Counter-Punch
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.56 xG from 42.0% possession.
- Possession
- 42.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.56
- Opponent xG
- 0.46
Süper Lig · Matchday 3
Samsunspor
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
Fenerbahçe
V. Muriqi 3'
O. Aydin 49'
Süper Lig
Matchday 3Samsunspor0–2Fenerbahçe
0.46
Expected goals
1.56
3′49′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SAM 0.46, FEN 1.56.
Match report
Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe saw off Samsunspor 2-0 at Samsun 19 Mayis Stadyumu in Süper Lig. Muriqi opened the scoring for Fenerbahçe on 3' and Aydin made it 2-0 to Fenerbahçe on 49'.
Expected goals finished Samsunspor 0.46, Fenerbahçe 1.56. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Samsunspor held 58.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Fenerbahçe graded out for counter-punch — 42.0% possession and 1.56 expected goals. Samsunspor graded out for passive possession — 58.0% possession and 0.46 expected goals.
Oğuz Aydın came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Fenerbahçe from 1 goal, 1 assist and 3 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 31 fouls between them and 1 yellow card, with Fenerbahçe conceding the most free-kicks (18).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
58%Possession42%
6Shots15
0.46xG1.56
What the numbers say
3 readsPassive Possession
Samsunspor
Samsunspor controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 58.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.46
- On target
- 0
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.08
Box Occupation
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe kept getting bodies into the area — 87% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 13 of 15
- Share
- 87%
- xG per shot
- 0.10
Timeline
⚽3'
V. Muriqi — assist: O. Aydin
A. Sekongo ↑ F. Kaya ↓
🔄16'
Half-time
Y. E. Cift ↑ T. Borevkovic ↓
🔄46'
⚽49'
O. Aydin — assist: I. Kahveci
🔄63'
R. Lukaku ↑ V. Muriqi ↓
🔄64'
I. Yuksek ↑ M. Greenwood ↓
A. Sousa ↑ Y. Kayan ↓
🔄66'
🟨70'
Romelu Lukaku
Foul
🔄78'
D. Nene ↑ I. Kahveci ↓
S. Onur ↑ C. Yuksel ↓
🔄86'
T. Bulbul ↑ S. Jarju ↓
🔄86'
🔄86'
L. Mercan ↑ O. Aydin ↓
🔄86'
B. Elmaz ↑ M. Guendouzi ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSamsun 19 Mayis Stadyumu, Samsun
RefereeYasin Kol, Türkiye
CompetitionSüper Lig
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished