RIZE. Rizespor had a surprising win over Hatayspor with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Varesanovic (19′) and a goal from I. Olawoyin (82′). Hatayspor lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Çaykur Didi Stadyumu stadium in Rize on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Cihan Aydın assisted by Samet Çiçek and Hakan Karabalcık. The 4th official was Ayberk Demirbaş. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.87 degrees Celsius or 55.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hatayspor was in firm control of the ball 58% while Rizespor was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hatayspor had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rizespor found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Rizespor shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hatayspor shot 16 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Rizespor didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Hatayspor received 2 yellow cards (Faouzi Ghoulam and Armin Hodzic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rizespor has 29 points like Kayserispor and Beşiktaş to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Hatayspor will stays with 19 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Rizespor will host Beşiktaş on the 9th of January with a 14-2 head to head statistic in favor of Beşiktaş (6 draws).
Hatayspor will host Gaziantep F.K. on the 10th of January with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Gaziantep F.K. (3 draws).
Rizespor – Formation
Rizespor
90'
19'
Rizespor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager İlhan Palut decided to play with the following team: Gökhan Akkan , Muhammet Taha Şahin , Emirhan Topçu , Seyfettin Anil Yasar , Casper Höjer , Jonjo Shelvey , Ibrahim Olawoyin , Benhur Keser , Dal Varesanovic , Altin Zeqiri and Adolfo Gaich .
The home team had on the bench: Tarik Çetin, Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan, Attila Mocsi, Gustavo Sauer , Mame Mor Faye, Óscar Pinchi, Eray Korkmaz, Zafer Görgen, Mithat Pala and Martin Minchev .
Substitutions
Rizespor made 5 changes: Dal Varesanovic for Gustavo Sauer (71′), Adolfo Gaich for Martin Minchev (79′), Altin Zeqiri for Mithat Pala (71′), Jonjo Shelvey for Óscar Pinchi (90′) and Benhur Keser for Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan (90′).
Player of the match: Casper Höjer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rizespor was Casper Höjer even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
Hatayspor – Formation
Hatayspor
56'
Also Hatayspor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Volkan Demirel played with: Erce Kardesler , Kerim Alici , Burak Bekaroglu , Nikola Maksimovic , Faouzi Ghoulam , Giorgi Aburjania , Görkem Saglam , Fisayo Dele-Bashiru , Armin Hodzic , Ömer Faruk Beyaz and Carlos Strandberg .
These were the players on the bench: Kamil Ahmet Cörekci , Guy-Marcelin Kilama, Renat Dadashov , Visar Bekaj, Burak Yilmaz, Rayane Aabid , Cengiz Demir, Ibrahim Demir, Oguzhan Matur and Joelson Fernandes .
Substitutions
Hatayspor made 4 changes: Faouzi Ghoulam for Kamil Ahmet Cörekci (57′), Ömer Faruk Beyaz for Joelson Fernandes (57′), Giorgi Aburjania for Rayane Aabid (83′) and Görkem Saglam for Renat Dadashov (72′).
Player of the match: Görkem Saglam
The most impressive player for Hatayspor was Görkem Saglam.
His rating is with 62 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- İstanbul Başakşehir – Adana Demirspor – 0-0
- Rizespor – Hatayspor – 2-0
- Ankaragücü – Trabzonspor – 0-1
- Samsunspor – Fatih Karagümrük – 1-0
