Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 5th, where Adana Demirspor plays host to İstanbulspor in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 4th placed Adana Demirspor, recorded a 0-1 loss against Beşiktaş. Arthur Masuaku struck first for Beşiktaş in the 14th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Adana Demirspor couldn’t muster any offence and Beşiktaş ran away with the shutout win. Adana Demirspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed İstanbulspor is fresh off their 2-1 win against Kasımpaşa. Raoul Petretta struck first for Kasımpaşa in the 25th minute, then Valon Ethemi tied it up for İstanbulspor in the 29th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Emir Kaan Gultekin to cap off a wild match. İstanbulspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
İstanbulspor’s most prolific scorer has been Valon Ethemi. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Emre Akbaba has been the most prolific scorer on Adana Demirspor in the last five matches with three goals.