In this 36th week match, on Sun May 8th, Giresunspor will travel to İzmir to battle Altay in a clash of the Super Lig. Altay sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hatayspor. Kappel struck first for Altay in the 10th minute on a feed from Zeki Yildirim, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hatayspor couldn’t muster any offence and Altay ran away with the shutout win. Altay is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while giresunspor is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Adana Demirspor. Mehmet Umut Nayir struck first for Giresunspor in the 21st minute on a feed from Bilazer, then Da Luiz Junior added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Fousseni Diabaté In the end, Adana Demirspor couldn’t muster any offence and Giresunspor ran away with the shutout win. Giresunspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Altay and Giresunspor last played eachother at the Giresun Atatürk Stadyumu on Dec 17th. Giresunspor won by a score of 3 to 1. Shapi Suleymanov struck first for Giresunspor in the 31st minute, then Ibrahima Balde added another in the 61st minute.
Mehmet Umut Nayir has been the most effective weapon for Giresunspor lately. The Turkish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Altay is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ahmed Yasser Rayan and Mohammad Naderi each only have 1 goal in their last five
Deniz Kadah is unavailable to play for Sefer Yılmaz’s team, while Akdag is unavailable to play for Giresunspor.