Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Süper Lig Matchday 3 · Sunday 30 August 2026 · Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs, Samsun · referee Y. Kol · full time
Full time: Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe won 2-0 away at Samsunspor in Süper Lig Matchday 3 on Sunday 30 August 2026. The goals: Vedat Muriqi 3', Oğuz Aydın 49'.
How Fenerbahçe won it
Fenerbahçe struck first through Vedat Muriqi in the 3rd minute, set up by Oğuz Aydın. Oğuz Aydın made it 0-2 to Fenerbahçe in the 49th minute, set up by İrfan Can Kahveci.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
The referee, Y. Kol, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Samsunspor and 1 to Fenerbahçe.
Samsunspor: T. Fink, 4-2-3-1 · Fenerbahçe: İ. Kartal, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.82 for Samsunspor and 0.63 for Fenerbahçe.
Samsunspor scored about 1.8 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Fenerbahçe made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.4 goals.
Samsunspor created the better chances, 1.82 xG to 0.63, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Samsunspor had 0 shots on target, Fenerbahçe 7.
Samsunspor's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Samsunspor had 58% of the ball, but Fenerbahçe took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Samsunspor came into it with 9 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.28 expected goals for and 1.41 against, and had won 11% of their matches.
Fenerbahçe came into it with 8 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 2.8 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 2.52 expected goals for and 0.97 against, and had won 63% of their matches.
Samsunspor vs Fenerbahçe: the match in numbers
| Samsunspor | Match statistics | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 1.82 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.63 |
| 6 | Total shots | 15 |
| 0 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 1 | Big chances | 4 |
| 554 | Total passes | 402 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 1 | Corners | 6 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Tackles | 21 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Oğuz Aydın (Fenerbahçe), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Samsunspor
- Okan Kocuk 7.3
- Celil Yüksel 6.7
- Yunus Emre Çift 6.7
- Gabriele Guarino 6.7
- Antoine Sekongo 6.6
Fenerbahçe
- Oğuz Aydın 8.5 1 goal, 1 assist
- İrfan Can Kahveci 7.6 1 assist
- Archie Brown 7.4
- Mason Greenwood 7.3
- Milan Škriniar 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Toni Borevković at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Samsunspor: İstanbul Başakşehir vs Samsunspor Sunday 1 November 2026 · Süper Lig
- Fenerbahçe: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe Monday 26 October 2026 · Süper Lig
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Questions about Samsunspor vs Fenerbahçe
What was the score in Samsunspor vs Fenerbahçe?
Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe (half-time 0-1), Süper Lig, Sunday 30 August 2026.
Who scored in Samsunspor vs Fenerbahçe?
Vedat Muriqi 3', Oğuz Aydın 49'.
Did Moneyball predict Samsunspor vs Fenerbahçe correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Samsunspor vs Fenerbahçe?
Oğuz Aydın, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Samsunspor vs Fenerbahçe?
Y. Kol.
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