Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 5th where Trabzonspor hosts Giresunspor in a Super Lig match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 6th placed Trabzonspor is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Fatih Karagümrük. Magomed Ozdoev struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 6th minute on a feed from Fabio Borini, then in the 20th minute, Maximiliano Gómez sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Bartra. Trabzonspor is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while giresunspor is fresh off their 2-1 win against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Da Luiz Junior struck first for Giresunspor in the 24th minute on a feed from Alper Uludağ, then Valmir Veliu got the equalizer for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 51st minute on a feed from Furkan Soyalp. Giresunspor is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Trabzonspor won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Giresunspor’s most prolific scorer has been Riad Bajić. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. For Trabzonspor, their top scorers are Anastasios Bakasetas and Trezeguet, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.