In this 18th week match, on Sun Jan 8th, Ümraniyespor will travel to Giresun to battle Giresunspor in a clash of the Super Lig. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 11th placed Giresunspor is fresh off their 2-1 win against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Da Luiz Junior struck first for Giresunspor in the 24th minute on a feed from Alper Uludağ, but Valmir Veliu got the equalizer for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 51st minute. Giresunspor is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ümraniyespor recorded a 2-2 draw against Hatayspor. Ayoub El Kaabi struck first for Hatayspor in the 24th minute, then Durel Avounou tied it up for Ümraniyespor in the 39th minute on a feed from Yonathan Alexander Del Valle Rodriguez . Ümraniyespor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 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.
In the last 5 matches, both Mehmet Umut Nayir and Durel Avounou are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Ümraniyespor and look to continue their dominance.. Riad Bajić has been the most effective weapon for Giresunspor lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.