Trabzonspor, which was the guest of Samsunspor in the 7th week of the Super League, won the match 3-0. Following their 4-0 victory against Galatasaray, the claret-blue team reached 3 points away against Samsunspor and did not concede a goal while scoring the opponent's net 7 times in the last two league matches. While Trabzonspor attracted attention with its consecutive victories, the data revealed after the match revealed the performance of the claret-blue team.
THOMAS REİS MADE HISTORY
Trabzonspor Coach Thomas Reis made club history by winning the first two Super League matches he played as the head of the claret-blue team. The German coach became the second foreign coach to win his first two league matches in Trabzonspor, after Shota Arveladze in 2015. Reis also became the first foreign coach in the history of the Super League to make his team score 3 or more goals in the first two matches he played for Trabzonspor. The claret-blue team defeated Galatasaray 4-0 and Samsunspor 3-0 under the management of Reis.
SALAH CONTRIBUTED 10 GOALS IN 7 MATCHES
Trabzonspor's Egyptian star Mohamed Salah became the owner of another statistic with his performance in the Super League. Salah, who became the first player to directly contribute to 10 goals in the first 7 matches in the Super League since the 2014-15 season, for which Opta has detailed data, achieved a performance of 7 goals and 3 assists. The Egyptian football player attracted attention with this statistic he achieved in his first 7 matches in the league with the claret-blue jersey.
A FIRST AFTER 36 YEARS
He repeated a success after 36 years with the goals he scored in the first half of Trabzonspor, Galatasaray and Samsunspor matches. The claret-blue team scored 3 goals in the first 45 minutes of Samsunspor away match, as it did against Galatasaray. Trabzonspor managed to score 3 goals in the first half of two consecutive matches for the second time in Super League history after October 1990. Moreover, with this victory, Trabzonspor added another one to its successful results in Samsunspor away match. The burgundy blue team won the last two Super League matches in which they hosted Samsunspor 3-0, and won two consecutive away matches without conceding a goal for the first time since May 1997. Thus, Trabzonspor kept a clean sheet while scoring 6 goals in the last two league matches away from Samsun.
TRABZONSPOR SUPERIORITY IN BILATERAL FIGHTS
Although Trabzonspor had less possession of the ball in the away game against Samsunspor, it gained superiority over its opponent in bilateral matches. While the host Samsunspor completed the match with a ball possession rate of 56 percent and Trabzonspor with a ball possession rate of 44 percent, the claret-blue team won 57 bilateral matches. Samsunspor, on the other hand, could win in 27 bilateral matches. While Trabzonspor had a 13-8 advantage over its opponent in aerial balls, Samsunspor remained at 13 and Trabzonspor at 7 in the passing statistics.
HE MAINTAINED THE WIN WITH 10 PEOPLE
While Trabzonspor gained a significant advantage against Samsunspor with 3 goals in the first half, they were left with 10 players on the field after Melih Kabasakal received a red card in the 43rd minute of the match. Playing the entire second half with one man missing, the claret-blue team did not allow Samsunspor to score a goal. Thus, Trabzonspor managed to keep a clean sheet in both league matches under the management of Thomas Reis.
