Iğdır won a man short, on far better chances than usual

Iğdır FK beat Bandırmaspor 2-1 after Leandro Bacuna's sending off, with fewer shots but much better chances than they usually create.

Leandro Bacuna was sent off for Iğdır FK in the 64th minute, and the match was still wide open. Giovanni Crociata equalised two minutes later, and Felix Ohene Afena-Gyan scored the winner at 84. A side that finishes with ten men is normally expected to hang on, so every figure below has to be read with that in mind.

Bandırmaspor had most of the ball, but that is hardly unusual for them. Their share was 67%, against a home average of 59.6%. They took 13 shots, almost exactly their usual 13.9, and their expected goals (xG, a figure that adds up how often each chance of that kind tends to go in) came to 1.23 against a normal 1.3. They had more of the ball, but they did not create more chances than they generally make.

Iğdır were the reverse. Away from home they usually hold 48.7% of the ball, and here they had 33%, yet they created the better chances. They took eight shots against a usual 12.7, but their expected goals reached 1.78, well above the 1.08 they average on the road. It was a match of fewer shots and considerably better ones.

Alim Öztürk failed to score from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute, and the match turned after that. Gianni Bruno gave Bandırmaspor the lead in the 49th minute, with an assist from Tosin Kehinde. From there the home side conceded two goals, where they usually concede 0.8 at home, and the difference was not one of luck in front of goal.

Bandırmaspor's own finishing was ordinary, with one goal against a home average of 1.9. The problem lay at the other end, where the chances they allowed were worth far more than their usual 0.42. A side that gives up that much quality will struggle to protect a lead, whatever its share of the ball.

Both sides had six shots on target, so accuracy did not separate them. The difference was the quality of what they were shooting at. Iğdır scored twice, close to their usual away return of 1.7, and Afena-Gyan's winner came with an assist from Arda Öztürk.

Bandırmaspor are tenth after eleven matches, with 14 points. Iğdır FK sit third on 23 from the same number of games, and this was their seventh away win of the campaign.

Player of the matchG. Bruno1 goal8.0

F. Afena-Gyan1 goal7.8

T. Kehinde1 assist7.7

G. Crociata1 goal7.6