On Dec 19th, Göztepe and Fatih Karagümrük will play a match in İzmir in a clash of the Super Lig. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 17th placed Göztepe is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Rizespor. Joel Pohjanpalo struck first for Rizespor in the 40th minute, then Atınç Nukan tied it up for Göztepe in the 61st minute on a feed from Soner Aydoğdu. Göztepe looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 11th placed Fatih Karagümrük, recorded a 1-4 loss against Konyaspor. Aleksandar Pešić scored the first goal for Fatih Karagümrük in the 12th minute, but Amar Rahmanović got the equalizer for Konyaspor in the 29th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 53rd minute on a goal by Serdar Gürler. Fatih Karagümrük is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Fatih Karagümrük’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandar Pešić. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Göztepe’s top weapon lately has been Adis Jahović, who has three goals in the last five matches
Brown Ideye, Marko Mihojević and Ozcimen are unavailable to play for Nestor El Maestro’s team, while Felipe Sánchez Mateos’s Fatih Karagümrük squad will be without Burak Bekaroğlu and Medhi Benatia.