Week 26 brings us a match on Feb 21st where Göztepe will host Galatasaray at Bornova Doğanlar Stadı in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 16th placed Göztepe is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Hatayspor. Mame Biram Diouf struck first for Hatayspor in the 36th minute, then Ayoub El Kaabi added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Yassine Benzia. Göztepe is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Galatasaray is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Kayserispor. Miguel Cardoso struck first for Kayserispor in the 70th minute, then Mostafa Mohamed tied it up for Galatasaray in the 85th minute earning Galatasaray at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
Galatasaray and Göztepe last played eachother at the Türk Telekom Stadyumu on the 26th of September. Galatasaray won by a score of 2 to 1. Cherif Ndiaye scored the first goal for Göztepe in the 43rd minute, then Halil Dervisoglu got the equalizer for Galatasaray in the 49th minute on a feed from Berkan Kutlu Finally they completed the comback victory in the 56th minute on a goal by Olimpiu Moruțan to cap off a wild match.
Galatasaray’s most prolific scorer has been Muhammed Aktürkoğlu. The Turkish midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Göztepe’s most prolific scorer has been Halil Akbunar. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Atınç Nukan, Marko Mihojević, Cherif Ndiaye and Dzenan Bureković are unavailable to play for Nestor El Maestro’s team, while Galatasaray will be without Mbaye Diagne, Fernando Muslera, Omar Elabdellaoui, Fatih Öztürk and Işık Kaan Arslan.