Trabzonspor's away chances ran far above normal in 2-0 win

Trabzonspor created well beyond their usual level on the road, and two first-half goals were enough at Alanyaspor.

Trabzonspor won 2-0 at Alanyaspor, but the more striking figure is how much they created away from home. They took 21 shots, where they usually average around 13.7 on the road, and the quality of those chances was well above their normal level. Expected goals, a measure of how good each chance was, with a close-range effort counting far more than one from distance, came to 2.69, against a usual 1.59 away. Wagner Pina gave them the lead in the 17th minute and Mohamed Salah doubled it in the 34th, so both goals arrived before half time.

Trabzonspor also had far more of the ball than they are used to. They held 63% of possession, against 53.6% on the road this season, and their passing was accurate 90% of the time. Keeping the ball for that long is not a win in itself, but here it came with two goals, and the visitors were rarely short of options in the final third.

Alanyaspor were on the other side of that picture. At home they had 37% of the ball, below the 44.6% they usually keep in front of their own supporters. Their chances were not poor, though: their expected goals of 1.35 was above the 0.83 they average at home, and they took 11 shots. The trouble was the target, because none of those 11 efforts was on goal, seven were off target and four were blocked.

Florent Hadergjonaj was the most involved Alanyaspor player, completing seven key passes, the kind that lead directly to a shot, and earning a 7.9 rating, the highest mark on the home side. For Trabzonspor, Mohamed Salah was the most dangerous attacker, with four shots, two of them on target, three key passes and an assist for P. Onuachu's chance that led to his own goal. Pina's goal came from his only shot of the afternoon, and that shot was on target.

Alanyaspor's 11 shots were close to the 10.3 they average at home, so they were not short of attempts, and their chances were of better quality than usual. Two goals in a match is low by the standards of this league, where games average 3.1 goals. Two yellow cards went out, F. Aliti for Alanyaspor in the 82nd minute and C. Nwaiwu for Trabzonspor in the 90th, and neither changed the score.

Trabzonspor sit third in the table with seven away wins from ten, having scored 24 goals on the road. Alanyaspor are 13th, with three wins, three draws and four defeats at home this season.

Player of the matchWagner Pina1 goal8.5

Mohamed Salah1 goal8.3

Florent Hadergjonaj7 chances created7.9

André Onana1 save7.9