On the 21st of December, in this week 18 match, Trabzonspor and Altay will play a match in İzmir in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Altay sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Hatayspor. César Pinares struck first for Altay in the 21st minute on a feed from Leandro Deyrinio Kappel, then in the 38th minute, Fatih Kuruçuk sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mame Biram Diouf But luckily in the 76th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Dylan Saint-Louis. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 1st placed Trabzonspor is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Antalyaspor. Andreas Cornelius scored the first goal for Trabzonspor in the 24th minute, but Fredy got the equalizer for Antalyaspor in the 34th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 73rd minute on a goal by Dorukhan Toköz to cap off a wild match. Trabzonspor is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Trabzonspor is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Abdülkadir Ömür and Andreas Cornelius each having 3 goals in their last 5. Altay’s most prolific scorer has been César Pinares. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Altay will be without Mohammad Naderi, while Abdullah Mucip Avcı’s squad will be without Anthony Nwakaeme and Gervinho.