Defeating Tümosan Konyaspor 3-1 in the 14th week of the Super League, Trabzonspor continued its pursuit of the top by increasing its points to 31. Trabzonspor managed to leave the field with 3 points despite falling behind in 2 consecutive matches for the first time since September-October 2022. After defeating Başakşehir 4-3 last week, the claret-blue team showed a similar reaction against Konyaspor, turning the game in their favor and becoming one of the prominent teams of the week.
HIGHLIGHTED FIGURES IN GAME DATA
Trabzonspor drew attention with its offensive efficiency and penalty area effectiveness against Konyaspor. The player who scored the most goals (11), made the most accurate shots (23), received the ball the most in the opponent’s penalty area (80) and reached the highest expected goal value in the Super League this season was the centre-forward of the claret-blue team, Paul onuachu. The Nigerian star, who was at the top of the top scorer list with 2 goals, was ahead of Shomurodov (10), Icardi (7), Nesyri (7) and Talisca (6) with 11 goals.
HISTORICAL BEGINNING FROM ONUACHU
Scoring his 11th goal in the league this season, Paul onuachu became the third foreign player to score 10 or more goals in the league with Trabzonspor since the 2000/01 season. According to Opta data, the player who contributed to 2+ goals in the most matches in the league this season was again onuachu. Trabzonspor scored at least 2 goals each in the last 9 league matches it hosted Konyaspor (23 goals in total). In the history of the league, the claret blue team could only achieve a longer streak against Çaykur Rizespor (11 matches).
MUÇİ’S CAREER RECORD AND FIRST FREE KICK GOAL
Ernest Muçi, who showed an effective performance against Konyaspor, played the match in which he touched the ball the most in the opponent’s penalty area of his Super League career. The star player completed the match with 1 goal, 2/4 shots, 4 shot passes, 11 penalty area meetings, 4 won double tackles, 3 unclaimed balls and 1 steal. Muçi, who attracted attention with his successful performance, sent his first free-kick goal in the Super League to Konyaspor’s nets and experienced the joy of scoring in 2 consecutive matches for the first time after October-November 2024.
HIGHEST SCORE IN TEKKE MANAGEMENT
Trabzonspor, which collected 31 points in the Super League this season, reached its highest point as of the 14th week since the last championship season, 2021/22. The claret-blue team, under the management of Fatih Tekke, has become one of the most resilient and fittest teams in the league, especially with the returns they have shown in the last 2 weeks.
LOCAL PRESS HEADLINES
On the other hand, local newspapers published in Trabzon covered Trabzonspor’s victory against Konyaspor with different headlines. Trabzon local press headlines are as follows:
Taka newspaper: This movie has a happy ending
Sonnokta newspaper: The storm is not eclipsed
Günebakış newspaper: There is no exit from Trabzon