In this week 16 match on Dec 13th, Sivasspor hosts Galatasaray in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Sivasspor sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Alanyaspor. Kerem Atakan Kesgin struck first for Sivasspor in the 53rd minute on a feed from Max Gradel, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Alanyaspor was frustrated by Sivasspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sivasspor ended the match with the shutout victory. Sivasspor is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Galatasaray recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lazio. Neither Lazio nor Galatasaray could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Galatasaray is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Galatasaray won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Muhammed Aktürkoğlu and Ryan Babel are the top scorers for Galatasaray in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Mustapha Yatabare has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Sivasspor
Sefa Yılmaz, Aaron Appindangoyé and Koray Altınay are unavailable to play for Sivasspor, while Omar Elabdellaoui is unavailable to play for Fatih Terim’s team.