SIVAS. Beşiktaş overcome Sivasspor 3-2 thanks to M. Batshuayi who scored in the 12th and 73rd minute.

The match was played at the Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu stadium in Sivas on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Sarper Barış Saka who was helped by Cevdet Kömürcüoğlu and Murat Tuğberk Curbay. The 4th official was Davut Dakul Çelik. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.4 degrees Celsius or 36.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sivasspor was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Beşiktaş that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sivasspor was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Beşiktaş found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sivasspor shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Beşiktaş shot 15 times, 11 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sivasspor didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Beşiktaş received 3 yellow cards (Welinton, A. Hutchinson and E. Destanoglu).

Standings

After playing this match, Sivasspor will stay with 34 points to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş will have 44 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Sivasspor will host Altay on the 20th of March with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Beşiktaş will host Hatayspor on the 19th of March with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Sivasspor – Formation

Sivasspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rıza Çalımbay decided to play with the following team: Muammer Yıldırım (7.1), Caner Osmanpaşa (6.2), Dimitris Goutas (7.3), Samba Camara (6.4), Uğur Çiftçi (6.8), Hakan Arslan (6.7), Isaac Cofie (6.8), Fayçal Fajr (8.6), Pedro Henrique (6.8), Mustapha Yatabare (8.1) and Erdoğan Yeşilyurt (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Kerem Atakan Kesgin (6.5), Sefa Yılmaz, Ali Şaşal Vural, Moussa Konaté (7.0), Olarenwaju Kayode (6.4), Özkan Yigiter, Ziya Erdal, Koray Altınay, Jorge Félix and Aaron Appindangoyé.

Substitutions

Sivasspor made 3 changes: Pedro Henrique for O. Kayode (71′), I. Cofie for K. Kesgin (76′) and S. Camara for M. Konate (83′).

Best player: Fayçal Fajr​

The most impressive player for Sivasspor was Fayçal Fajr.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 60 passes (85% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 12 crosses.

Beşiktaş – Formation

Beşiktaş started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Önder Karaveli played with: Ersin Destanoğlu (6.5), Valentin Rosier (6.8), Welinton (6.6), Domagoj Vida, Francisco Montero (6.7), Umut Meraş (6.9), Necip Uysal (7.0), Atiba Hutchinson (6.8), Rachid Ghezzal (8.0), Alex Teixeira (7.5) and Kenan Karaman (7.6), Michy Batshuayi (8.0).

These were the players on the bench: Gökhan Töre, Serdar Saatçı, Güven Yalçın (6.8), Souza (6.1), Emre Bilgin, Emirhan İlkhan, Kerem Kalafat, Can Bozdoğan and Demir Ege Tıknaz.

Substitutions

Beşiktaş made 3 changes: N. Uysal for Josef (57′), A. Teixeira for G. Yalcin (68′) and M. Batshuayi for C. Bozdogan (90′).

Best player: Rachid Ghezzal​

The most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Rachid Ghezzal.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 37 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• İstanbul Başakşehir – Fatih Karagümrük – 1-2
• Sivasspor – Beşiktaş – 2-3