Week 21 features a match on Sat Jan 15th, where Antalyaspor hosts Fenerbahçe in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 15th placed Antalyaspor is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Göztepe. Atınç Nukan struck first for Göztepe in the 22nd minute on a feed from Soner Aydoğdu, then Cherif Ndiaye added another in the 51st minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Antalyaspor couldn’t manage to score, and Göztepe took the shutout win. Antalyaspor is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while fenerbahçe is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Adana Demirspor. Enner Valencia scored the first goal for Fenerbahçe in the 29th minute on a penalty, then Gökhan Inler tied it up for Adana Demirspor in the 34th minute on a penalty But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Younès Belhanda. Fenerbahçe is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi, Fenerbahçe won by a score of 2 to 0. Miha Zajc struck first for Fenerbahçe in the 89th minute, then Enner Valencia added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Antalyaspor couldn’t muster any offence and Fenerbahçe ran away with the shutout win.
Mesut Özil has been the most prolific scorer on Fenerbahçe in his last five matches with 3 goals. Antalyaspor hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Dorukhan Toköz and Fredy, and they each have 1 goal
Alfons Groenendijk’s Antalyaspor squad will be without Ufuk Akyol, Harun Alpsoy and Dogukan Nelik, while Serdar Aziz, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Luiz Gustavo and Altay Bayindir are unavailable to play for Zeki Murat Göle’s team.