In this week 19 match on Jan 13th, Galatasaray hosts Hatayspor in a meeting 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 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Galatasaray recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Fenerbahçe. Sérgio Oliveira struck first for Galatasaray in the 32nd minute, then Muhammed Aktürkoğlu added another in the 78th minute In the end, Fenerbahçe was frustrated by Galatasaray’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Galatasaray ended the match with the shutout victory. Galatasaray is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Hatayspor is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Antalyaspor. Neither Hatayspor nor Antalyaspor could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Hatayspor is looking for direction having earned 16 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. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Hatayspor’s most prolific scorer has been Ayoub El Kaabi. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Galatasaray is fortunate enough to have Muhammed Aktürkoğlu in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals.