On Sunday Feb 5th, Galatasaray will host Trabzonspor at Nef Stadyumu in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 1st placed Galatasaray is fresh off their 3-2 win against Ümraniyespor. Mehmet Umut Nayir scored the first goal for Ümraniyespor in the 11th minute, then Abdulkerim Bardakçı tied it up for Galatasaray in the 32nd minute But luckily in the 83rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mauro Icardi. Galatasaray is on a hot streak lately, with 10 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Trabzonspor, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Antalyaspor. Trezeguet struck first for Trabzonspor in the 34th minute on a feed from Anastasios Bakasetas, then Naci Ünüvar added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Antalyaspor couldn’t muster any offence and Trabzonspor ran away with the shutout win. Trabzonspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Medical Park Stadyumu, Trabzonspor and Galatasaray battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Trabzonspor nor Galatasaray could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Trabzonspor is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Anastasios Bakasetas and Trezeguet each having 2 goals in their last 5. Galatasaray is fortunate enough to have Mauro Icardi in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Okan Buruk’s squad will be without Yusuf Demir and Kazımcan Karataş, while Abdullah Mucip Avcı’s Trabzonspor squad will be without Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Dorukhan Toköz, Bruno Peres, Serkan Asan and Marek Hamšík.