In this week 16 match, on Tuesday Dec 27th, Ankaragücü hosts Ümraniyespor in a meeting of these two mismatched Super Lig teams. In their last match, 12th placed Ankaragücü, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Antalyaspor. Jesé Rodríguez struck first for Ankaragücü in the 64th minute on a feed from Kévin Malcuit, then Ali Sowe added another in the 11th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Zahid In the end, Antalyaspor couldn’t muster any offence and Ankaragücü ran away with the shutout win. Ankaragücü looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 19th placed Ümraniyespor, recorded a 1-3 loss against İstanbul Başakşehir. Danijel Aleksić struck first for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 2nd minute on a feed from Serdar Gürler, then in the 17th minute, Onur Atasayar sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mehmet Umut Nayir. Ümraniyespor looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Ümraniyespor is glad to have Mehmet Umut Nayir in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Ankaragücü’s top weapon lately has been Ali Sowe, who has two goals in the last five matches
Ankaragücü will be without Gökhan Akkan and Marlon, while Ümraniyespor will be without Serkan Kırıntılı.