TRABZON. Sivasspor conquers Trabzonspor 1-0 after Q. Menig scored just 1 goal (52′). Trabzonspor was truly better in terms of ball possession (71%).​

The match was played at the Stade Pierre Duboeuf stadium in Trabzon on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ümit Öztürk with the support of Mustafa Savranlar and Anıl Usta. The 4th official was Mustafa Kürşad Filiz. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.59 degrees Celsius or 58.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Trabzonspor had a superior ball possession 71% while Sivasspor was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Trabzonspor was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Sivasspor succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Trabzonspor shot 21 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Sivasspor shot 10 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Trabzonspor received 3 yellow cards (Batista Mendy, Joaquín Fernández and Thomas Meunier). Regarding the opposition, Sivasspor received 3 yellow cards (Charilaos Charisis, B. Elmaz and Rey Manaj).

Standings

After playing this match, Trabzonspor stays with 52 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Sivasspor will has 44 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Trabzonspor will play away against Kayserispor on the 14th of April with a 18-8 head to head statistic in favor of Trabzonspor (9 draws).

Sivasspor will host Fenerbahçe on the 14th of April with a 21-8 head to head record in favor of Fenerbahçe (8 draws).

Trabzonspor – Formation

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

The manager Abdullah Mucip Avcı decided to play with the following team: Uğurcan Çakır (7.3), Thomas Meunier (7.9), Batista Mendy (7.0), S. Denswil (7.0), Eren Elmalı (7.5), Berat Özdemir (7.9), Umut Günes (7.5), Edin Višća (7.7), Enis Bardhi (7.3), Mahmoud Trezeguet (7.5) and Nicolas Pépé (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Rayyan Baniya, Joaquín Fernández (6.4), Umut Bozok (7.1), Taxiarchis Fountas (6.7), Kerem Şen, Göktan Gürpüz, Muhammet Taha Tepe, Arif Boşluk, E. Destan (7.0) and Mislav Oršić (6.6).

Substitutions

Trabzonspor made 5 changes: Berat Özdemir for Joaquín Fernández (66′), Nicolas Pépé for Taxiarchis Fountas (66′), Mahmoud Trezeguet for Umut Bozok (46′), Edin Višća for Mislav Oršić (81′) and Umut Günes for E. Destan (80′).

Player of the match: Berat Özdemir​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Trabzonspor was Berat Özdemir.

His rating is 7.9 with 78 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 6.

Sivasspor – Formation

Sivasspor started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Bülent Uygun played with: Djordje Nikolic (8.4), Murat Paluli (7.1), Achilleas Poungouras (7.3), Aaron Appindangoyé (7.5), Samba Camara (7.7), Uğur Çiftçi (7.1), Fodé Koita (7.5), Charilaos Charisis (6.7), B. Elmaz (6.7), Queensy Menig (7.3) and Rey Manaj (8.2).

They had on the bench: C. N’Jie (6.4), İbrahim Akdağ (6.8), Burak Kapacak, Roman Kvet, Kerem Atakan Kesgin, E. Gökay, Alaaddin Okumuş, Mijo Caktas (6.7), Caner Osmanpaşa and Hüseyin Arslan.

Substitutions

Sivasspor made 4 changes: Queensy Menig for C. N’Jie (76′), Charilaos Charisis for Mijo Caktas (76′), B. Elmaz for İbrahim Akdağ (76′) and Murat Paluli for Alaaddin Okumuş (90′).

Player of the match: Djordje Nikolic​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sivasspor was the goalkeeper: Djordje Nikolic. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Trabzonspor – Sivasspor – 0-1