Tongya missed a penalty two goals down, and Konyaspor held on

Konyaspor 2-0 Gençlerbirliği S.K.: Chidozie Awaziem scored both goals, and Franco Tongya's missed penalty at 75 minutes left the visitors with nothing to show for their share of the ball.

Franco Tongya was handed a penalty at 75 minutes, two goals down, and he missed it. It was the one moment in the second half that could have changed how the afternoon looked for Gençlerbirliği S.K., and it came to nothing. Konyaspor had already built the lead through Chidozie Awaziem, who scored at 43 and again at 56, and the visitors never found a way back to it.

Konyaspor's chances were the better of the two, and the figures are clear about it. Their expected goals, a measure of how likely each shot was to go in based on where it was taken and how it was struck, came to 1.84 across the match. That is far above the 0.75 they usually reach at home, so this was a much better afternoon in front of goal than their normal one. They took sixteen shots, and fifteen of them came from inside the box, which is where the good chances come from.

Awaziem's two goals explain the scoreline on their own. Both of his shots were on target, and he finished with a rating of 9.5, the highest of any player in the lineup. Deniz Türüç provided the pass for the first, and he also created more chances for teammates than anyone else named in the match, which is why his name sits next to the goals rather than behind them. Konyaspor's attacking had a clear shape, and two of its players did most of the damage.

Gençlerbirliği S.K. had more of the ball than they usually do, with 48% possession against an average of 43.1% away from home. Their attacking did not follow the possession. They managed six shots against an average of 11.6 in their away matches, so the chances they created were far fewer than normal. The quality of those six was better than usual, though. Their expected goals of 1.14 were ahead of their away average of 0.94, but still below the league figure of 1.24.

The visitors also lost discipline at the wrong moments. Three of their players were booked: O. Diabate at 35, F. Uzum at 45 and A. Traore at 55, one minute before Awaziem's second goal. Konyaspor had one yellow card, shown to J. Muleka at 85, and no one was sent off. At the other end, Konyaspor conceded nothing, well below their home average of 1.1 goals conceded, which means the defensive side of the afternoon was as much a success as the attacking side.

On the table, Konyaspor sit 16th and Gençlerbirliği S.K. 15th, so the two sides are separated by one place. Neither has a long history of dominating matches of this kind, and the table reflects that closeness. The result does not move either side far, but it does give Konyaspor a clean sheet and three points worth of comfort in an otherwise uncertain run.

Gençlerbirliği S.K. had more of the ball than usual and still left Konya without a goal.

Player of the matchChidozie Awaziem2 goals9.5

Bahadır Han Güngördü2 saves7.9

Rayyan Baniya5 duels won7.5

Deniz Türüç1 assist7.5