Match summary
Basaksehir won comfortably, 5-2 at home to Samsunspor. Basaksehir led 3-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Eldor Shomurodov put Basaksehir ahead in the 10th minute, Tanguy Coulibaly equalised in the 22nd minute, Andreas Skov Olsen put Basaksehir back in front in the 25th minute, and Emin Bayram made it 3-1 with a header in the 41st minute. In the second half, Ousseynou Ba made it 4-1 with a header in the 75th minute, Elayis Tavsan pulled one back to make it 4-2 in the 84th minute, and Abbosbek Fayzullaev made it 5-2 from a corner in stoppage time.
The chances backed that up: Basaksehir created 3.89 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Samsunspor's 0.99 from 9.
Basaksehir dominated the Süper Lig fixture against Samsunspor, recording 60 percent possession and generating 24 shots compared to 9 from the visitors. The home side registered 10 shots on target and accumulated an expected goals tally of 4.16, vastly outperforming their opponents who managed 4 shots on target and an expected goals figure of 1.04. Basaksehir also led on corners with 8 to 2, completed 523 passes with an 85.3 percent accuracy, and applied sustained pressure through 102 attacks. Discipline favoured the hosts, who committed 12 fouls and received 0 yellow cards, whereas Samsunspor committed 14 fouls and collected 2 yellow cards.
The match opened with a yellow card for Samsunspor player Antoine Sekongo at the 4th minute before Eldor Shomurodov opened the scoring for Basaksehir in the 10th minute. Samsunspor made an early change on 15 minutes as Celil Yüksel was replaced by Oskar Øhlenschlaeger, and Tanguy Coulibaly equalised in the 22nd minute. Basaksehir responded swiftly as Andreas Skov Olsen scored in the 25th minute and Emin Bayram added a third in the 41st minute to establish a 3-1 half-time lead. Following the interval and further substitutions by both sides, Ousseynou Ba extended Basaksehir's lead to 4-1 in the 75th minute. Elayis Tavsan scored for Samsunspor in the 84th minute, shortly before Strahinja Eraković received a yellow card for argument in the 85th minute. Abbosbek Fayzullaev sealed the 5-2 victory for Basaksehir with a goal in the 91st minute.