Alanyaspor secured a 2-1 away win against Çorumspor at Çorum City Stadium in the sixth round of the Süper Lig regular season. The result leaves the visitors eighth on eight points, while the hosts drop to tenth with seven points after five games each. To be fair, the home team controlled the tempo for long stretches, yet the decisive moments belonged to the visitors.
Çorumspor dominated possession at 66 per cent and launched 114 attacks, but their attacking output told a different story. They registered five shots on target against four off target, while the visitors managed five on target from just three off target. Both sides registered identical expected goals of 1.16, which suggests the result was decided in the final third rather than sustained pressure.
The opening half remained cagey until the break, when Çorumspor made two changes at the interval. M. Diomande and S. Saatci came on together, though the latter had already picked up a yellow card in the fortieth minute. C. Under was booked for Çorumspor in the twenty-eighth minute, and A. Borza added another caution before the break.
And here's the thing about the second half — the visitors struck first through G. Makouta in the sixty-seventh minute before Çorumspor responded. J. Ramirez equalised for the hosts in the seventy-sixth minute, but A. Usluoglu restored Alanyaspor's lead just three minutes later. By then, both sides had made several changes, with Hwang Ui-Jo and Bikoue among those introduced.
The statistics reveal a match where possession did not translate into clear-cut opportunities. Çorumspor completed 532 passes compared to Alanyaspor's 237, yet both teams created similar amounts of chance quality. The visitors were more efficient with their defensive work, making 32 clearances to the hosts' eight, and they tackled just as frequently despite having less time with the ball.
Çorumspor's recent form included a 5-1 victory over Samsunspor and a 3-0 win against Eyüpspor, but this result caps a mixed run that also featured defeats to Beşiktaş and Kasımpaşa. Alanyaspor, meanwhile, extended a pattern of resilience, having previously beaten Beşiktaş 1-0 while drawing with Göztepe and losing to Eyüpspor. The gap between them in the table narrows to one point, and both sides will be looking to build momentum in the coming fixtures.
