SIVAS. Sivasspor tops Rizespor 1-0 after R. Manaj scored just 1 goal (30′). Rizespor was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).
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 Emre Kargın who had the assistance of Deniz Caner Özaral and Abdullah Uğur Sarı. The 4th official was Raşit Yorgancılar. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.72 degrees Celsius or 45.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rizespor was in firm control of the ball 62% while Sivasspor was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rizespor had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Sivasspor found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Sivasspor shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rizespor shot 18 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Sivasspor received 1 yellow card (İbrahim Akdağ). Talking about the opposition, Rizespor received 1 yellow card (Emirhan Topçu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sivasspor has 33 points like İstanbul Başakşehir to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Rizespor will stays with 36 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Sivasspor will play away with Hatayspor on the 18th of February with a 1-1 head to head record.
Rizespor will host Fenerbahçe on the 18th of February with a 17-2 head to head stats in favor of Fenerbahçe (4 draws).
Sivasspor – Formation
Sivasspor
90'
58'
30'
Sivasspor started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Bülent Uygun decided to play with the following team: Ali Sasal Vural , Murat Paluli , Caner Osmanpasa , Aaron Appindangoyé , Achilleas Poungouras , Ugur Ciftci , Bartug Elmaz , İbrahim Akdağ , Charilaos Charisis , C. N’Jie and Rey Manaj .
The home team had on the bench: Đorđe Nikolić, Samba Camara, Emrah Bassan, Emre Gökay, Alaaddin Okumus, Mijo Caktaš , Hakan Arslan , Ziya Erdal, Azizbek Turgunboev and Queensy Menig .
Substitutions
Sivasspor made 4 changes: Charilaos Charisis for Hakan Arslan (70′), C. N’Jie for Queensy Menig (71′), Rey Manaj for Mijo Caktaš (88′) and Murat Paluli for Azizbek Turgunboev (90′).
Player of the match: Ali Sasal Vural
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sivasspor was the goalkeeper: Ali Sasal Vural. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Rizespor – Formation
Rizespor
Rizespor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
İlhan Palut played with: Gökhan Akkan , Muhammet Taha Şahin , Attila Mocsi , Emirhan Topçu , Casper Höjer , Jonjo Shelvey , Ibrahim Olawoyin , Babajide David Akintola , Dal Varesanovic , Altin Zeqiri and Adolfo Gaich .
These were the players on the bench: Tarik Çetin, Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan , Benhur Keser, Gustavo Sauer , Seyfettin Anil Yasar, Mame Mor Faye, Muammer Sarikaya , Eray Korkmaz, Mithat Pala and Martin Minchev .
Rizespor could not rely on the presence of Gustavo Sauer (injured).
Substitutions
Rizespor made 5 changes: Altin Zeqiri for Benhur Keser (65′), Benhur Keser for Gustavo Sauer (71′), Adolfo Gaich for Martin Minchev (65′), Dal Varesanovic for Muammer Sarikaya (65′) and Casper Höjer for Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan (88′).
Player of the match: Jonjo Shelvey
The player that probably impressed the most for Rizespor was Jonjo Shelvey.
His rating is with 86 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- İstanbulspor – Gaziantep F.K. – 1-3
- Fenerbahçe – Alanyaspor – 2-2
- Sivasspor – Rizespor – 1-0
- Konyaspor – Ankaragücü – 1-0
