In a weekend match on Fri Sep 16th, in week 7, Galatasaray and Konyaspor will play a match in İstanbul in a clash of the Super Lig. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Galatasaray recorded a 3-2 win against Kasımpaşa. Stéphane Bahoken scored the first goal for Kasımpaşa in the 16th minute, then Bafetimbi Gomis got the equalizer for Galatasaray in the 20th minute on a feed from Yunus Akgün Finally they completed the comback in the 50th minute on a goal by Muhammed Aktürkoğlu to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Galatasaray should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 1st placed Konyaspor, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hatayspor. Paz struck first for Konyaspor in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hatayspor couldn’t muster any offence and Konyaspor ran away with the shutout win. Konyaspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 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. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Muhammet Demir has been the most effective weapon for Konyaspor lately. The Turkish attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Galatasaray’s top weapon lately has been Bafetimbi Gomis, who has three goals in the last five matches.