İSTANBUL. İstanbulspor finds its way back against Beşiktaş with a goal on the G. N’Koudou 8′ and a goal on the W. Weghorst 39′.

The match was played at the Bahçelievler İl Özel İdare Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Zorbay Küçük who was helped by Erdem Bayık and Candaş Elbil. The 4th official was Gamze Durmuş Pakkan. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 77.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. İstanbulspor was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Beşiktaş that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Beşiktaş had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Beşiktaş to win the match​.

İstanbulspor shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Beşiktaş shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

İstanbulspor received 1 yellow card (M. Kabasakal). On the opposite side, Beşiktaş received 4 yellow cards (Josef, Welinton, N. Redmond and N. Redmond).

Standings

After playing this match, İstanbulspor will have 5 points like Fatih Karagümrük to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Beşiktaş will have 14 points like Konyaspor to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, İstanbulspor will play away with Fatih Karagümrük on the 3rd of October with a 1-1 head to head record.

Beşiktaş will host Trabzonspor on the 16th of October with a 13-12 head to head record in favor of Beşiktaş (11 draws).

İstanbulspor – Formation

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

The manager Osman Zeki Korkmaz decided to play with the following team: David Jensen (5.9), Okan Erdogan (7.0), Mehmet Yeşil (6.3), Tuncer Duhan Aksu (6.2), Oğuzhan Berber (6.2), Melih Kabasakal (6.4), Muammer Sarikaya (7.4), Ali Yaşar (7.3), Jetmir Topalli (6.3), Emir Kaan Gültekin (6.9) and İbrahim Yilmaz (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Sindrit Guri (6.2), Raymond Owusu (6.4), Aldin Cajic (6.7), Abdullah Dijlan Aydin, Michael Ologo, Kagan Bağış (6.6), Kristal Abazaj, Alp Arda, Adi Mehremić (6.8) and Patrick Ebert.

İstanbulspor could not rely on the presence of A. Mehremic (injured).

Substitutions

İstanbulspor made 4 changes: M. Yesil for A. Mehremic (44′), O. Berber for K. Bagis (60′), J. Topalli for R. Owusu (60′) and E. Gultekin for A. Cajic (82′).

Best player: Muammer Sarikaya​

The most impressive player for İstanbulspor was Muammer Sarikaya.

His rating is (7.4) with 56 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Beşiktaş – Formation

Beşiktaş started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Valérien Ismaël played with: Ersin Destanoğlu (6.0), Valentin Rosier (6.6), Tayyip Talha Sanuç (6.3), Romain Saïss (7.2), Arthur Masuaku (7.5), Salih Uçan (6.8), Souza (6.6), Gedson Fernandes (7.6), Jackson Muleka (6.6), Wout Weghorst (7.4) and Georges-Kévin N’Koudou (6.8).

They had on the bench: Welinton (7.0), Emre Bilgin, Oğuzhan Akgün, Berkay Vardar, Necip Uysal, Nathan Redmond (6.1), Emrecan Uzunhan, Tayfur Bingöl (6.9), Kerem Atakan Kesgin and Cenk Tosun (6.1).

Beşiktaş could not rely on the presence of Welinton (injured).

Substitutions

Beşiktaş made 5 changes: G. N’Koudou for N. Redmond (46′), V. Rosier for T. Bingol (50′), T. Sanuc for Welinton (50′), J. Muleka for C. Tosun (79′) and J. Muleka for C. Tosun (79′).

Best player: Gedson Fernandes​

The most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Gedson Fernandes.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• İstanbulspor – Beşiktaş – 2-2
• Ümraniyespor – Kasımpaşa – 1-2
• Antalyaspor – Adana Demirspor – 0-3