In this week 23 match, on Saturday Jan 22nd, Antalyaspor will play host to Gazişehir Gaziantep in a clash of these two mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 15th placed Antalyaspor, recorded a 1-1 draw against Fenerbahçe. José Sosa scored the first goal for Fenerbahçe in the 72nd minute, then Doğukan Sinik tied it up for Antalyaspor in the 81st minute earning them at least the one point. Antalyaspor is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Gazişehir Gaziantep, recorded a 0-1 loss against Beşiktaş. Michy Batshuayi scored the first goal for Beşiktaş in the 67th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Gazişehir Gaziantep was frustrated by Beşiktaş’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Beşiktaş ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Gazişehir Gaziantep should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sep 13th, Gazişehir Gaziantep hosted Antalyaspor in their last match together. Gazişehir Gaziantep was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Muhammet Demir scored the first goal for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 54th minute on a penalty, then Hamza Mendyl added another in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Antalyaspor couldn’t muster any offence and Gazişehir Gaziantep ran away with the shutout win.
Furkan Soyalp has been the most prolific scorer on Gazişehir Gaziantep in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Antalyaspor hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Naldo and Doğukan Sinik, and they each have 1 goal
Admir Mehmedi, Ufuk Akyol, Harun Alpsoy and Dogukan Nelik are unavailable to play for Antalyaspor, while Erol Bulut’s squad will be without Paweł Olkowski, Oğuz Ceylan, Yasin Pehlivan, Jefferson, Ángelo Sagal and Cihan.