MERSIN. İstanbulspor was finally too strong for Hatayspor with the goal of Florian Loshaj (68′), Mendy Mamadou (71′) and V. Temel (87′). Hatayspor lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

Jackson missed a penalty (14′) for İstanbulspor.​

The match was played at the Mersin Stadyumu stadium in Mersin on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Mert Güzenge assisted by Bilal Gölen and Bahtiyar Birinci. The 4th official was Raşit Yorgancılar. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.31 degrees Celsius or 70.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hatayspor had a superior ball possession 56% while İstanbulspor was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hatayspor was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, İstanbulspor found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Hatayspor shot 13 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, İstanbulspor shot 14 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Hatayspor received 2 yellow cards (Doğukan Sinik and Mehdi Boudjemaa). Talking about the opposition, İstanbulspor didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Hatayspor stays with 33 points to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, İstanbulspor will has 16 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Hatayspor will play away with Antalyaspor on the 14th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Hatayspor (2 draws).

İstanbulspor will host Fatih Karagümrük on the 14th of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Fatih Karagümrük (1 draw).

Hatayspor – Formation

Hatayspor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Volkan Demirel decided to play with the following team: Erce Kardeşler (7.1), Kerim Alıcı (7.1), G. Kilama (6.7), Nikola Maksimović (6.8), Faouzi Ghoulam (7.5), Massanga Matondo (7.3), Rigoberto Rivas (7.3), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (6.3), Rui Pedro (6.8), Halil Dervişoğlu (6.7) and Carlos Strandberg (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi  , Görkem Sağlam, Mehdi Boudjemaa (6.4), Renat Dadashov (6.7), Visar Bekaj, Cengiz Demir, Giorgi Aburjania, Doğukan Sinik (6.4), Joelson Fernandes (6.8) and Cemali Sertel.

Substitutions

Hatayspor made 5 changes: Halil Dervişoğlu for Joelson Fernandes (69′), Kerim Alıcı for Doğukan Sinik (77′), Carlos Strandberg for Renat Dadashov (69′), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru for Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi   (89′) and Rui Pedro for Mehdi Boudjemaa (46′).

Player of the match: Faouzi Ghoulam​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hatayspor was Faouzi Ghoulam.

His rating is 7.5 with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

İstanbulspor – Formation

İstanbulspor started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Osman Zeki Korkmaz played with: Alp Arda (7.0), David Sambissa (6.6), Mehmet Yeşil (7.3), Simon Deli (8.2), Racine Coly (7.7), Ali Yaşar   (7.5), Florian Loshaj (8.8), Modestas Vorobjovas  (7.1), Jackson (6.6), Mendy Mamadou (7.3) and Emir Kaan Gültekin (7.0).

They had on the bench: V. Temel (7.5), Özcan Şahan (6.8), Okan Erdoğan (6.7), M. Serbest, Djakaridja Junior Traoré and E. Şan (6.6).

Substitutions

İstanbulspor made 4 changes: Jackson for Özcan Şahan (78′), Ali Yaşar   for Okan Erdoğan (73′), Emir Kaan Gültekin for V. Temel (84′) and Mendy Mamadou for E. Şan (84′).

Player of the match: Florian Loshaj​

The player that probably impressed the most for İstanbulspor was Florian Loshaj.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 53 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 8 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