
On Sun Feb 6th, Beşiktaş hosts Antalyaspor in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Beşiktaş sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Yeni Malatyaspor. Alex Teixeira scored the first goal for Beşiktaş in the 61st minute, but Adem Büyük got the equalizer for Yeni Malatyaspor in the 84th minute earning them at least the one point. Beşiktaş is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Antalyaspor recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Antalyaspor had 11 on net, and Gazişehir Gaziantep had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sep 18th, Beşiktaş won by a score of 3 to 2. Haji Wright struck first for Antalyaspor in the 42nd minute on a feed from Andrea Poli, then Veysel Sarı added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time But luckily in the 76th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Rachid Ghezzal.
Doğukan Sinik and Haji Wright are the top scorers for Antalyaspor in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Beşiktaş’s most prolific scorer has been Michy Batshuayi. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Georges-Kévin N’Koudou and Cengiz Umut Meraş are unavailable to play for Beşiktaş, while Ersun Yanal’s squad will be without Ufuk Akyol, Harun Alpsoy and Dogukan Nelik.