In this week 19 match on Jan 15th, Kasımpaşa plays host to Fatih Karagümrük in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Kasımpaşa sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Beşiktaş. Cenk Tosun struck first for Beşiktaş in the 28th minute, then Wout Weghorst added another in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Nathan Redmond. Kasımpaşa looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Fatih Karagümrük, recorded a 3-3 draw against Konyaspor. Magomed Ozdoev struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 7th minute, then Mbaye Diagne added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Ebrima Colley . Fatih Karagümrük is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Fatih Karagümrük won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Fatih Karagümrük is glad to have Mbaye Diagne in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Mamadou Fall has been the most prolific scorer on Kasımpaşa in the last five matches with three goals.