Pendikspor's attack fell well short of its usual level in Bursa

Bursaspor beat Pendikspor 2-0 with more shots than they usually take, while the visitors managed far fewer than their away norm.

Pendikspor managed six shots at Bursa, and not one of them was on target. For a side that usually fires 12.5 shots a game on the road, that is a sharp drop, and the home side won with the ball, the shots and the scoreboard all pointing their way.

Possession, the share of the time a side has the ball, tells a similar story. Bursaspor had 67% of it, above the 59.88% they average at home, while Pendikspor had 33%, well short of the 58.38% they normally keep when they travel. Bursaspor also completed 540 of their 595 passes, while Pendikspor completed 212 of 284.

Shots alone do not show how dangerous a side was, which is where expected goals comes in. Expected goals, or xG, gives each shot a value between 0 and 1 based on how often that kind of effort goes in, so a close-range chance counts for far more than a speculative strike from distance. Bursaspor took 16 shots, above their home average of 13.38 and the league figure of 11.43 per side. Yet their xG of 1.09 sat below the 1.63 they usually reach at home, so the chances were less threatening than their usual output.

Most of Bursaspor's efforts came from close range, with 10 taken inside the box and 6 from outside it. Pendikspor were far less dangerous. Their xG of 0.34 was well below the 0.74 they average away from home, and only one of their shots came from inside the box. They also failed to score, against a road average of 1.13 goals a game.

Halil Akbunar put Bursaspor ahead in the 10th minute, and Kelechi Iheanacho doubled the lead in the 62nd, assisted by Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos. Those goals are a little under the 2.25 Bursaspor score at home on average, and under the league figure of 2.7 per match. Iheanacho ended with a rating of 7.95, while Lincoln, who created three chances, finished on 7.7.

Pendikspor also committed 18 fouls to Bursaspor's 11, and picked up three yellow cards to the hosts' two. Their goalkeeper, E. Dadük, kept the margin down and was rated 7.84 for his evening's work, a figure that reflects a busy game at the back rather than a quiet one.

Bursaspor have 25 points from their 11 home matches, with eight wins, one draw and three defeats. Pendikspor have 10 points from their 11 away matches, with two wins, four draws and five defeats.

Player of the matchK. Ịheanachọ1 goal8.0

E. Dadük7 saves7.8

H. Akbunar1 goal7.8

Lincoln1 assist7.7