Week 15 brings us a match on Dec 5th, where Hatayspor will play host to İstanbul Başakşehir in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. Hatayspor sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Sivasspor. Pedro Henrique struck first for Sivasspor in the 22nd minute on a penalty, then Mustapha Yatabare added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Max Gradel At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hatayspor couldn’t manage to score, and Sivasspor took the shutout win. Hatayspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, İstanbul Başakşehir recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Altay. Neither İstanbul Başakşehir nor Altay could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. İstanbul Başakşehir is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Hatayspor won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For İstanbul Başakşehir, their top scorers are Berkay Özcan and Edin Višća, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Hatayspor’s top weapon lately has been Ayoub El Kaabi, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches
Ömer Erdogan’s Hatayspor squad will be without Onur Ergün, while İstanbul Başakşehir will be without Deniz Türüç.