In a weekend match on Saturday Mar 5th, in week 28, Konyaspor will host Galatasaray in a clash of the Super Lig. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Konyaspor, recorded a 1-5 loss against Alanyaspor. Abdulkerim Bardakçı struck first for Konyaspor in the 11th minute, but Daniel Candeias got the equalizer for Alanyaspor in the 26th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 33rd minute on a goal by Umut Güneş to cap off a wild match. Konyaspor is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Galatasaray recorded a 4-2 win against Rizespor. Gedson Fernandes struck first for Rizespor in the 8th minute, then Patrick van Aanholt got the equalizer for Galatasaray in the 40th minute on a feed from Berkan Kutlu Finally they completed the comback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Patrick van Aanholt to cap off a wild match. Galatasaray is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Galatasaray won by a score of 1 to 0. Mostafa Mohamed scored the first goal for Galatasaray in the 4th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Konyaspor couldn’t muster any offence and Galatasaray ran away with the shutout win.
Galatasaray’s most prolific scorer has been Bafetimbi Gomis. The French attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. For Konyaspor, their top scorers are Sokol Cikalleshi and Zymer Bytyqi, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.