In this week 21 match on the 16th of January, Altay hosts Alanyaspor in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 18th placed Altay, recorded a 0-1 loss against Kayserispor. Mustafa Pektemek struck first for Kayserispor in the 33rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Altay couldn’t manage to score, and Kayserispor took the shutout win. Altay looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while alanyaspor is fresh off their 1-1 draw against İstanbul Başakşehir. Khouma Babacar scored the first goal for Alanyaspor in the 14th minute, but Junior Caiçara got the equalizer for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 45th minute earning İstanbul Başakşehir at least a draw. Alanyaspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 21st of August, Altay won by a score of 4 to 1. Iyane Thiam struck first for Altay in the 27th minute, then Martín Rodríguez added another in the 32nd minute.
Famara Diédhiou has been the most effective weapon for Alanyaspor lately. The Senegalese attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Altay is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, César Pinares and André Poko each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Altay will be without Murat Akça and Ozturk, while Bülent Korkmaz’s squad will be without Cristian Borja, Oğuz Aydın and Buluthan Bulut.