On the 28th of August, in this week 4 match, Kasımpaşa plays host to Hatayspor in a clash of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Kasımpaşa sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Giresunspor. Riad Bajić struck first for Giresunspor in the 90th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Kasımpaşa was frustrated by Giresunspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Giresunspor ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, 16th placed Hatayspor, recorded a 1-2 loss against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Joao Figueiredo struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 7th minute on a feed from Lazar Marković, then Ayoub El Kaabi tied it up for Hatayspor in the 31st minute. Hatayspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Kasımpaşa won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Hatayspor’s most prolific scorer has been Ayoub El Kaabi. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Kasımpaşa hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Erdem Çetinkaya and Ahmet Engin, and they each have 1 goal.