On the 4th of January, Galatasaray will host Ankaragücü at Nef Stadyumu in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Galatasaray is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sivasspor. Dries Mertens scored the first goal for Galatasaray in the 27th minute, but Erdoğan Yeşilyurt got the equalizer for Sivasspor in the 80th minute. Galatasaray looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while ankaragücü is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Ümraniyespor. Zahid scored the first goal for Ankaragücü in the 2nd minute, but Durel Avounou got the equalizer for Ümraniyespor in the 9th minute But luckily in the 55th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Durel Avounou. Ankaragücü is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Ankaragücü hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Anastasios Chatzigiovanis and Tolga Ciğerci, and they each have 1 goal. For Galatasaray, their top scorers are Mauro Icardi and Muhammed Aktürkoğlu, each having 3 goals in their last five matches
Okan Buruk’s squad will be without Mauro Icardi, Kazımcan Karataş and Mathias Ross Jensen, while Ömer Erdogan’s Ankaragücü squad will be without Gökhan Akkan.