Season trivia for Süper Lig 2018/2019
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2018/2019 Süper Lig season in Turkey.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Henry Onyekuru and Sofiane Feghouli. Together they were behind 6 goals for Galatasaray in the 2018/2019 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018/2019 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Güven Yalcin, playing for Besiktas, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 18 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Çaykur Rizespor-Besiktas.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In December 2018, Mbaye Diagne (Galatasaray/Kasimpasa/Galatasaray) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2018/2019 season.
Most braces by player
Mbaye Diagne in Galatasaray/Kasimpasa/Galatasaray scored (at least) two goals in a match 10 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018/2019 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 season was Papiss Cissé in Alanyaspor, in total he did it 8 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Mbaye Diagne in Galatasaray/Kasimpasa/Galatasaray during the 2018/2019 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018/2019 season was Mbaye Diagne, in total he scored 12 penalties for his Galatasaray/Kasimpasa/Galatasaray.
Most penalty goals by team
Galatasaray was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored 8 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Mbaye Diagne was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total he scored 5 stoppage time goals for his Galatasaray/Kasimpasa/Galatasaray.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 5 goals, which 3 teams managed to do, and these were Galatasaray, Ankaragücü and Istanbul Basaksehir.
Most own goals by team
2 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Fenerbahce and Besiktas.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, and the players who achieved this were Mbaye Diagne (Kasimpasa and Galatasaray) and Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor and Besiktas).
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The players who were involved in goals in the most consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season were Mbaye Diagne (Kasimpasa and Galatasaray) and Anthony Nwakaeme (Trabzonspor), with a streak of 7 matches in a row with at least one goal and/or assist.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 9 goals, and the players who did this were:
Hugo Rodallega (Trabzonspor)
Mbaye Diagne (Galatasaray/Kasimpasa/Galatasaray)
Robinho (Sivasspor/Istanbul Basaksehir)
Players with most goals in the second half
Mbaye Diagne in Galatasaray/Kasimpasa/Galatasaray scored a total of 21 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Süper Lig during the 2018/2019 season.
Most consecutive wins
Besiktas was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018/2019 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Galatasaray were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 19 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2018/2019 season, there were 2 teams that had 6 consecutive losses, and those teams were Ankaragücü and Kasimpasa.
Most matches in a row without a win
Konyaspor managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Galatasaray were best at during the 2018/2019 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Kasimpasa have managed this in 5 matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in Süper Lig.
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