RIZE. Fenerbahçe found a way to turn the tables against Rizespor. It was Rizespor to score first with a goal from Martin Minchev. Nonetheless, later Fenerbahçe found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Serdar Dursun (48′), Edin Dzeko (65′) and İrfan Can Kahveci (90′).

The match was played at the Çaykur Didi Stadyumu stadium in Rize on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Arda Kardeşler who had the assistance of İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan and Erdem Bayık. The 4th official was Direnç Tonusluoğlu. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.21 degrees Celsius or 48.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Rizespor

1 - 3

Fenerbahçe

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 109 Attack 76
  • 59 Dangerous attack 50
  • 25 Ball safe 36
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 6
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rizespor was in firm control of the ball 55% while Fenerbahçe was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rizespor was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Fenerbahçe managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Rizespor shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fenerbahçe shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rizespor received 4 yellow cards (Babajide David Akintola, Jonjo Shelvey, Emirhan Topçu and Muammer Sarikaya). Talking about the opposition, Fenerbahçe received 2 yellow cards (Cengiz Ünder and Mert Hakan Yandas).

Match Timeline

Muammer Sarıkaya- Yellow
13'
Emirhan Topçu- Yellow
19'
Martin Minchev(goal)Babajide David Akintola
27'
Altin Zeqiri- sub ->Benhur Keser
28'
45'
Cengiz Ünder - Yellow
46'
Serdar Dursun- sub ->Sebastian Szymanski
46'
İrfan Can Kahveci- sub ->Cengiz Ünder
46'
Mert Hakan Yandaş - sub ->Rade Krunić
48'
Serdar Dursun(goal)İrfan Can Kahveci
David Akintola- Yellow
59'
65'
Edin Džeko(goal)Mert Hakan Yandas
Adolfo Gaich- sub ->Babajide David Akintola
69'
Dal Varesanovic- sub ->Muammer Sarikaya
69'
Mithat Pala - sub ->Martin Minchev
77'
80'
Leonardo Bonucci- sub ->Edin Dzeko
90'
İrfan Can Kahveci(goal)Dusan Tadic
90'
Mert Müldür- sub ->Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Jonjo Shelvey- Yellow
90'
90'
Mert Hakan Yandaş - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Galatasaray
99
36
Fenerbahçe
93
36
Trabzonspor
61
36
İstanbul Başakşehir
58
36
Beşiktaş
55
36
Kasımpaşa
52
36
Alanyaspor
50
36
Rizespor
49
36
Sivasspor
48
36
Antalyaspor
45
36
Adana Demirspor
44
36
Samsunspor
42
36
Kayserispor
41
36
Konyaspor
40
36
Ankaragücü
39
36
Gaziantep F.K.
38
36
Fatih Karagümrük
37
36
Hatayspor
37
36
Pendikspor
36
36
İstanbulspor
16
36

After playing this match, Rizespor stays with 36 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Fenerbahçe will has 67 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Rizespor will play away with Samsunspor on the 25th of February with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Samsunspor (5 draws).

Fenerbahçe will host Kasımpaşa on the 25th of February with a 25-3 head to head statistic in favor of Fenerbahçe (2 draws).

Rizespor – Formation

Rizespor
G
Tarık Çetin 1.Turkey
6.0
G
Gökhan Akkan 23.Turkey
6.8
D
Attila Mocsi 4.Hungary
6.7
D
Casper Højer 5.Denmark
6.3
D
Taha Şahin 37.Turkey
6.6
D
Emirhan Topçu 53.Turkey
7.0
19'
M
Jonjo Shelvey 6.England
7.1
90'
M
Benhur Keser 7.Turkey
6.8
28'
M
Ibrahim Olawoyin 10.Nigeria
7.5
M
Muammer Sarıkaya 24.Turkey
6.4
69' 13'
M
David Akintola 28.Nigeria
6.8
69' 59'
F
Martin Minchev 89.Bulgaria
7.0
77' 27'
Substitutes
G
Canberk Yurdakul 40.Turkey
D
Khusniddin Alikulov 2.Uzbekistan
D
İbrahim Pehlivan 3.Turkey
D
Anıl Yaşar 16.Turkey
D
Eray Korkmaz 27.Turkey
M
Dal Varesanovic 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
69'
M
Mithat Pala 54.Turkey
6.6
77'
M
Altin Zeqiri 77.Kosovo
6.8
28'
F
Adolfo Gaich 9.Argentina
6.8
69'
F
Gustavo Sauer 11.Brazil

