February 19th features a match where Beşiktaş will host Altay in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Beşiktaş recorded a 1-1 draw against Adana Demirspor. Alex Teixeira scored the first goal for Beşiktaş in the 31st minute, then in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Sanuc sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Akaydin earning Adana Demirspor a comeback draw. Beşiktaş should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Altay recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Rizespor. Altay had 8 on net, and Rizespor had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Altay looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
Altay and Beşiktaş last played eachother at the İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu on Friday Sep 24th. Altay won by a score of 2 to 1. Güven Yalçın struck first for Beşiktaş in the 47th minute, but Leandro Deyrinio Kappel got the equalizer for Altay in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Daouda Karamoko Bamba.
Ahmed Yasser Rayan and Thaciano are the top scorers for Altay in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Michy Batshuayi and Alex Teixeira have been the hottest scorers for Beşiktaş in the last five each having scored 2 goals.