SIVAS. Sivasspor was capable to reverse the scoreline against Yeni Malatyaspor to win 2-1. It was Yeni Malatyaspor to strike first with a goal of K. Ozer at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, F. Fajr gave the win to Sivasspor in the 70′ minute.
The match was played at the Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu stadium in Sivas on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Arda Kardeşler assisted by Kemal Yılmaz and Murat Altan. The 4th official was Murat Erdoğan. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.4 degrees Celsius or 34.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 9 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 81 Attack 87
- 50 Dangerous attack 49
- 75 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sivasspor was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Yeni Malatyaspor that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sivasspor had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sivasspor won the match.
Sivasspor shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Yeni Malatyaspor shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sivasspor received 2 yellow cards (D. Goutas and S. Yilmaz). On the opposite side, Yeni Malatyaspor received 1 yellow card (G. Donsah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sivasspor will have 34 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Yeni Malatyaspor will stay with 16 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Sivasspor will play away against Fatih Karagümrük on the 20th of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Sivasspor (1 draw).
Yeni Malatyaspor will host Antalyaspor on the 19th of February with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Antalyaspor (2 draws).
Sivasspor – Formation
Sivasspor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Rıza Çalımbay decided to play with the following team: Muammer Yıldırım , Erdoğan Yeşilyurt , Dimitris Goutas , Caner Osmanpaşa , Uğur Çiftçi , Koray Altınay , Pedro Henrique , Kerem Atakan Kesgin , Fayçal Fajr , Max Gradel and Olarenwaju Kayode .
The home team had on the bench: Emre Satilmis, Ali Şaşal Vural, Aaron Appindangoyé, Samba Camara, Ziya Erdal, Özkan Yigiter, Hakan Arslan , Jorge Félix , Sefa Yılmaz and Moussa Konaté.
Substitutions
Sivasspor made 4 changes: K. Altinay for H. Arslan (35′), K. Kesgin for J. Felix (46′), Pedro Henrique for S. Yilmaz (86′) and O. Kayode for M. Konate (90′).
Best player: Max Gradel
The player that probably impressed the most for Sivasspor was Max Gradel even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (69% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Yeni Malatyaspor – Formation
Yeni Malatyaspor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marius Ninel Şumudică played with: Ertaç Özbir , Mehdi Zeffane , Sadık Çiftpınar , Gastón Campi , Oussama Haddadi , Okechukwu Azubuike , Godfred Donsah , Mustafa Eskihellaç , Kenan Özer , Mounir Chouiar and Nouha Dicko .
They had on the bench: Abdulsamed Damlu, Philip Gameli Awuku, Barış Başdaş, Karim Hafez , Muhammed Emin Sarikaya, Mert Miraç Altıntaş, Buğra Çağıran, Didier N’Dong , Jospin Nshimirimana and Adem Büyük.
Substitutions
Yeni Malatyaspor made 2 changes: G. Donsah for D. Ndong (77′) and K. Ozer for K. Hafez (83′).
Best player: Mounir Chouiar
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Yeni Malatyaspor was Mounir Chouiar.
His rating is with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Antalyaspor – Fatih Karagümrük – 3-0
- Sivasspor – Yeni Malatyaspor – 2-1
- Kasımpaşa – Alanyaspor – 2-2
- Trabzonspor – Konyaspor – 2-1