On the 1st of February, Ümraniyespor and Galatasaray will play a match in İstanbul in a clash of the Super Lig in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Galatasaray is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Giresunspor. Dries Mertens struck first for Galatasaray in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Léo Dubois added another in the 60th minute In the end, Giresunspor couldn’t muster any offence and Galatasaray ran away with the shutout win. Galatasaray is on a hot streak lately, having won 10 of their last 10 matches, while ümraniyespor sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Antalyaspor. Mehmet Umut Nayir scored the first goal for Ümraniyespor in the 33rd minute, but Sam Larsson got the equalizer for Antalyaspor in the 38th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Fredy. Ümraniyespor is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Galatasaray and Ümraniyespor last played eachother at the Ümraniye Hekimbaşı Şehir Stadyumu on Aug 19th. Galatasaray took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Bafetimbi Gomis struck first for Galatasaray in the 86th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ümraniyespor was frustrated by Galatasaray’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Galatasaray ended the match with the shutout victory.
Mehmet Umut Nayir has been the most prolific scorer on Ümraniyespor in his last five matches with 3 goals. Both Bafetimbi Gomis and Juan Mata have been the hottest scorers for Galatasaray in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Galatasaray will be without Kazımcan Karataş, while Durel Avounou is unavailable to play for Ümraniyespor.