ADANA. Sivasspor topped Adana Demirspor 3-2 thanks to P. Henrique who scored in the 28th, 54th and 90th minute. Adana Demirspor was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the İsmet Atlı Stadyumu stadium in Adana on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Çağdaş Altay assisted by Kamil Çetin and Mehmet Emin Tuğral. The 4th official was Ozan Ergün. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Adana Demirspor

2 - 3

Sivasspor

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 14 Total 7
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 70
  • 86 Dangerous attack 39
  • 91 Ball safe 87
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Adana Demirspor had a strong ball possession 61% while Sivasspor was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Adana Demirspor was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Sivasspor was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Adana Demirspor shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sivasspor shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Adana Demirspor received 2 yellow cards (A. Muric and T. Sanuc). Regarding the opposition, Sivasspor received 3 yellow cards (E. Yesilyurt, M. Konate and Z. Erdal).

Match Timeline

28'
42'
54'
58'
60'
60'
68'
Mario Balotelli(penalty)
68'
78'
78'
80'
80'
81'
Mario Balotelli(var)
82'
83'
Ziya Erdal - Yellow
84'
90'
90'
90'
Uğur Çiftçi- sub ->Z. Erdal
90'
Samba Camara- sub ->F. Ulvestad

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Trabzonspor
81
38
Fenerbahçe
73
38
Konyaspor
68
38
İstanbul Başakşehir
65
38
Alanyaspor
64
38
Beşiktaş
59
38
Antalyaspor
59
38
Fatih Karagümrük
57
38
Adana Demirspor
55
38
Sivasspor
54
38
Kasımpaşa
53
38
Hatayspor
53
38
Galatasaray
52
38
Kayserispor
47
38
Gaziantep F.K.
46
38
Giresunspor
45
38
Rizespor
36
38
Altay
34
38
Göztepe
28
38
Yeni Malatyaspor
20
38

After playing this match, Adana Demirspor will stay with 45 points like Beşiktaş to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Sivasspor will have 37 points like Gaziantep F.K. to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Adana Demirspor will host İstanbul Başakşehir on the 19th of March with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of İstanbul Başakşehir (0 draws).

Sivasspor will host Altay on the 20th of March with a 0-0 head to head.

Adana Demirspor – Formation

Adana Demirspor
G
Arijanet Muric 49.Kosovo
6.5
78'
D
K. Kanak 6.Turkey
5.9
80'
D
Jonas Svensson 22.Norway
6.3
D
Samet Akaydin 5.Turkey
6.3
D
Tayyip Talha Sanuç 2.Turkey
6.2
84'
M
Birkir Bjarnason 67.Iceland
6.9
60'
M
Benjamin Stambouli 90.France
6.9
58'
M
S. Kurt 8.Turkey
6.7
80'
M
Matías Vargas 77.Argentina
6.5
60'
M
Yunus Akgün 23.Turkey
6.7
90'
F
Mario Balotelli 9.Italy
7.8
68'
Substitutes
G
F. Kaplan 35.Turkey
D
Alper Uludağ 25.Turkey
6.6
80'
D
İsmail Çokçalış 66.Turkey
D
Simon Deli 91.Ivory Coast
M
Gökhan Inler 88.Switzerland
6.7
80'
M
Damjan Djokovic 80.Croatia
M
Younès Belhanda 10.Morocco
6.1
60'
M
Erhun Oztumer 50.Turkey
M
David Akintola 11.Nigeria
90'
F
Britt Assombalonga 7.DR Congo
6.8
60'

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

The manager Vincenzo Montella decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić (6.5), Jonas Svensson (6.3), Samet Akaydın (6.3), Tayyip Talha Sanuç (6.2), Kaan Kanak (5.9), Sinan Kurt (6.7), Benjamin Stambouli (6.9), Yunus Akgün (6.7), Birkir Bjarnason (6.9), Matías Vargas (6.5) and Mario Balotelli (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Gökhan Inler (6.7), Alper Uludağ (6.6), Britt Assombalonga (6.8), Ismail Cokcalis, Ferhat Kaplan, Damjan Đoković, Younès Belhanda (6.1), Erhun Oztumer, Simon Deli and Babajide David Akintola.

Substitutions

Adana Demirspor made 5 changes: M. Vargas for Y. Belhanda (60′), B. Bjarnason for B. Assombalonga (60′), S. Kurt for G. Inler (80′), K. Kanak for A. Uludag (80′) and Y. Akgun for B. Akintola (90′).

Best player: Mario Balotelli​

The player that probably impressed the most for Adana Demirspor was Mario Balotelli.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Sivasspor – Formation

Sivasspor
G
Ali Şaşal Vural 35.Turkey
6.4
D
Caner Osmanpaşa 88.Turkey
6.6
D
Ziya Erdal 58.Turkey
6.0
90' 83'
D
D. Goutas 6.Greece
6.6
D
Erdoğan Yeşilyurt 17.Germany
7.5
42'
M
Max Gradel 7.Ivory Coast
7.1
M
Hakan Arslan 37.Turkey
7.0
M
F. Fajr 76.Morocco
7.0
81'
M
Pedro Henrique 16.Brazil
9.2
28', 54', 90'
M
Fredrik Ulvestad 23.Norway
6.8
90'
F
O. Kayode 8.Nigeria
6.1
68'
Substitutes
G
M. Yıldırım 25.Turkey
D
Samba Camara 14.Mali
90'
D
Uğur Çiftçi 3.Turkey
90'
D
Özkan Yigiter 62.Turkey
D
Ahmet Oğuz 77.Turkey
M
Jorge Félix 11.Spain
M
Isaac Cofie 5.Ghana
6.5
81'
M
Sefa Yılmaz 10.Turkey
F
Moussa Konaté 15.Senegal
6.2
68' 78'

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

Rıza Çalımbay played with: Ali Şaşal Vural (6.4), Erdoğan Yeşilyurt (7.5), Dimitris Goutas (6.6), Caner Osmanpaşa (6.6), Ziya Erdal (6.0), Hakan Arslan (7.0), Pedro Henrique (9.2), Fredrik Ulvestad (6.8), Fayçal Fajr (7.0), Max Gradel (7.1) and Olarenwaju Kayode (6.1).

They had on the bench: Samba Camara, Uğur Çiftçi, Jorge Félix, Isaac Cofie (6.5), Özkan Yigiter, Ahmet Oğuz, Sefa Yılmaz, Muammer Yıldırım and Moussa Konaté (6.2).

Substitutions

Sivasspor made 4 changes: O. Kayode for M. Konate (68′), F. Fajr for I. Cofie (81′), Z. Erdal for U. Ciftci (90′) and F. Ulvestad for S. Camara (90′).

Best player: Pedro Henrique​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sivasspor was Pedro Henrique.

His rating is (9.2) with 3 goals, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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