RIZE. Rizespor was eventually too good for Antalyaspor with the goal of Altin Zeqiri (33′), Altin Zeqiri (60′) and Adolfo Gaich (82′). Antalyaspor was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
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 Emre Kargın assisted by Volkan Ahmet Narinç and Candaş Elbil. The 4th official was Feridun Daldaş. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.81 degrees Celsius or 53.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 15 Total 15
- 4 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 57 Attack 108
- 23 Dangerous attack 58
- 91 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Antalyaspor had a strong ball possession 67% while Rizespor was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antalyaspor was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Rizespor was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Rizespor shot 15 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Antalyaspor shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Rizespor received 4 yellow cards (Jonjo Shelvey, Dal Varesanovic, Gökhan Akkan and Khusniddin Alikulov). Regarding the opposition, Antalyaspor received 2 yellow cards (Britt Assombalonga and Erdoğan Yeşilyurt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rizespor has 48 points like Beşiktaş to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Antalyaspor will stays with 42 points like Alanyaspor to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Rizespor will play away with İstanbul Başakşehir on the 14th of April with a 11-3 head to head in favor of İstanbul Başakşehir (3 draws).
Antalyaspor will host Hatayspor on the 14th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Hatayspor (2 draws).
Rizespor – Formation
Rizespor
90'
90'
33', 60'
Rizespor started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager İlhan Palut decided to play with the following team: Gökhan Akkan , Taha Şahin , Khusniddin Alikulov , Emirhan Topçu , Casper Højer , David Akintola , Ibrahim Olawoyin , Jonjo Shelvey , Altin Zeqiri , Dal Varesanovic and Martin Minchev .
The home team had on the bench: Tarık Çetin, İbrahim Pehlivan , Attila Mocsi, Adolfo Gaich , Gustavo Sauer , Anıl Yaşar, O. Diouf, Muammer Sarıkaya , Eray Korkmaz and Güvenç Usta.
Substitutions
Rizespor made 5 changes: Martin Minchev for Adolfo Gaich (70′), Altin Zeqiri for Gustavo Sauer (70′), David Akintola for İbrahim Pehlivan (88′), Dal Varesanovic for Muammer Sarıkaya (88′) and Jonjo Shelvey for Attila Mocsi (90′).
Player of the match: Altin Zeqiri
The player that probably impressed the most for Rizespor was Altin Zeqiri.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (46% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3.
Antalyaspor – Formation
Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Ali Rıza Sergen Yalçın played with: Helton Leite , Erdoğan Yeşilyurt , Veysel Sarı , Bahadır Öztürk , Güray Vural , J. Kałuziński , Sander van de Streek , Ramzi Safuri , Dario Saric , Sam Larsson and Adam Buksa .
They had on the bench: Amar Gerxhaliu, Erdal Rakip , Ufuk Akyol, Deni Milosevic, Ömer Toprak, Ataberk Dadakdeniz, Naldo, Zymer Bytyqi , E. Uzun and Britt Assombalonga .
Substitutions
Antalyaspor made 4 changes: Dario Saric for Erdal Rakip (81′), Ramzi Safuri for E. Uzun (66′), Sander van de Streek for Zymer Bytyqi (66′) and Sam Larsson for Britt Assombalonga (66′).
Player of the match: Ramzi Safuri
The player that probably impressed the most for Antalyaspor was Ramzi Safuri.
His rating is with 42 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Fatih Karagümrük – Fenerbahçe – 1-2
- Pendikspor – İstanbul Başakşehir – 2-3
- Rizespor – Antalyaspor – 3-0
- Hatayspor – İstanbulspor – 0-3