Rizespor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager İlhan Palut decided to play with the following team: Tarik Çetin (6.0), Gökhan Akkan (6.8), Muhammet Taha Şahin (6.6), Attila Mocsi (6.7), Emirhan Topçu (7.0), Casper Höjer (6.3), Muammer Sarikaya (6.4), Jonjo Shelvey (7.1), Babajide David Akintola (6.8), Ibrahim Olawoyin (7.5), Benhur Keser (6.8) and Martin Minchev (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Khusniddin Alikulov, Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan, Dal Varesanovic (6.3), Adolfo Gaich (6.8), Gustavo Sauer, Seyfettin Anil Yasar, Eray Korkmaz, Mithat Pala (6.6), Altin Zeqiri (6.8) and Canberk Yurdakul.

Rizespor could not rely on the presence of Altin Zeqiri (injured).

Substitutions

Rizespor made 4 changes: Benhur Keser for Altin Zeqiri (28′), Babajide David Akintola for Adolfo Gaich (69′), Muammer Sarikaya for Dal Varesanovic (69′) and Martin Minchev for Mithat Pala (77′).

Player of the match: Ibrahim Olawoyin​

The most impressive player for Rizespor was Ibrahim Olawoyin.

His rating is 7.5 with 39 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 25. He performed 2 crosses.

Fenerbahçe – Formation

Fenerbahçe
G
D. Livaković 40.Croatia
7.0
D
Çağlar Söyüncü 2.Turkey
7.3
D
Alexander Djiku 6.Ghana
7.3
D
Ferdi Kadıoğlu 7.Netherlands
7.0
90'
D
Jayden Oosterwolde 24.Netherlands
7.0
M
İsmail Yüksek 5.Turkey
6.8
M
Dusan Tadic 10.Serbia
7.0
M
Cengiz Ünder 20.Turkey
6.6
46' 45'
M
Rade Krunic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
46'
M
S. Szymański 53.Poland
6.8
46'
F
Edin Džeko 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
80' 65'
Substitutes
G
İrfan Can Eğribayat 70.Turkey
D
Serdar Aziz 4.Turkey
D
Mert Müldür 16.Turkey
90'
D
Leonardo Bonucci 19.Italy
6.7
80'
M
Mert Hakan Yandaş 8.Turkey
7.7
46' 90'
M
İrfan Can Kahveci 17.Turkey
8.7
46' 90'
M
Miha Zajc 26.Slovenia
F
Michy Batshuayi 23.Belgium
F
Serdar Dursun 91.Germany
7.9
46' 48'

Also Fenerbahçe adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

İsmail Kartal played with: Dominik Livakovic (7.0), Ferdi Kadıoğlu (7.0), Çağlar Söyüncü (7.3), Alexander Djiku  (7.3), Jayden Oosterwolde (7.0), Rade Krunić (6.4), İsmail Yüksek (6.8), Cengiz Ünder (6.6), Sebastian Szymanski (6.8), Dusan Tadic  (7.0), Edin Dzeko (6.8).

They had on the bench: Serdar Aziz, Mert Hakan Yandas (7.7), Mert Müldür, İrfan Can Kahveci (8.7), Leonardo Bonucci (6.7), Michy Batshuayi, Miha Zajc, Irfan Can Egribayat, Serdar Dursun (7.9) and Efekan Karayazi.

Substitutions

Fenerbahçe made 5 changes: Cengiz Ünder for İrfan Can Kahveci (46′), Rade Krunić for Mert Hakan Yandas (46′), Sebastian Szymanski for Serdar Dursun (46′), Edin Dzeko for Leonardo Bonucci (80′) and Ferdi Kadıoğlu for Mert Müldür (90′).

Player of the match: İrfan Can Kahveci​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fenerbahçe was İrfan Can Kahveci.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 6 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was fantastic also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.​