On the 19th of January, in this week 22 match, Trabzonspor will host Giresunspor in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a snowy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 1st placed Trabzonspor, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sivasspor. Leke James struck first for Sivasspor in the 20th minute, then Abdülkadir Ömür tied it up for Trabzonspor in the 24th minute on a feed from Vitor Hugo earning Trabzonspor at least a draw. Trabzonspor looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Giresunspor recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Galatasaray. Shapi Suleymanov struck first for Giresunspor in the 11th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Galatasaray couldn’t muster any offence and Giresunspor ran away with the shutout win. Giresunspor is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Trabzonspor and Giresunspor last played eachother at the Giresun Atatürk Stadyumu on Aug 29th. Trabzonspor took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Anthony Nwakaeme scored the first goal for Trabzonspor in the 7th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Giresunspor couldn’t muster any offence and Trabzonspor ran away with the shutout win.
Giresunspor’s most prolific scorer has been Shapi Suleymanov. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Trabzonspor is glad to have Andreas Cornelius in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Trabzonspor will be without Edgar Ié, Anthony Nwakaeme, Gervinho, Djaniny Tavares and Vitor Hugo, while Emre Taşdemir and Akdag are unavailable to play for Hakan Keleş’s team.