İSTANBUL. Fenerbahçe defeats Adana Demirspor 4-2. Fenerbahçe capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium stadium in İstanbul on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Arda Kardeşler with the support of Mehmet Emin Tuğral and Deniz Caner Özaral. The 4th official was Oğuzhan Çakır. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 17.21 degrees Celsius or 62.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 22 Total 13
- 4 On Target 6
- 14 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 96 Attack 80
- 54 Dangerous attack 26
- 83 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Fenerbahçe was in firm control of the ball 57% while Adana Demirspor was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fenerbahçe was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fenerbahçe won the match.
Fenerbahçe shot 22 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Adana Demirspor shot 13 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Fenerbahçe received 2 yellow cards (Sebastian Szymanski and Jayden Oosterwolde). Talking about the opposition, Adana Demirspor received 1 yellow card (Nani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fenerbahçe has 82 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Adana Demirspor will stays with 39 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Fenerbahçe will play away against Fatih Karagümrük on the 7th of April with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Fenerbahçe (4 draws).
Adana Demirspor will host Kayserispor on the 7th of April with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Adana Demirspor (6 draws).
Fenerbahçe – Formation
Fenerbahçe
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64'
81'
Fenerbahçe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager İsmail Kartal decided to play with the following team: İrfan Can Eğribayat , Mert Müldür , Alexander Djiku , Jayden Oosterwolde , Ferdi Kadıoğlu , Rade Krunic , Miha Zajc , İrfan Can Kahveci , Sebastian Szymanski , Dusan Tadic and Edin Dzeko .
The home team had on the bench: Çağlar Söyüncü , Leonardo Bonucci, D. Livaković, Rodrigo Becão, M. Dursun, Serdar Dursun , E. Karayazı, Ç. Fedai, Y. Akçiçek and F. Akyüz.
Substitutions
Fenerbahçe made 2 changes: İrfan Can Kahveci for Serdar Dursun (81′) and Edin Dzeko for Çağlar Söyüncü (90′).
Player of the match: Edin Dzeko
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fenerbahçe was Edin Dzeko .
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Adana Demirspor – Formation
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Hikmet Karaman played with: Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev , Milad Mohammadi , Andreaw Gravillon , Semih Güler , Yusuf Erdoğan , Edouard Michut , Maestro , Emre Akbaba , Y. Sarı , Mario Balotelli and Stiven Mendoza .
They had on the bench: İsmail Çokçalış, Tayfun Aydoğan, José Rodríguez, Jovan Manev, Abat Aymbetov , Abdulsamet Burak, Nani , Vedat Karakuş , Yusuf Barası and Pape Abou Cissé.
Adana Demirspor could not rely on the presence of Vedat Karakuş (injured) and Abat Aymbetov (injured).
Substitutions
Adana Demirspor made 4 changes: Stiven Mendoza for Yusuf Barasi (56′), Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev for Vedat Karakuş (46′), Yusuf Erdoğan for Nani (56′) and Mario Balotelli for Abat Aymbetov (81′).
Player of the match: Mario Balotelli
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adana Demirspor was Mario Balotelli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Fenerbahçe – Adana Demirspor – 4-2
- Konyaspor – Trabzonspor – 1-3
- Sivasspor – Fatih Karagümrük – 1-0
- Kayserispor – Kasımpaşa – 0-2
