In this week 17 match on the 17th of December, Giresunspor will host Altay at Giresun Atatürk Stadyumu in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Giresunspor is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Adana Demirspor. Benjamin Stambouli struck first for Adana Demirspor in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Giresunspor was frustrated by Adana Demirspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Adana Demirspor ended the match with the shutout victory. Giresunspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while altay is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Hatayspor. César Pinares struck first for Altay in the 21st minute on a feed from Kappel, but Mame Biram Diouf got the equalizer for Hatayspor in the 38th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 76th minute on a goal by Dylan Saint-Louis. Altay looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
César Pinares has been the most prolific scorer on Altay in his last five matches with 2 goals. For Giresunspor, their top scorers are Fousseni Diabaté and Souleymane Doukara, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Erol Can Akdag and Douglas are unavailable to play for Hakan Keleş’s team, while Mustafa Denizli’s Altay squad will be without Mohammad Naderi.