In a weekend match in week 16, on Fri Dec 10th, Altay and Hatayspor will play a match in İzmir in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Altay recorded a 2-2 draw against Galatasaray. César Pinares scored the first goal for Altay in the 17th minute, then Halil Dervisoglu got the equalizer for Galatasaray in the 34th minute on a feed from Sofiane Feghouli . Altay looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while hatayspor sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against İstanbul Başakşehir. Danijel Aleksić scored the first goal for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 8th minute from the penalty spot, then Danijel Aleksić added another in the 27th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Hatayspor was frustrated by İstanbul Başakşehir’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. İstanbul Başakşehir ended the match with the shutout victory. 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.
Hatayspor is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Saba Lobjanidze and Mame Biram Diouf each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Altay’s top weapon lately has been Daouda Karamoko Bamba, who has 2 goals in the last five matches
Mohammad Naderi is unavailable to play for Altay, while Onur Ergün is unavailable to play for Hatayspor.