KOCAELI. Denizlispor defeats Kocaelispor 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Kocaelispor was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Kocaeli Stadyumu stadium in Kocaeli on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Turgut Doman with the help of Cemal Alpay and Burak Cansız. The 4th official was Yücel Büyük. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 5 On Target 8
- 9 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 114 Attack 88
- 96 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Kocaelispor had a strong ball possession 65% while Denizlispor was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kocaelispor was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Denizlispor was able to find the solution to win this match.
Kocaelispor shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Denizlispor shot 9 times, 8 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Kocaelispor received 2 yellow cards (M. Demir and K. Akyuz). On the opposite side, Denizlispor received 2 yellow cards (E. Saglik and E. Akdari).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kocaelispor will stay with 33 points like Denizlispor to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Denizlispor will have 33 points like Kocaelispor to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Kocaelispor will play away against BB Erzurumspor on the 30th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Kocaelispor (0 draws).
Denizlispor will host Gençlerbirliği on the 29th of April with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Denizlispor (4 draws).
Kocaelispor – Formation
Kocaelispor started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Mehmet Altıparmak decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Kocaelispor made 4 changes: M. Tas for I. Yavuz (39′), D. Kolovos for S. Kaya (57′), M. Yilmaz for R. I. Akanbi (73′) and M. Pereira for M. Diop (74′).
Denizlispor – Formation
Denizlispor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Mesut Bakkal played with: .
Substitutions
Denizlispor made 5 changes: E. Saglik for T. Lopes (72′), M. Cecenoglu for A. Hamzacebi (77′), I. Aissati for B. Balat (77′), K. Mayi for E. Akdari (83′) and B. Dja Djedje for M. Ozkal (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Ankaragücü – Eyüpspor – 2-3
- Altınordu – Adanaspor – 2-0
- Balıkesirspor – BB Erzurumspor – 1-5
- Kocaelispor – Denizlispor – 1-5