On Sat Aug 20th, Antalyaspor will play host to Trabzonspor in a Super Lig match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Antalyaspor is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Ümraniyespor. Haji Wright struck first for Antalyaspor in the 59th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ümraniyespor couldn’t manage to score, and Antalyaspor took the shutout win. Antalyaspor is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while trabzonspor sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against København. Viktor Claesson struck first for København in the 9th minute on a feed from Rasmus Falk Jensen, then Lukas Lerager added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Denis Vavro. Trabzonspor is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Antalyaspor won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Trabzonspor’s most prolific scorer has been Anthony Nwakaeme. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Haji Wright has been the most prolific scorer on Antalyaspor in his last 5 matches with two goals.