In a weekend match on Sun Jan 15th, in week 19, Gazişehir Gaziantep hosts Fenerbahçe at Gaziantep Stadyumu in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Gazişehir Gaziantep is fresh off their 1-1 draw against İstanbulspor. Marko Jevtović struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 38th minute, then Valon Ethemi tied it up for İstanbulspor in the 12th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning İstanbulspor a comeback draw. Gazişehir Gaziantep looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 2nd placed Fenerbahçe, recorded a 0-3 loss against Galatasaray. Sérgio Oliveira struck first for Galatasaray in the 32nd minute, then Muhammed Aktürkoğlu added another in the 78th minute on a feed from Mauro Icardi In the end, Fenerbahçe couldn’t muster any offence and Galatasaray ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Fenerbahçe should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Fenerbahçe’s most prolific scorer has been Michy Batshuayi. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Gazişehir Gaziantep is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Joao Figueiredo and Valmir Veliu each only have 1 goal in their last five.