On the 6th of February, Göztepe hosts Altay in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams in the anticipated İzmir derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Göztepe is fresh off their 2-1 win against İstanbul Başakşehir. Cherif Ndiaye scored the first goal for Göztepe in the 38th minute, then Halil Akbunar added another in the 87th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Göztepe should be reasonably happy with their performance, while altay sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Konyaspor. Koka struck first for Konyaspor in the 68th minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Altay couldn’t manage to score, and Konyaspor took the shutout win. Altay looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu, Altay was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Soner Aydoğdu scored the first goal for Göztepe in the 26th minute from the penalty spot, then Kappel tied it up for Altay in the 71st minute from the penalty spot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Lopes Paixao. Cherif Ndiaye has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Göztepe.