ANKARA. Ankaragücü and Beşiktaş draw 1-1. A. Sowe scored the first goal (21′) for Ankaragücü. A. Oxlade-Chamberlain settled the score (74′). Beşiktaş was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Ankara Ondokuz Mayıs Stadyumu stadium in Ankara on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Zorbay Küçük assisted by Furkan Ürün and Murat Temel. The 4th official was Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.86 degrees Celsius or 56.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 11 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 72 Attack 129
  • 34 Dangerous attack 49
  • 46 Ball safe 46
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Beşiktaş had a strong ball possession 60% while Ankaragücü was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beşiktaş was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Beşiktaş to win the contest​.

Ankaragücü shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beşiktaş shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Ankaragücü received 1 yellow card (Pedrinho). Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş received 2 yellow cards (Cenk Tosun and Salih Uçan).

Match Timeline

Ali Sowe(goal)
21'
29'
Salih Uçan - Yellow
Pedrinho- Yellow
42'
55'
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - sub ->Amir Hadziahmetovic
55'
Cenk Tosun- sub ->Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov
72'
Ante Rebic- sub ->Vincent Aboubakar
74'
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (goal)Necip Uysal
Matej Hanousek - sub ->Alper Uludağ
81'
Garry Rodrigues- sub ->Efkan Bekiroğlu
81'
Anastasios Chatzigiovanis- sub ->Ali Kaan Güneren
82'
86'
Daniel Amartey- sub ->Salih Uçan
86'
90'
Cenk Tosun- Yellow

Standings

After this match, Ankaragücü has 17 points like Fatih Karagümrük to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş will has 26 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Ankaragücü will play away against Beşiktaş on the 14th of April with a 17-1 head to head statistic in favor of Beşiktaş (5 draws).

Beşiktaş will play away against Kasımpaşa on the 19th of May with a 17-6 head to head in favor of Beşiktaş (5 draws).

Ankaragücü – Formation

Ankaragücü
G
7.5
D
Alper Uludağ 3.Turkey
6.8
81'
D
A. Çankaya 4.Turkey
7.7
D
Nihad Mujakic 18.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
D
Mert Çetin 45.Turkey
6.8
M
Pedrinho 8.Portugal
6.7
42'
M
Efkan Bekiroğlu 10.Germany
6.3
81'
M
Ali Kaan Güneren 23.Turkey
6.4
82'
M
Renaldo Cephas 29.Jamaica
7.7
M
Olimpiu Moruţan 80.Romania
6.7
F
Ali Sowe 22.Gambia
7.5
21'
Substitutes
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
D
D
Matej Hanousek 5.Czech Republic
6.4
81'
D
Stelios Kitsiou 70.Greece
M
Cem Türkmen 6.Turkey
M
6.8
82'
M
A. Đokanović 16.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
86'
F
Riad Bajic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
F
Garry Rodrigues 11.Cape Verde
6.3
81'
F
Federico Macheda 32.Italy

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

The manager Emre Belözoğlu decided to play with the following team: Bahadır Han Güngördü (7.5), Atakan Cankaya (7.7), Mert Çetin (6.8), Nihad Mujakic (6.4), Alper Uludağ (6.8), Ali Kaan Güneren (6.4), Pedrinho (6.7), Olimpiu Moruţan (6.7), Efkan Bekiroğlu (6.3), Renaldo Cephas (7.7) and Ali Sowe (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Rafał Gikiewicz, Alperen Kuyubaşı, Matěj Hanousek (6.4), Cem Türkmen, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (6.8), Riad Bajić, Garry Rodrigues (6.3), Andrej Đokanović (7.0), Federico Macheda and Stelios Kitsiou.

Ankaragücü could not rely on the presence of Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (injured).

Substitutions

Ankaragücü made 4 changes: Efkan Bekiroğlu for Garry Rodrigues (81′), Alper Uludağ for Matěj Hanousek (81′), Ali Kaan Güneren for Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (82′) and Renaldo Cephas for Andrej Đokanović (86′).

Player of the match: Atakan Cankaya​

The most impressive player for Ankaragücü was Atakan Cankaya.

His rating is (7.7) with 34 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10.

Beşiktaş – Formation

Beşiktaş
G
Mert Günok 34.Turkey
7.1
D
Onur Bulut 4.Germany
6.8
D
Omar Colley 6.Gambia
6.7
D
Oleg Gusev 20.Turkey
8.1
D
Umut Meraş 77.Turkey
7.7
M
Salih Uçan 8.Turkey
7.3
86' 29'
M
Amir Hadziahmetovic 19.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
55'
M
Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov 22.Kazakhstan
6.3
55'
M
Jackson Muleka 40.DR Congo
7.5
M
Gedson Fernandes 83.Portugal
7.0
F
V. Aboubakar 10.Cameroon
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
D
Daniel Amartey 12.Ghana
6.4
86'
M
7.5
55' 74'
M
Ege Tıknaz 21.Turkey
M
Emirhan Delibaş 27.Turkey
M
Gökhan Inler 88.Switzerland
F
Ante Rebic 7.Croatia
6.8
72'
F
Cenk Tosun 9.Turkey
7.0
55' 90'
F
S. Kılıçsoy 90.Turkey

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

Rıza Çalımbay played with: Mert Günok (7.1), Onur Bulut (6.8), Necip Uysal (8.1), Omar Colley (6.7), Umut Meraş (7.7), Amir Hadziahmetovic (7.0), Jackson Muleka (7.5), Salih Uçan (7.3), Gedson Fernandes (7.0), Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov  (6.3) and Vincent Aboubakar   (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Ersin Destanoğlu, Ante Rebić (6.8), Cenk Tosun (7.0), Daniel Amartey (6.4), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (7.5), Demir Ege Tıknaz, Emirhan Delibaş, Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu, Gökhan Inler and Semih Kilicsoy.

Substitutions

Beşiktaş made 4 changes: Amir Hadziahmetovic for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (55′), Vincent Aboubakar   for Ante Rebić (72′), Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov  for Cenk Tosun (55′) and Salih Uçan for Daniel Amartey (86′).

Player of the match: Necip Uysal​

The most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Necip Uysal.

His rating is (8.1) with 79 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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