Week 16 features a match on Wednesday Dec 28th, where Fatih Karagümrük plays host to Trabzonspor in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 17th placed Fatih Karagümrük is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Ertuğrul Ersoy struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 13th minute on a feed from Alexandru Maxim, then Joao Figueiredo added another in the 20th minute. Fatih Karagümrük looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while trabzonspor sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Fenerbahçe. Maximiliano Gómez scored the first goal for Trabzonspor in the 61st minute, then Trezeguet added another in the 11th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Djaniny Tavares In the end, Fenerbahçe couldn’t muster any offence and Trabzonspor ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Trabzonspor should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Trabzonspor won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Trabzonspor’s top weapon lately has been Anastasios Bakasetas, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Rayyan Baniya has been the most effective weapon for Fatih Karagümrük lately. The defender has netted three goals in his last five matches
Andrea Pirlo’s squad will be without Efe Tatlı, while Abdullah Mucip Avcı’s squad will be without Dorukhan Toköz, Bruno Peres, Serkan Asan and Emrehan Gedikli.