On Jan 9th, Göztepe and Antalyaspor will play a match in İzmir 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 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 19th placed Göztepe is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Adana Demirspor. Mario Balotelli struck first for Adana Demirspor in the 16th minute on a feed from Yunus Akgün, then Joher Khadim Rassoul tied it up for Göztepe on an own goal in the 78th minute earning Göztepe at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 15th placed Antalyaspor is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Galatasaray. Sofiane Feghouli scored the first goal for Galatasaray in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Muhammed Aktürkoğlu added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Antalyaspor was frustrated by Galatasaray’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Galatasaray ended the match with the shutout victory. Antalyaspor is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Göztepe and Antalyaspor last played eachother at the Antalya Stadyumu on the 15th of August. Antalyaspor and Göztepe battled to a 1-1 draw. Fredy scored the first goal for Antalyaspor in the 32nd minute from the penalty spot, then Dino Arslanagic tied it up for Göztepe in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Berkan Emir earning Göztepe a comeback draw.
Antalyaspor is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dorukhan Toköz and Fredy each only have 1 goal in their last five. Adis Jahović has been the most prolific scorer on Göztepe in the last 5 matches with 2 goals
Nestor El Maestro’s squad will be without Brown Ideye, Marko Mihojević and Ozcimen, while Alfons Groenendijk’s Antalyaspor squad will be without Ufuk Akyol, Harun Alpsoy and Dogukan Nelik.