On Mar 20th, Sivasspor hosts Altay at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 13th placed Sivasspor, recorded a 3-2 win against Adana Demirspor. Pedro Henrique struck first for Sivasspor in the 28th minute, then Pedro Henrique added another in the 54th minute. Sivasspor is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while altay sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Yeni Malatyaspor. Marco Filipe Lopes Paixao scored the first goal for Altay in the 44th minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Yeni Malatyaspor couldn’t muster any offence and Altay ran away with the shutout win. Altay is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Sivasspor and Altay last played eachother at the İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu on the 30th of October. Altay and Sivasspor battled to a 1-1 draw. Mustapha Yatabare struck first for Sivasspor in the 38th minute on a feed from Max Gradel, then Daouda Karamoko Bamba tied it up for Altay in the 44th minute earning them at least the one point.
André Poko and Eren Erdogan are the top scorers for Altay in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Pedro Henrique has been the most prolific scorer on Sivasspor in the last 5 matches with three goals.