Samsunspor vs Konyaspor

Match summary

Samsunspor beat Konyaspor 1-0. Samsunspor led 1-0 at half-time.

Antoine Sekongo put Samsunspor ahead in the 39th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Samsunspor created 0.70 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Konyaspor 0.82 from 7.

Samsunspor secured a narrow Süper Lig victory against Konyaspor on matchday 11 despite recording fewer total shots and lower expected goals than their opponents. Konyaspor edged the overall possession with 53 percent and managed 7 shots to Samsunspor's 6, while also generating a higher expected goals figure of 0.82 compared to the hosts' 0.70. However, Samsunspor registered 3 shots on target to the visitors' single effort and demonstrated greater defensive resilience with 18 tackles. The match was tightly contested and physical, resulting in a combined total of 25 fouls, 5 yellow cards, and a late red card.

The match's key turning point arrived in the first half when Antoine Sekongo broke the deadlock for the hosts in the 39th minute with a right footed shot following an earlier yellow card for Samed Onur in the 14th minute and Arthur Masuaku's 39th-minute caution for Konyaspor. Konyaspor made multiple substitutions at the start of the second half and later introduced Jackson Muleka, who missed a notable chance in the 90th minute. Konyaspor's Enis Destan received a red card following a VAR review in the 86th minute before being booked, and late bookings were issued to Elayis Tavsan and Josafat Mendes.