Alanyaspor 1–0 Beşiktaş: Alanyaspor finished the chances that mattered

FULL TIME — Alanyaspor 1–0 Beşiktaş, Super Lig, GAIN Park Stadium.

Alanyaspor beat Beşiktaş 1–0. Nuno Lima (73', assist Florent Hadërgjonaj) for Alanyaspor. Beşiktaş had more of the match on the ball and in the final third, but Alanyaspor were clinical with the openings that counted. Shapes: Alanyaspor 3-4-3; Beşiktaş 4-1-4-1.

Alanyaspor won because they converted the moments that mattered, not because they controlled territory (xG 0.41–0.7; score 1–0). Beşiktaş lost because volume did not become goals — 35%–65% possession and 9–14 shots still finished 1–0.

Beşiktaş had more of the ball (35%–65%, Alanyaspor–Beşiktaş).

Alanyaspor–Beşiktaş: shots 9–14, on target 3–6, box touches 16–28.

xG finished 0.41–0.7 (Alanyaspor–Beşiktaş).

Open-play xG 0.32–0.56 shows where the better finishing chances sat.

First half xG 0.02–0.32; second half 0.39–0.39 (Alanyaspor–Beşiktaş). After the break Beşiktaş pushed for the game (63% possession, 14 box touches) and even led the second-half chance volume (0.39 xG to 0.39), but still could not overturn Alanyaspor. Alanyaspor still found the net after the interval through Nuno Lima (73').

Alanyaspor won because they converted the moments that mattered, not because they controlled territory (xG 0.41–0.7; score 1–0). Beşiktaş lost because volume did not become goals — 35%–65% possession and 9–14 shots still finished 1–0. That is the match in one reading: the scoreboard followed the side that finished the moments that counted.

FotMob.