Week 25 brings us a match on Feb 12th, where Galatasaray hosts Kayserispor in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Galatasaray recorded a 1-1 draw against Alanyaspor. Wilson Eduardo struck first for Alanyaspor in the 39th minute on a feed from João Novais, then Muhammed Aktürkoğlu tied it up for Galatasaray in the 41st minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Kayserispor is fresh off their 4-3 win against Hatayspor. İbrahim Akdağ struck first for Kayserispor in the 25th minute on a penalty shot, then Carlos Mané added another in the 47th minute. Kayserispor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Kadir Has Şehir Stadı, Kayserispor won by a score of 3 to 0. Mame Thiam struck first for Kayserispor in the 39th minute on a feed from Bernard Mensah, then Emrah Başsan added another in the 45th minute In the end, Galatasaray couldn’t muster any offence and Kayserispor ran away with the shutout win.
For Kayserispor, their top scorers are Uğur Demirok and Carlos Mané, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Galatasaray’s top weapon lately has been Muhammed Aktürkoğlu, who has two goals in the last 5 matches
Galatasaray will be without Mbaye Diagne, Fernando Muslera, Omar Elabdellaoui, Fatih Öztürk and Işık Kaan Arslan, while Emre Demir, Gustavo Campanharo and Dimitris Kolovetsios are unavailable to play for Kayserispor.