In this 21st week match, on Saturday Jan 28th, Giresunspor will play host to Galatasaray in a Super Lig match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Giresunspor sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Adana Demirspor. Riad Bajić struck first for Giresunspor in the 13th minute on a penalty, then Badou N’Diaye tied it up for Adana Demirspor in the 84th minute on a feed from Birkir Bjarnason earning them at least the one point. Giresunspor is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Galatasaray, recorded a 2-1 win against Antalyaspor. Mauro Icardi struck first for Galatasaray in the 49th minute, but Luiz Adriano got the equalizer for Antalyaspor in the 54th minute. Galatasaray is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10.
On Sat Aug 13th, Galatasaray hosted Giresunspor in their last match together. Giresunspor was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 45000 dissapointed spectators. Borja Sainz scored the first goal for Giresunspor in the 77th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Galatasaray was frustrated by Giresunspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Giresunspor ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Galatasaray, their top scorers are Barış Yılmaz and Bafetimbi Gomis, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Riad Bajić has been the most prolific scorer on Giresunspor in his last 5 matches with three goals
Oğulcan Çağlayan and Sergen Picinciol are unavailable to play for Hakan Keleş’s team, while Galatasaray will be without Kazımcan Karataş.