İSTANBUL. İstanbul Başakşehir and Adana Demirspor didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. İstanbul Başakşehir was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Turgut Doman who had the assistance of Mustafa Sönmez and Mehmet Salih Mazlum. The 4th official was Davut Dakul Çelik. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 13.75 degrees Celsius or 56.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

İstanbul Başakşehir had a superior ball possession 56% while Adana Demirspor was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

İstanbul Başakşehir was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough İstanbul Başakşehir to win the match​.

İstanbul Başakşehir shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Adana Demirspor shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

İstanbul Başakşehir received 3 yellow cards (Mehdi Abeid, Emirhan Ilkhan and Ousseynou Ba). On the other side, Adana Demirspor didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this encounter, İstanbul Başakşehir has 20 points like Ankaragücü and Gaziantep F.K. to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Adana Demirspor will has 28 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, İstanbul Başakşehir will play away with Kasımpaşa on the 9th of January with a 20-7 head to head in favor of İstanbul Başakşehir (4 draws).

Adana Demirspor will host İstanbulspor on the 10th of January with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Adana Demirspor (2 draws).

İstanbul Başakşehir – Formation

İstanbul Başakşehir started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Çagdas Atan decided to play with the following team: Volkan Babacan (8.5), Léo Dubois (7.8), Léo Duarte (7.5), Ousseynou Ba (8.5), Lucas Lima (7.3), Berkay Özcan (7.1), Deniz Türüç (7.9), Mehdi Abeid (6.6), Dimitrios Pelkas (6.8), João Figueiredo (6.4) and Krzysztof Piątek (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jerome Opoku, Onur Ergun, Serdar Gürler (6.4), Philippe Keny, Mahmut Tekdemir, Emirhan Ilkhan (6.6), Ömer Ali Şahiner (7.1), Cemali Sertel, Eden Karzev and Deniz Dilmen.

İstanbul Başakşehir could not rely on the presence of Philippe Keny (injured).

Substitutions

İstanbul Başakşehir made 4 changes: Dimitrios Pelkas for Emirhan Ilkhan (46′), Krzysztof Piątek for Philippe Keny (90′), João Figueiredo for Serdar Gürler (82′) and Mehdi Abeid for Ömer Ali Şahiner (67′).

Player of the match: Volkan Babacan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for İstanbul Başakşehir was the goalkeeper: Volkan Babacan. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.

Adana Demirspor – Formation

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

Patrick Kluivert played with: Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev (7.3), Ismail Cokcalis (7.7), Semih Güler (7.5), Pape Abou Cissé (7.7), Yusuf Erdoğan (7.3), Yusuf Sarı (7.7), Benjamin Stambouli (7.0), Édouard Michut (7.0), Babajide David Akintola (6.1), Emre Akbaba (7.3) and Nani (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdurrahim Dursun, Andreaw Gravillon (6.3), Tayfun Aydoğan (6.4), Izzet Celik, Mustafa Kapi, Abdulsamet Burak, Arbër Zeneli, Dorukhan Toköz, Vedat Karakuş and Yusuf Barasi (6.8).

Adana Demirspor could not rely on the presence of Arbër Zeneli (injured) and Tayfun Aydoğan (injured).

Substitutions

Adana Demirspor made 5 changes: Yusuf Sarı for Arbër Zeneli (90′), Nani for Yusuf Barasi (70′), Ismail Cokcalis for Dorukhan Toköz (90′), Benjamin Stambouli for Tayfun Aydoğan (85′) and Édouard Michut for Andreaw Gravillon (86′).

Player of the match: Ismail Cokcalis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Adana Demirspor was Ismail Cokcalis.

His rating is 7.7 with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6. 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