Esenler's chances ran above their usual level against Mardin

Esenler Erokspor beat Mardin 1969 4-2 at home, and both sides created more than they usually do.

Esenler Erokspor had 16 shots at home, where their average is 10. Thirteen of those came from inside the penalty box, the area close to goal where most goals are scored, so the extra volume was not all from long range. For a side that usually takes around ten efforts a game at home, this was a clear jump.

Possession followed a similar pattern. Esenler had 62% of the ball, against a home average of 57.22%, while Mardin 1969 were held to 38%, a little under the 40.44% they usually have away from home. Possession on its own tells you little about who was dangerous, so the chance figures matter more here.

Expected goals, or xG, scores each shot by how likely it was to go in, based on where and how it was taken. Esenler's total was 1.47, above their home average of 1.21 and the league figure of 1.26 per side. Mardin's 0.91 was also well above their away average of 0.63, so the visitors were not short of openings either.

Mardin scored twice, through Nafican Yardimci in the 34th minute and Mallik Wilks in the 51st, and Zdravko Dimitrov was involved in both goals. Mardin's away average for chances conceded is 1.08 xG, and Esenler produced 1.47 in this match, which is more than that usual figure. Mardin's away average for goals conceded is 0.67, so the four they let in stands well out from their normal return.

Six goals is a lot more than the league average of 2.7 per match. Esenler's scorers included Mikail Okyar in the 6th minute, Mame Mor Faye in the 77th and Altin Zeqiri in the 90th, and Esenler's home average of 0.56 goals a game shows how far this afternoon ran from the usual pattern. Mardin, meanwhile, had four shots on target, the same as the home side, which means the gap came from where the shots were taken rather than how many found the target.

Mallik Wilks, who scored Mardin's second goal, has the highest rating of the players listed, 8.03. Furkan Orak, who had two assists, was rated 7.8, while Mame Mor Faye, who scored and had four shots, was rated 7.76. Dimitrov's two assists earned him a rating of 7.14 for the visitors.

Esenler picked up four yellow cards to Mardin's none, and the home side also committed 17 fouls against the visitors' nine. Esenler are 14th in the home table with 12 points from 11 games. Mardin are sixth in the away table with 18 points, having scored 14 and conceded 10 on their travels.

Player of the matchM. Wilks1 goal8.0

F. Orak2 assists7.8

M. Faye1 goal7.8

M. Okyar1 goal7.3