Match summary
Besiktas won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Genclerbirligi. Besiktas led 2-0 at half-time.
Dušan Vlahović put Besiktas ahead in the 20th minute, Vlahović made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, and Ernest Poku made it 3-0 in the 85th minute.
The chances backed that up: Besiktas created 4.06 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Genclerbirligi's 0.18 from 3. Genclerbirligi had a player sent off.
Besiktas dominated this Süper Lig matchday 11 fixture against Genclerbirligi, recording 69 percent possession and 20 shots compared to the visitors' 3 shots. The home side registered 10 shots on target and generated an expected goals total of 4.06, while Genclerbirligi managed just 1 shot on target and an expected goals figure of 0.18. Besiktas completed 579 passes with an accuracy of 89.1 percent, winning 9 tackles and earning 3 yellow cards. Discipline proved costly for the away team, who received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card alongside 15 fouls.
The action began swiftly with a 2nd-minute yellow card for Wilfred Ndidi, followed by a booking for Metehan Baltacı in the 16th minute. Dušan Vlahović opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a left-footed shot. Genclerbirligi were reduced to 10 men when Metehan Baltacı received a second yellow card in the 22nd minute. Amir Murillo was booked in the 33rd minute before Dušan Vlahović scored his second goal with a right-footed shot in the 45th minute. After half-time, Ernest Poku scored the final goal in the 85th minute, sealing the 3-0 scoreline.