April 3rd features a match where Göztepe will travel to Konya to battle Konyaspor in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Konyaspor, recorded a 1-2 loss against Fenerbahçe. Zymer Bytyqi struck first for Konyaspor in the 35th minute, then Kim Min-Jae tied it up for Fenerbahçe in the 65th minute But luckily in the 89th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Dimitris Pelkas. Konyaspor is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Göztepe recorded a 0-2 loss against Alanyaspor. Famara Diédhiou struck first for Alanyaspor in the 71st minute on a feed from Efecan Karaca, then Tayfur Bingöl added another in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Göztepe was frustrated by Alanyaspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Alanyaspor ended the match with the shutout victory. Göztepe looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sun Nov 7th, Konyaspor won by a score of 2 to 0. Sokol Cikalleshi struck first for Konyaspor in the 25th minute on a feed from Serdar Gürler, then Sokol Cikalleshi added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Serdar Gürler In the end, Göztepe couldn’t muster any offence and Konyaspor ran away with the shutout win.
Cherif Ndiaye has been the most prolific scorer on Göztepe in the last 5 matches with three goals. Both Sokol Cikalleshi and Zymer Bytyqi have been the hottest scorers for Konyaspor in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
İlhan Palut’s Konyaspor squad will be without Paul-José Mpoku and Abdulkerim Bardakçı, while Göztepe will be without Atınç Nukan and Marko Mihojević.