Week 18 brings us a match on Dec 21st where Giresunspor and İstanbul Başakşehir will play a match in İstanbul in a meeting of these two mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. İstanbul Başakşehir is fresh off their 2-1 win against Kasımpaşa. Edin Višća struck first for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 53rd minute, then Haris Hajradinović got the equalizer for Kasımpaşa in the 78th minute on a feed from Florent Hadergjonaj. İstanbul Başakşehir is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Giresunspor, recorded a 0-1 loss against Adana Demirspor. 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 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.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Fousseni Diabaté and Souleymane Doukara have been the hottest scorers for Giresunspor in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Stefano Okaka and Danijel Aleksić have been the hottest scorers for İstanbul Başakşehir in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.