Çorum made fewer chances count and beat Erzurumspor 3-1

Çorum won 3-1 at the Kazim Karabekir Stadyumu despite creating fewer chances than usual, with a penalty four minutes after Erzurumspor's goal settling it.

Çorum FK had seven shots at the Kazim Karabekir Stadyumu, well below the league's usual 12.8 per side, and still beat Erzurumspor FK 3-1. The result turned late. Ibrahim Diabaté pulled one back for the hosts on 74 minutes, and four minutes later Jesús Ramírez scored from the penalty spot to restore a two-goal lead. Ramírez had already scored at 71, and Çağlar Söyüncü opened the scoring at 20.

Erzurumspor were the side with more of the ball and more of the shooting. They held 53% of possession, where their usual home figure is 44.9%, and they took 13 shots against a normal 8.8. The chances were not better than usual, though. Their expected goals figure, which weighs each shot by how likely it was to go in, stood at 0.73 against a norm of 0.78, so the extra attempts were of ordinary quality.

Çorum were the reverse. Their share of the ball was 47%, below the 53.9% they usually hold away from home, and their seven shots were well short of their own usual 11.3. Their chances were better, however. Their expected goals of 1.18 compare with a usual figure of 0.96, and three of their shots were on target, five of them from inside the box.

Turning that quality into three goals is the real story. Çorum usually score two away from home, so they converted fewer attempts into more goals than their habit suggests. Their defence was tidy as well: they conceded once, against a usual 1.7, and Marcos Felipe made two saves when Erzurumspor did get a shot past the first line.

For Erzurumspor, the afternoon exposed their back line. They conceded three, against a usual 1.1 at home. Gyrano Kerk's assist helped Diabaté give them a way back at 74 minutes, but the penalty four minutes later took that away again, and the hosts were left chasing a game they had dominated the ball in without the goals to match.

Çorum have won four of their last six matches, and Erzurumspor have won as many. Those recent records sit beside a table where both sides have had the same workload, and neither has been able to build a run that lifts them clear of the middle of the division.

Both clubs have now played nine matches. This result leaves Erzurumspor eighth on 14 points and Çorum ninth on 13, a gap of a single point between them.

Player of the matchJesús Ramírez2 goals8.2

Çağlar Söyüncü1 goal7.9

Marcos Felipe2 saves7.5

Ibrahim Diabaté1 goal7.3