On the 11th of December, Antalyaspor hosts Trabzonspor in a clash of the Super Lig. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Antalyaspor recorded a 0-2 loss against Kayserispor. Mame Thiam struck first for Kayserispor in the 11th minute, then Mame Thiam added another in the 17th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Antalyaspor was frustrated by Kayserispor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kayserispor ended the match with the shutout victory. Antalyaspor is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while trabzonspor is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Adana Demirspor. Anthony Nwakaeme scored the first goal for Trabzonspor in the 26th minute, then Marek Hamšík added another in the 54th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Adana Demirspor couldn’t manage to score, and Trabzonspor took the shutout win. Trabzonspor is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Trabzonspor won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Abdülkadir Ömür and Djaniny Tavares have been the hottest scorers for Trabzonspor in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each. Antalyaspor’s top weapon lately has been Paul Omo Mukairu, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches
Haji Wright, Ufuk Akyol and Dogukan Nelik are unavailable to play for Alfons Groenendijk’s team, while Abdulkadir Parmak, Gervinho, Bengali-Fodé Koita, Hüseyin Türkmen and Erce Kardeşler are unavailable to play for Trabzonspor.