İSTANBUL. Galatasaray defeats Beşiktaş 1-0 after Al-Musrati scored an own goal 2min.
Omar Colley received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Beşiktaş lost the match.
The match was played at the Beşiktaş Park stadium in İstanbul on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler with the assistance of Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and Kerem Ersoy. The 4th official was Bahattin Şimşek. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.67 degrees Celsius or 51.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 3 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 6
- 113 Attack 106
- 38 Dangerous attack 51
- 97 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 11
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Beşiktaş was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Galatasaray that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Galatasaray was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Galatasaray won the encounter.
Beşiktaş shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Galatasaray shot 13 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Beşiktaş received 2 yellow cards (Rachid Ghezzal and Cenk Tosun). On the opposite side, Galatasaray didn’t receive any yellow card.
(Beşiktaş) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Beşiktaş stays with 46 points like Trabzonspor to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Galatasaray will has 75 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Beşiktaş will play away against Gaziantep F.K. on the 10th of March with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Beşiktaş (2 draws).
Galatasaray will host Rizespor on the 10th of March with a 13-4 head to head statistic in favor of Galatasaray (6 draws).
Beşiktaş – Formation
Beşiktaş
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Beşiktaş adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos decided to play with the following team: Mert Günok , Onur Bulut , Necip Uysal , Omar Colley , Arthur Masuaku , Daniel Amartey , Al-Musrati , Milot Rashica , Ernest Muci , Cenk Tosun and Semih Kilicsoy .
The home team had on the bench: Ersin Destanoğlu, Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Ante Rebić, V. Aboubakar , Joe Worrall, Rachid Ghezzal , Demir Ege Tıknaz, Jackson Muleka , Umut Meraş and Serkan Emrecan Terzi.
Substitutions
Beşiktaş made 3 changes: Daniel Amartey for Rachid Ghezzal (60′), Cenk Tosun for Jackson Muleka (80′) and Milot Rashica for V. Aboubakar (80′).
Player of the match: Milot Rashica
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Milot Rashica.
His rating is with 32 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Galatasaray – Formation
Galatasaray
Also Galatasaray adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Okan Buruk played with: Fernando Muslera , Kaan Ayhan , Davinson Sánchez , Victor Nelsson , Derrick Köhn , Lucas Torreira , Kerem Demirbay , Barış Alper Yılmaz , Dries Mertens , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Mauro Icardi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Eyüp Aydin, Berkan Kutlu , Günay Güvenc, Tetê, Baran Demiroğlu, Ali Yeşilyurt, Hamza Akman, Efe Akman, Tanguy Ndombélé and Carlos Vinícius.
Substitutions
Galatasaray made 4 changes: Dries Mertens for Berkan Kutlu (85′), Kerem Demirbay for Tanguy Ndombélé (90′), Lucas Torreira for Carlos Vinícius (90′) and Kerem Aktürkoğlu for Tetê (90′).
Player of the match: Dries Mertens
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Galatasaray was Dries Mertens even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- İstanbul Başakşehir – Samsunspor – 1-0
- Beşiktaş – Galatasaray – 0-1
- Pendikspor – Konyaspor – 0-2
