BURSA. Bursaspor tops Boluspor 3-1. Bursaspor was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with N. Zalazar (3′), I. Yuksek (22′) and M. Bruno (51′). Boluspor reduced the distance with a goal (54′) by K. Kasongo, but there was not much to do for them. Boluspor lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Timsah Arena stadium in Bursa on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Bülent Birincioğlu who had the assistance of Muhammet Yumak and Baran Eraslan. The 4th official was Süleyman Bahadır. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Boluspor had a superior ball possession 59% while Bursaspor was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Boluspor was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Bursaspor managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Bursaspor shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Boluspor shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Bursaspor received 1 yellow card (O. Atasayar). On the other side, Boluspor received 4 yellow cards (O. Roshi, D. Bregu, J. Novak and H. Bilgic).

Standings

After this match, Bursaspor will have 8 points like Boluspor to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Boluspor will stay with 8 points like Bursaspor to stay in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. Lig, Bursaspor will play away against Balıkesirspor on the 24th of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Bursaspor (1 draw).

Boluspor will host Menemen Belediyespor on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Boluspor (3 draws).

Bursaspor – Formation

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

The manager Özcan Bizati decided to play with the following team: C. Yurdakul, M. Uğurlu, L. Capan, M. Yılmaz, N. Zalazar, B. Altıparmak, N. Ələsgərov, M. Bruno, İ. Yüksek, K. Şen and T. Matavž.

The home team had on the bench: O. Atasayar, T. Altıkardeş, E. Aydoğan, A. Akgün, E. Güler, D. Aydın, F. Ünver, B. Kör, H. Ayaroğlu and V. Temel.

Bursaspor could not rely on the presence of N. Zalazar (injured) and O. Atasayar (injured).

Substitutions

Bursaspor made 6 changes: M. Erdem Ugurlu for O. Atasayar (19′), T. Matavz for B. Kor (59′), I. Yuksek for E. Aydogan (59′), N. Alasgarov for E. Guler (87′), K. Sen for A. Akgun (87′) and N. Alasgarov for E. Guler (87′).

Boluspor – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Reha Kemal Erginer played with: G. Selmani, F. Özer, A. Keten, A. Canlı, A. Dursun, M. Çınar, O. Roshi, E. Ataseven, J. Novak, D. Bregu and K. Kassongo.

They had on the bench: T. Kaçar, B. Özyürek, D. Kaba, O. Marshal, E. Reşmen, B. Yıldız, A. Şengül, Ö. Alıcı, E. Bayram and H. Bilgiç.

Boluspor could not rely on the presence of O. Roshi (injured).

Substitutions

Boluspor made 2 changes: J. Novak for B. Yildiz (46′) and E. Ataseven for T. Kacar (64′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.​

• Keçiörengücü – Kocaelispor – 0-1
• Manisa BBSK – Adanaspor – 0-3
• BB Erzurumspor – Altınordu – 6-2
• Bursaspor – Boluspor – 3-1