On Feb 27th, Giresunspor will host Göztepe at Giresun Atatürk Stadyumu in a clash of the Super Lig. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Giresunspor sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Kayserispor. Mario Gavranović scored the first goal for Kayserispor in the 29th minute, then Yıldırım Mert Çetin added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Giresunspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Göztepe, recorded a 2-3 loss against Galatasaray. Victor Nelsson struck first for Galatasaray in the 3rd minute, then Cherif Ndiaye tied it up for Göztepe in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time , but luckily for Galatasaray it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Göztepe is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Giresunspor was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Fousseni Diabaté struck first for Giresunspor in the 71st minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Göztepe couldn’t manage to score, and Giresunspor took the shutout win.
Göztepe’s most prolific scorer has been Cherif Ndiaye. The Senegalese attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Mehmet Umut Nayir has been the most effective weapon for Giresunspor lately. The Turkish attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Flávio and Erol Can Akdag are unavailable to play for Giresunspor, while Nestor El Maestro’s Göztepe squad will be without Atınç Nukan, Marko Mihojević, Cherif Ndiaye and Dzenan Bureković.