BURSA. Bursaspor conquers Denizlispor 1-0 after N. Alasgarov scored just 1 goal (30′). Bursaspor capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
I. Aissati received a red card (77′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Denizlispor lost the match.
N. Alasgarov missed a penalty (56′) for Bursaspor.
The match was played at the Timsah Arena stadium in Bursa on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Atilla Karaoğlan with the collaboration of Cemil Tunç and Erkan Akbulut. The 4th official was Bayram Başkan. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 5 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 79
- 64 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bursaspor was in firm control of the ball 58% while Denizlispor was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bursaspor had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bursaspor won the match.
Bursaspor shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Denizlispor shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Bursaspor received 2 yellow cards (T. Akgun and ). Talking about the opposition, Denizlispor received 6 yellow cards (O. Sismanoglu, H. Cinemre, M. Gonulacar, K. Mayi, I. Aissati and E. Akdari).
Also, Denizlispor didn’t finish the match with 11 players after I. Aissati (Denizlispor) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (77′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Bursaspor will have 35 points to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, Denizlispor will stay with 39 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Bursaspor will play away with Manisa BBSK on the 1st of May with a 0-0 head to head.
Denizlispor will host Gençlerbirliği on the 1st of May with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Denizlispor (4 draws).
Bursaspor – Formation
Bursaspor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mustafa Er decided to play with the following team: .
Bursaspor could not rely on the presence of T. Akgun (injured).
Substitutions
Bursaspor made 4 changes: N. Alasgarov for I. Yuksek (64′), M. Bruno for T. Bifouma (68′), H. Ayaroglu for T. Akgun (87′) and E. C. Sahin for R. Keskin (87′).
Denizlispor – Formation
Denizlispor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Mesut Bakkal played with: .
Denizlispor could not rely on the presence of I. Aissati (injured) and M. Ozkal (injured).
Substitutions
Denizlispor made 4 changes: O. Sismanoglu for I. Aissati (43′), H. Cinemre for E. Akdari (52′), M. Gonulacar for M. Cecenoglu (52′) and O. Yilmaz for M. Ozkal (64′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Bursaspor – Denizlispor – 1-0
- Gençlerbirliği – Bandırmaspor – 2-0