On Saturday Aug 20th, Gazişehir Gaziantep will travel to Hatay to battle Hatayspor in a clash of the Super Lig. 16th placed Hatayspor is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Trabzonspor. Abdülkadir Ömür scored the first goal for Trabzonspor in the 71st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hatayspor couldn’t manage to score, and Trabzonspor took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while 7th placed Gazişehir Gaziantep is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Ankaragücü. Ertuğrul Ersoy scored the first goal for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 47th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Ankaragücü was frustrated by Gazişehir Gaziantep’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gazişehir Gaziantep ended the match with the shutout victory. Gazişehir Gaziantep is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Hatayspor won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Gazişehir Gaziantep’s most prolific scorer has been Alexandru Maxim. The Romanian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Ayoub El Kaabi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Hatayspor.