Week 18 features a match on Tue Dec 21st, where Adana Demirspor plays host to Galatasaray in a clash of the Super Lig. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 8th placed Adana Demirspor, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Giresunspor. Benjamin Stambouli struck first for Adana Demirspor in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Gökhan Inler, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Giresunspor couldn’t muster any offence and Adana Demirspor ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Adana Demirspor should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 9th placed Galatasaray is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sivasspor. Fayçal Fajr struck first for Sivasspor in the 80th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Galatasaray was frustrated by Sivasspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sivasspor ended the match with the shutout victory. Galatasaray is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Ryan Babel and Sofiane Feghouli are the top scorers for Galatasaray in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Yunus Akgün has been the most prolific scorer on Adana Demirspor in the last 5 matches with 2 goals
Younès Belhanda is unavailable to play for Vincenzo Montella’s team, while Galatasaray will be without Fernando Muslera and Omar Elabdellaoui.