ESENYURT. Ankaragücü topped İstanbulspor to win 2-1. A goal from A. Sowe was decisive in the 90min. It was Ankaragücü to strike first with a goal of E. Kilinc at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Sowe gave the win to Ankaragücü in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu stadium in Esenyurt on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Yasin Kol who had the assistance of Murat Ergin Gözütok and Ali Tuna. The 4th official was Muhammet Ali Metoğlu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

İstanbulspor had a superior ball possession 55% while Ankaragücü was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

İstanbulspor was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Ankaragücü was able to find the solution to win this match.​

İstanbulspor shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ankaragücü shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

İstanbulspor received 2 yellow cards (M. Sarikaya and V. Ethemi). Talking about the opposition, Ankaragücü received 2 yellow cards (Pepe and Y. Gureler).

Standings

After playing this contest, İstanbulspor will stay with 8 points like Giresunspor to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Ankaragücü will have 7 points like Antalyaspor to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, İstanbulspor will host Fenerbahçe on the 30th of October with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Fenerbahçe (1 draw).

Ankaragücü will host Fenerbahçe on the 17th of October with a 13-4 head to head statistic in favor of Fenerbahçe (3 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 (7.3), Okan Erdoğan (7.2), Mehmet Yeşil (6.8), Adi Mehremić (6.4), Oğuzhan Berber (6.2), Eduart Rroca (6.9), Muammer Sarıkaya (6.8), Tuncer Duhan Aksu (7.4), Jetmir Topalli (6.1), Valon Ethemi (7.4) and İbrahim Yilmaz (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Aldin Cajic, Alp Arda, Melih Kabasakal (6.6), Michael Ologo, Patrick Ebert, Emir Kaan Gültekin, Ali Yaşar, Sindrit Guri, Raymond Owusu and Kagan Bağış.

Substitutions

İstanbulspor made 3 changes: A. Mehremic for M. Kabasakal (62′), E. Rroca for A. Cajic (77′) and I. Yilmaz for S. Guri (77′).

Best player: Valon Ethemi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for İstanbulspor was Valon Ethemi.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Ankaragücü – Formation

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

Ömer Erdogan played with: Gökhan Akkan (6.1), Oğuz Ceylan (6.1), Uroš Radaković (7.0), Nihad Mujakić (7.3), Yasin Güreler (6.8), Tolga Ciğerci (7.3), Emre Kılınç (7.7), Taylan Antalyalı (7.7), Pedrinho (6.8), Giorgi Beridze (7.0) and Ali Sowe (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Pêpê (6.5), Kévin Malcuit, Jesé Rodríguez (6.8), Bahadır Han Güngördü, Şahverdi Çetin, Firatcan Üzüm, Atakan Cankaya, Federico Macheda, Ghayas Zahid and Anastasios Chatzigiovanis.

Substitutions

Ankaragücü made 5 changes: T. Antalyali for Pepe (46′), E. Kilinc for Jese (66′), G. Beridze for A. Chatzigiovanis (76′), Pedrinho for G. Zahid (76′) and G. Akkan for B. Gungordu (90′).

Best player: Taylan Antalyalı​

The most impressive player for Ankaragücü was Taylan Antalyalı even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 18 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

Results of the day

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

• Giresunspor – Beşiktaş – 0-1
• İstanbulspor – Ankaragücü – 1-2
• Antalyaspor – Konyaspor – 1-1