In a weekend match in week 4, on Saturday Aug 27th, İstanbulspor will travel to Alanya to battle Alanyaspor in a meeting of these two mismatched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Alanyaspor recorded a 1-1 draw against Sivasspor. Max Gradel struck first for Sivasspor in the 45th minute on a penalty, then in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Oğuz Aydın sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Idrissa Doumbia earning them at least the one point. Alanyaspor is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, İstanbulspor recorded a 0-4 loss against Konyaspor. Endri Çekiçi struck first for Konyaspor in the 29th minute on a feed from Ahmet Oğuz, then Muhammet Demir added another in the 44th minute from the penalty spot In the end, İstanbulspor couldn’t muster any offence and Konyaspor ran away with the shutout win. İstanbulspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Emir Kaan Gultekin and Yilmaz are the top scorers for İstanbulspor in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Alanyaspor is fortunate enough to have Efkan Bekiroglu in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals
Alanyaspor will be without Efecan Karaca, Famara Diédhiou and Umut Güneş, while İstanbulspor will be without Eslem Öztürk.