Thin chances, late reply: Antalyaspor take a point at Iğdır

Iğdır FK and Antalyaspor drew 1-1 after two goals inside three minutes, and the away side created far less than they usually do.

Two goals in three minutes changed the afternoon at Iğdır. Leon Çalışkan put the home side ahead in the 66th minute, and Nuno Da Costa answered in the 68th, so the result was settled before most of the crowd had settled either. Everything else in the match happened around that brief spell.

Iğdır had 48% of the ball, which is close to the 47.1% they usually keep at home, so nothing about their control was unusual. They took nine shots, a little under the league's average of 11.7 per side, and six of them came from inside the box. Their expected goals figure, a measure of how good a side's chances were based on where and how they were taken, came to 0.79. That is well below the 1.25 Iğdır average at home, which suggests the chances were less dangerous than usual.

Antalyaspor were the team that looked different from their normal selves. They had 52% of the ball, well short of the 62.2% they average away from home, and they took only four shots, against an away average of 11.7. Their expected goals figure of 0.56 sits far beneath the 1.42 they usually generate on the road. Da Costa's goal came from one of the few chances they made, and the rest of their attacking play was thin.

Defensively, the pattern reversed. Antalyaspor conceded one goal, below the 1.6 they usually let in away, and their goalkeeper Pseftis made two saves. Iğdır conceded one as well, which is more than the 0.7 they usually concede at home, so their defensive record was the poorer of the two on the day. Iğdır scored one goal, below the 1.7 they average at home, while Antalyaspor's one goal was a little under their away average of 1.5.

Pedrinho stood out in the middle of the Antalyaspor side. He won seven individual battles for the ball, more than any other player named in either squad's list, and made three interceptions and tackles. Iğdır's Felix Ohene Afena-Gyan won four duels and made three recoveries after coming on late in the game, which shows the home side's effort in the closing stages, even if it did not produce a winner.

Across the wider picture, the league averages 2.9 goals per match, and this game produced two, so the scoring was lighter than usual. Iğdır are third in the table on the strength of their home form, with 26 points from twelve matches, eight wins and two draws. Antalyaspor are eighth on the road and have 18 points from their twelve away games.

Antalyaspor have won six and lost six away from home this season, with no draws. Their points on the road have come from a few well-taken chances rather than steady pressure.

Player of the matchNuno da Costa1 goal8.2

L. Caliskan1 goal8.1

F. Nzaba70 minutes7.2

F. Pseftis2 saves6.9