RIZE. Rizespor defeats Trabzonspor 1-0 after D. Varesanovic scored just 1 goal (78′). Trabzonspor 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 Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 7,226 spectators. The referee was Ümit Öztürk with the help of Cevdet Kömürcüoğlu and Serkan Çimen. The 4th official was Oğuzhan Çakır. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 82 Attack 114
- 36 Dangerous attack 40
- 76 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 21 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Trabzonspor had a strong ball possession 58% while Rizespor was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Trabzonspor was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Rizespor was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Rizespor shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Trabzonspor shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Rizespor received 3 yellow cards (Emirhan Topçu, Eray Korkmaz and Dal Varesanovic). On the opposite side, Trabzonspor received 1 yellow card (Filip Benković).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rizespor has 35 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Trabzonspor will stays with 37 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Rizespor will play away with Fatih Karagümrük on the 28th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Fatih Karagümrük (2 draws).
Trabzonspor will host Kasımpaşa on the 29th of January with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Trabzonspor (9 draws).
Rizespor – Formation
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 , Attila Mocsi , Emirhan Topçu , 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, Gustavo Sauer, Seyfettin Anil Yasar, Mame Mor Faye, Óscar Pinchi, Eray Korkmaz, Zafer Görgen, Mithat Pala and Martin Minchev .
Substitutions
Rizespor made 4 changes: Benhur Keser for Mithat Pala (85′), Altin Zeqiri for Martin Minchev (72′), Jonjo Shelvey for Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan (90′) and Dal Varesanovic for Seyfettin Anil Yasar (90′).
Player of the match: Dal Varesanovic
The player that probably impressed the most for Rizespor was Dal Varesanovic.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Trabzonspor – Formation
Also Trabzonspor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Abdullah Mucip Avcı played with: Uğurcan Çakır , Hüseyin Türkmen , Rayyan Baniya , Filip Benković , Eren Elmalı , Batista Mendy , Berat Özdemir , Edin Višća , Enis Bardhi , Taxiarchis Fountas and Enis Destan .
These were the players on the bench: Joaquín Fernández , Kerem Şen, Ognjen Bakić, Umut Günes, Onuralp Cevikkan, Mehmet Aydin , Muhammet Taha Tepe, Arif Boşluk, Abdurrahman Bayram and Poyraz Efe Yildirim.
Trabzonspor could not rely on the presence of Mehmet Aydin (injured).
Substitutions
Trabzonspor made 2 changes: Hüseyin Türkmen for Mehmet Aydin (23′) and Filip Benković for Joaquín Fernández (82′).
Player of the match: Berat Özdemir
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Trabzonspor was Berat Özdemir.
His rating is with 68 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Rizespor – Trabzonspor – 1-0
- Galatasaray – İstanbulspor – 3-1
- Samsunspor – Kayserispor – 2-0