KAYSERI. Kayserispor bested Galatasaray to win 2-1. A goal from B. Yilmaz was decisive in the 86min. It was Kayserispor to strike first with a goal of M. Gavranovic at the 22′. Then O. Bulut scored again for Kayserispor in the 35′ minute. Eventually, B. Yilmaz reduced the distance for Galatasaray (86′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Galatasaray was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Kadir Has Şehir Stadı stadium in Kayseri on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Arda Kardeşler with the assistance of Aleks Taşçıoğlu and Bahtiyar Birinci. The 4th official was Kadir Sağlam. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 50.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 11 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 71 Attack 107
  • 50 Dangerous attack 96
  • 85 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 15
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Galatasaray was in firm control of the ball 61% while Kayserispor was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Galatasaray was more pushing with 96 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Kayserispor managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Kayserispor shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Galatasaray shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Kayserispor received 2 yellow cards (O. Kemen and M. Cardoso). Talking about the opposition, Galatasaray received 1 yellow card (S. Boey).

Match Timeline

22'
29'
35'
38'
46'
Sérgio Oliveira- sub ->Y. Akgun
46'
46'
Barış Alper Yılmaz- sub ->D. Mertens
56'
Abdülkerim Bardakcı(var)
Miguel Cardoso- Yellow
66'
Ali Karimi- sub ->O. Kemen
67'
75'
76'
82'
83'
83'
86'
Barış Alper Yılmaz(goal)
87'
Kerem Aktürkoğlu- sub ->L. Torreira

Standings

After this match, Kayserispor will have 16 points to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Galatasaray will stay with 17 points like Fenerbahçe, İstanbul Başakşehir and Trabzonspor to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Kayserispor will play away with Gaziantep F.K. on the 6th of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Kayserispor (5 draws).

Galatasaray will play away agasint İstanbul Başakşehir on the 12th of November with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Galatasaray (8 draws).

Kayserispor – Formation

Kayserispor
G
Bilal Bayazıt 25.Netherlands
6.8
D
6.5
D
Lionel Carole 21.France
7.0
D
Onur Bulut 38.Germany
8.0
35'
D
6.8
M
Ramazan Civelek 28.Turkey
7.0
83'
M
Campanharo 88.Brazil
7.1
M
O. Kemen 10.Cameroon
8.0
67' 38'
M
Miguel Cardoso 7.Portugal
6.6
76' 66'
M
B. Mensah 43.Ghana
7.4
83'
F
Mario Gavranović 19.Switzerland
7.4
82' 22'
Substitutes
G
Abdulkadir Taşdan 12.Turkey
M
Gökhan Sazdağı 11.Turkey
M
Carlos Mané 20.Guinea-Bissau
M
83'
M
Ali Karimi 6.Iran
7.0
67'
M
Hayrullah Erkip 22.Turkey
M
Emrah Başsan 17.Turkey
83'
F
Mustafa Pektemek 9.Turkey
82'
F
M. Thiam 27.Senegal
6.6
76'
F
İlhan Parlak 23.Turkey

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

The manager Çagdas Atan decided to play with the following team: Bilal Bayazit (6.8), Onur Bulut (8.0), Majid Hosseini (6.8), Dimitris Kolovetsios (6.5), Lionel Carole (7.0), Gustavo Campanharo (7.1), Ramazan Civelek (7.0), Olivier Kemen (8.0), Bernard Mensah (7.4), Miguel Cardoso (6.6) and Mario Gavranović (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Gökhan Sazdağı, Carlos Mané, Andrea Bertolacci, Mustafa Pektemek, Ali Karimi (7.0), Hayrullah Erkip, Abdulkadir Tasdan, Mame Thiam (6.6), Emrah Başsan and İlhan Parlak.

Substitutions

Kayserispor made 5 changes: O. Kemen for A. Karimi (67′), M. Cardoso for M. Thiam (76′), M. Gavranovic for M. Pektemek (82′), R. Civelek for E. Bassan (83′) and B. Mensah for A. Bertolacci (83′).

Best player: Onur Bulut​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kayserispor was Onur Bulut.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 35 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Galatasaray – Formation

Galatasaray
G
7.1
D
6.4
D
Victor Nelsson 25.Denmark
6.4
D
Sacha Boey 93.France
6.9
29'
D
K. Karataş 88.Turkey
6.8
M
Juan Mata 64.Spain
6.9
75'
M
F. Midtsjø 6.Norway
6.8
46'
M
Lucas Torreira 5.Uruguay
7.0
87'
M
Dries Mertens 10.Belgium
6.8
46'
M
Yunus Akgün 11.Turkey
6.4
46'
F
Mauro Icardi 99.Argentina
6.2
Substitutes
G
Okan Kocuk 34.Turkey
D
E. Bayram 40.Turkey
D
Léo Dubois 2.France
M
Berkan Kutlu 22.Turkey
M
Sérgio Oliveira 27.Portugal
7.2
46'
M
Milot Rashica 26.Kosovo
7.0
46'
M
87'
F
6.4
75'
F
H. Seferović 9.Switzerland
F
7.3
46' 86'

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

Okan Buruk played with: Fernando Muslera (7.1), Sacha Boey (6.9), Victor Nelsson (6.4), Abdülkerim Bardakcı (6.4), Kâzımcan Karataş (6.8), Lucas Torreira (7.0), Fredrik Midtsjø (6.8), Yunus Akgün (6.4), Juan Mata (6.9), Dries Mertens (6.8) and Mauro Icardi (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Berkan Kutlu, Bafetimbi Gomis (6.4), Emin Bayram, Sérgio Oliveira (7.2), Léo Dubois, Haris Seferović, Milot Rashica (7.0), Okan Kocuk, Barış Alper Yılmaz (7.3) and Kerem Aktürkoğlu.

Substitutions

Galatasaray made 5 changes: Y. Akgun for S. Oliveira (46′), F. Midtsjo for M. Rashica (46′), D. Mertens for B. Yilmaz (46′), J. Mata for B. Gomis (75′) and L. Torreira for K. Akturkoglu (87′).

Best player: Barış Alper Yılmaz​

The most impressive player for Galatasaray was Barış Alper Yılmaz.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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