On Jan 23rd, Hatayspor will play host to Rizespor in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. Hatayspor sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-2 win against Galatasaray. Emre Kılınç struck first for Galatasaray in the 23rd minute, but Mame Biram Diouf got the equalizer for Hatayspor in the 43rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Saba Lobjanidze. Hatayspor is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Rizespor recorded a 0-2 loss against Fatih Karagümrük. Aleksandar Pešić struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 31st minute on a feed from Salih Dursun, then Salih Dursun added another in the 75th minute In the end, Rizespor was frustrated by Fatih Karagümrük’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fatih Karagümrük ended the match with the shutout victory. Rizespor is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Çaykur Didi Stadyumu, Hatayspor was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Mame Biram Diouf scored the first goal for Hatayspor in the 80th minute, then Ayoub El Kaabi added another in the 89th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rizespor couldn’t manage to score, and Hatayspor took the shutout win.
Rizespor’s most prolific scorer has been Joel Pohjanpalo. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Both Ayoub El Kaabi and Saba Lobjanidze have been the hottest scorers for Hatayspor in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Burak Camoglu and Mehdi Boudjemaa are unavailable to play for Ömer Erdogan’s team, while Hamza Hamzaoğlu’s squad will be without Yannick Bolasie.