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Galatasaray was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Galatasaray won the match.
Pendikspor shot 8 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Galatasaray shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Pendikspor received 2 yellow cards (Josip Vuković and Endri Çekiçi). On the other side, Galatasaray received 3 yellow cards (Sacha Boey, Lucas Torreira and Sérgio Oliveira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Pendikspor will stay with 13 points to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Galatasaray will have 37 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Pendikspor will host Gaziantep F.K. on the 19th of May with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Gaziantep F.K. (0 draws).
Galatasaray will host Fenerbahçe on the 12th of May with a 17-9 head to head stats in favor of Fenerbahçe (12 draws).
Pendikspor – Formation
Pendikspor
74'
77'
Pendikspor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ivo Ricardo Abreu Vieira decided to play with the following team: Erdem Canpolat , Serkan Asan , Berkay Sulungoz , Welinton , Nuno Sequeira , Arnaud Lusamba , Josip Vuković , Halil Akbunar , Óscar Romero , Gökcan Kaya and Erencan Yardımcı .
The home team had on the bench: Emre Taşdemir, Leandro Kappel, Endri Çekiçi , Murat Akça, Fredrik Midtsjø, Abdoulay Diaby , Erdem Özgenç, İbrahim Akdağ, Thuram and Burak Öğür.
Substitutions
Pendikspor made 3 changes: Gökcan Kaya for Endri Çekiçi (77′), Halil Akbunar for Thuram (83′) and Óscar Romero for Abdoulay Diaby (77′).
Player of the match: Josip Vuković
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pendikspor was Josip Vuković.
His rating is with 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Galatasaray – Formation
Galatasaray
82'
Also Galatasaray adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Okan Buruk played with: Fernando Muslera , Sacha Boey , Victor Nelsson , Kaan Ayhan , Kâzımcan Karataş , Sérgio Oliveira , Lucas Torreira , Tetê , Hakim Ziyech , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Mauro Icardi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Angeliño, Eyüp Aydin, Kerem Demirbay , Dries Mertens , Günay Güvenc, Halil Dervişoğlu, Barış Alper Yılmaz , Tanguy Ndombélé , Cédric Bakambu and Ali Yeşilyurt.
Substitutions
Galatasaray made 5 changes: Kaan Ayhan for Kerem Demirbay (78′), Tetê for Dries Mertens (46′), Kâzımcan Karataş for Barış Alper Yılmaz (46′), Hakim Ziyech for Tanguy Ndombélé (83′) and Sérgio Oliveira for Cédric Bakambu (64′).
Player of the match: Hakim Ziyech
The player that probably impressed the most for Galatasaray was Hakim Ziyech.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Rizespor – İstanbul Başakşehir – 3-2
- Adana Demirspor – Samsunspor – 2-3
- Alanyaspor – Konyaspor – 2-2
- Pendikspor – Galatasaray – 0-2
