RIZE. Galatasaray succeeded in turn the table against Rizespor. Its vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Galatasaray remained in 10 people after B. Kutlu received a red card in the 86′.
F. Boldrin missed a decisive penalty (89′). That would have allowed Rizespor to draw the match.
F. Boldrin missed 1 penalty (89′) for Rizespor.
The match was played at the Çaykur Didi Stadyumu stadium in Rize on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ali Palabıyık with the assistance of Serkan Olguncan and Mustafa Sönmez. The 4th official was Sarper Barış Saka. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 8 Total 19
- 4 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 82 Attack 101
- 49 Dangerous attack 76
- 77 Ball safe 78
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 19 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Galatasaray was in firm control of the ball 64% while Rizespor was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Galatasaray was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Galatasaray won the match.
Rizespor shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Galatasaray shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Rizespor received 4 yellow cards (E. Sabo, S. Ay, Y. Bolasie and T. Cetin). On the opposite side, Galatasaray received 4 yellow cards (A. Ozturk, F. Muslera, Mostafa Mohamed and O. Bayram).
Also, Galatasaray didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after B. Kutlu (Galatasaray) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rizespor will stay with 1 points to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Galatasaray will have 14 points like Alanyaspor, Fatih Karagümrük and Konyaspor to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Rizespor will play away with Trabzonspor on the 29th of October with a 14-3 head to head statistic in favor of Trabzonspor (3 draws).
Galatasaray will host Gazişehir Gaziantep on the 31st of October with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Galatasaray (1 draw).
Rizespor – Formation
Rizespor
62'
58'
17', 26'
Rizespor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Hamza Hamzaoğlu decided to play with the following team: Gökhan Akkan , Tyler Boyd , Selim Ay , Sebastian Holmén , Cemali Sertel , Bryan Dabo , Damjan Đoković , Fernando Boldrin , Erik Sabo , Aminu Umar and Joel Pohjanpalo .
The home team had on the bench: Eren Karadağ, Alberk Koc , Emir Han Topcu, Alper Potuk, Deniz Hümmet, Tarik Çetin , Lebogang Phiri , Yannick Bolasie , Guvenc Usta and Seyfettin Anil Yasar.
Rizespor could not rely on the presence of T. Cetin (injured).
Substitutions
Rizespor made 4 changes: G. Akkan for T. Cetin (62′), E. Sabo for Y. Bolasie (62′), A. Umar for L. Phiri (62′) and C. Sertel for A. Koc (85′).
Best player: Joel Pohjanpalo
The player that probably impressed the most for Rizespor was Joel Pohjanpalo.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18.
Galatasaray – Formation
Galatasaray
86'
Also Galatasaray adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Fatih Terim played with: Fernando Muslera , DeAndre Yedlin , Alpaslan Öztürk , Victor Nelsson , Patrick van Aanholt , Berkan Kutlu , Taylan Antalyalı , Sofiane Feghouli , Alexandru Cicâldău , Ryan Babel and Mostafa Mohamed .
They had on the bench: Christian Luyindama, Ömer Bayram , Olimpiu Moruțan, Fatih Öztürk, Emre Kılınç, Mbaye Diagne, Gustavo Assunção, Halil Dervişoğlu , Barış Alper Yılmaz and Kerem Aktürkoğlu .
Galatasaray could not rely on the presence of K. Akturkoglu (injured).
Substitutions
Galatasaray made 6 changes: T. Antalyali for H. Dervisoglu (46′), P. van Aanholt for O. Bayram (46′), S. Feghouli for K. Akturkoglu (72′), Mostafa Mohamed for M. Diagne (90′), Mostafa Mohamed for M. Diagne (90′) and R. Babel for O. Morutan (90′).
Best player: Ömer Bayram
The player that probably impressed the most for Galatasaray was Ömer Bayram even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Gazişehir Gaziantep – Altay – 4-1
- Yeni Malatyaspor – Hatayspor – 0-2
- Fenerbahçe – Kasımpaşa – 2-1
- Rizespor – Galatasaray – 2-3
