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Turkey 6-4 Wales - August 20, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998 - Group 7
TUR
0
5' - Goal
Hakan Sükür5
8' - Goal
Akyuz Saffet818 18' - Goal
Nathan Blake
18' - Goal
Nathan Blake20
20' - Goal
Robbie Savage
20' - Goal
Robbie Savage31
31' - Goal
Dean Saunders
31' - Goal
Dean Saunders 37' - Goal
Hakan Sükür37
HT
TUR
46
46' - Substitution
Neville Southallis substituted by Paul Jones
46' - Substitution
Neville Southallis substituted by Paul Jones52 52' - Goal
Andy Melville
52' - Goal
Andy Melville
58' - Substitution
Akyuz Saffetis substituted by Mandirali Hami58 61' - Goal
Cetin Oguz61
64' - Substitution
Ogün Temizkanogluis substituted by Fatih Akyel6468 68' - Substitution
Ceri Hughesis substituted by Rob Edwards 68' - Substitution
Dean Saundersis substituted by Lee Jones
68' - Substitution
Ceri Hughesis substituted by Rob Edwards 68' - Substitution
Dean Saundersis substituted by Lee Jones 77' - Goal
Hakan Sükür77 82' - Goal
Hakan Sükür82
83' - Substitution
Abdullah Ercanis substituted by Penbe Ergün83
FT
WAL
WAL
Team line-ups
Turkey
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Rüstü Reçber | 24 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ogün Temizkanoglu | 64 | 27 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Alpay Özalan | 24 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Yagcioglu Ilker | 31 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Korkmaz Bülent | 28 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kafkas Tolunay | 29 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Abdullah Ercan | 83 | 25 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Cetin Oguz | 61 | 34 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Akyuz Saffet | 858 | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Arif Erdem | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Hakan Sükür | 7758237 | 25 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
34
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Neville Southall | 46 | 38 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Andy Melville | 52 | 28 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Robert Page | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Jenkins | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ceri Hughes | 68 | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gary Speed | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ryan Giggs | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robbie Savage | 20 | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dean Saunders | 3168 | 33 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mark Hughes | 33 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nathan Blake | 18 | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Fatih Akyel | 64 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Penbe Ergün | 83 | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mandirali Hami | 58 | 29 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Jones | 46 | 30 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Rob Edwards | 68 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lee Jones | 68 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kafkas Tolunay
IN
Hakan Unsal
OUT
Akyuz Saffet
IN
Oktay Derelioglu
OUT
Yagcioglu Ilker
IN
Akbas Saffet
OUT
Cetin Oguz
IN
Korkmaz Vural
OUT
Arif Erdem
IN
Aydin Cafer
OUT
Korkmaz Bülent
IN
Özer Selim
OUT
Rüstü Reçber
IN
Kilimci Kerim Volkan
OUT
Ogün Temizkanoglu
IN
Tayfun Korkut
OUT
Alpay Özalan
IN
Tayfur Havutçu
OUT
Hakan Sükür
IN
Turhan Evren
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Mark Hughes
IN
John Hartson
OUT
Andy Melville
IN
Kit Symons
OUT
Ceri Hughes
IN
John Robinson
OUT
Neville Southall
IN
Andy Marriott
OUT
Ryan Giggs
IN
Mark Pembridge
OUT
Nathan Blake
IN
Paul Trollope
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
11
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Denizli vs Wales
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on August 20, 1997
Denizli vs Gould
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on August 20, 1997
Manager
Age
Match num
51
15
32
11
Success rate in this team:
27 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Gould vs Turkey
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on August 20, 1997
Gould vs Denizli
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on August 20, 1997
Referee
Marek Kowalczyk
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Turkey1 match | General total | Wales1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Turkey1 match | Season total | Wales1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on August 20, 1997 | Latest figure on August 20, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
April 02, 2012
Key figures
Wales keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw away from home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 19/05/1957). It's a record streak. The first of history
Turkey keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal conceded at home running (since 20/06/1995). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 15/11/1989 (3 matches)
It's the first time Dean Saunders scores 1 goal vs Turkey in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VTurkey 3-2 Ukraine01/05/1996 | VTurkey 2-0 Moldova14/08/1996 | VTurkey 7-0 San Marino10/11/1996 | DTurkey 1-1 Finland12/02/1997 | VTurkey 1-0 Netherlands02/04/1997 | LTurkey 1-3 Belgium30/04/1997 |
| Overall | DWales 0-0 Turkey14/12/1996 | DTurkey 1-1 Finland12/02/1997 | VTurkey 1-0 Netherlands02/04/1997 | LTurkey 1-3 Belgium30/04/1997 | DCroatia 1-1 Turkey12/06/1997 | LJapan 1-0 Turkey15/06/1997 |
Current form
| Away | DAlbania 1-1 Wales15/11/1995 | LItaly 3-0 Wales24/01/1996 | LSwitzerland 2-0 Wales24/04/1996 | VSan Marino 0-5 Wales02/06/1996 | LNetherlands 7-1 Wales09/10/1996 | VScotland 0-1 Wales27/05/1997 |
| Overall | LWales 1-3 Netherlands05/10/1996 | LNetherlands 7-1 Wales09/10/1996 | DWales 0-0 Turkey14/12/1996 | DWales 0-0 Ireland11/02/1997 | LWales 1-2 Belgium29/03/1997 | VScotland 0-1 Wales27/05/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 14 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
10 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
14 |
|
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
12 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.33 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
3.5 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
5-0 |
Bookings
|
6 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Oktay Derelioglu | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Mark Hughes |  |
| Oktay Derelioglu | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Mark Hughes | |
| Oktay Derelioglu | 5 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | Dean Saunders | |
Historical head to head
Home
2 matches
1 v
0 d
1 l
1 gf
1 ga
Away
3 matches
0 v
1 d
2 l
0 gf
5 ga
Total
5 matches
1 v
1 d
3 l
1 gf
6 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 matches
2 v
1 d
0 l
5 gf
0 ga
Away
2 matches
1 v
0 d
1 l
1 gf
1 ga
Total
5 matches
3 v
1 d
1 l
6 gf
1 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
November 21, 1979 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
November 21, 1979 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
October 15, 1980 |
| Away | 1 - 0 |
March 25, 1981 |
Latest head to head
December 14, 1996 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
March 25, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
October 15, 1980 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
November 21, 1979 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
November 29, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
Best historical scorers against Wales
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/11/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Turkey
 |
Leighton James | 2 goals | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Ian Walsh | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Carl Harris | 1 goal | 1981 - 1981 |
 |
Brian Flynn | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Nick Deacy | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/11/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Wales
|
Yagcioglu Ilker | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Ogün Temizkanoglu | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Kerimoglu Tugay | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Oktay Derelioglu | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Cetin Recep | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Alpay Özalan | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/11/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Turkey
|
Dai Davies | 4 matches | 1978 - 1981 |
|
Joey Jones | 4 matches | 1978 - 1981 |
 |
Leighton Phillips | 4 matches | 1978 - 1981 |
 |
Terry Yorath | 4 matches | 1978 - 1981 |
|
Ian Walsh | 3 matches | 1979 - 1981 |
|
Brian Flynn | 3 matches | 1978 - 1981 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/11/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
June 02, 1996
August 31, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
December 14, 1996
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
June 07, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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