Season trivia for Süper Lig 2020/2021
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 2020/2021 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 Mame Biram Diouf and Babajide David. Together they were behind 6 goals for Hatayspor in the 2020/2021 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2020/2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Aaron Boupendza, playing for Hatayspor, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 13 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Antalyaspor-Hatayspor.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In January 2021, Aaron Boupendza (Hatayspor) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2020/2021 season.
Most braces by player
Aaron Boupendza in Hatayspor scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2020/2021 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2020/2021 season was Mame Biram Diouf in Hatayspor, in total he did it 7 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Adem Büyük in Yeni Malatyaspor during the 2020/2021 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2020/2021 season was Adem Büyük, in total he scored 9 penalties for his Yeni Malatyaspor.
Most penalty goals by team
Galatasaray was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2020/2021 season, in total they scored 15 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Alexandru Maxim was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2020/2021 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Gaziantep.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Galatasaray was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2020/2021 season in Süper Lig. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
Hatayspor scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2020/2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Vincent Aboubakar in Besiktas scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Daniel Candeias in Genclerbirligi who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Rachid Ghezzal in Besiktas scored or assisted in 6 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Aaron Boupendza in Hatayspor who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 11 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Mame Biram Diouf in Hatayspor scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Süper Lig during the 2020/2021 season.
Most consecutive wins
Galatasaray was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2020/2021 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Gaziantep were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2020/2021 season, playing 15 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2020/2021 season, there were 3 teams that had 5 consecutive losses, and those teams were Genclerbirligi, BB Erzurumspor and Istanbul Basaksehir.
Most matches in a row without a win
Yeni Malatyaspor managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 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 Fenerbahce were best at during the 2020/2021 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 Ankaragücü have managed this in 6 matches during the 2020/2021 season, more than any other team in Süper Lig.
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